A Catskills basecamp and a picker's life on the by ArdentForager

A basecamp in the Catskill Mountains and a life on the road

I travel the country, on a back roads search-and-rescue mission to reclaim American heritage. I find the provisions, the gear, and the supplies from simpler times and bring them to market.
As a cabin-dweller of the Catskills, I focus on the pieces I use every day: cast iron, work boots, fire and wood tools, guide books, heavy canvas bags, and galvanized buckets. I source usable pieces of history that conjure images of nostalgia, adventure, and escape. Goods include sporting pieces of the great outdoors -- hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, baseball, croquet, birdwatching, riding.
I want to reach the wanderlust in you. I want to hear how you've added your history to a well-worn leather glove or a chippy enamelware camp cup.
The Ardent Forager is about un-earthing something special that you can take home and love. It's about finding your new (old) favorite thing.

Follow me on Instagram @theardentforager for promos, local pop-up, and a picker's life in the mountains and on the road.

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Vintage rustic, galvanized metal Vermont maple sap buckets

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1950s wood and canvas US military cot, daybed, display

Jim's evening in front of the fire

vintage milk bottle carrier, 8 quart bottle size

vintage milk bottle carrier, 8 quart bottle size

lot of five vintage wooden baseball bats, for display or decor

vintage paper road and travel map lot

primitive pine entry bench, 24"l x 6.75"d x 16"h

vtg BASHLIN canvas leather lineman or tree climber tool bag

lucky horseshoe

rare, early African American girl albumen photograph in original oval frame

handmade, folk art Chinese Checkers board on wood in frame

vintage 1960s Old Pal minnow bucket, awesome fishing graphics

antique 1879 cast iron horse rack bracket

vintage LL Bean jacshirt, plaid, made in USA

1965 French language hanging school map of Europe on linen - 49" x 37"

1950s vintage linen / cotton pillowcases - Atlas Linen Supply - hand numbered

1930s Vermont picked soapstone trammel griddle, round

15 pairs of vintage NOS shoe and work boot shoelaces

vintage US Navy Seabee Tour chest, all wood with handpainted souvenir travel labels

recreational area temporary tattoo set of 5, includes camp, fire tower, fishing, campfire, and hiker

antique 1914 print skiff on lake, with man woman child, nature

original photo print, vintage Majorette movie theater popcorn box, Massillon Ohio, 4x5, 8x10, 16x20

vintage steel wire egg collecting basket, 10" x 14", footed

original photo print, vintage wooden dairy crates, upstate NY barn, 4x5, 8x10, 16x20

1991 Vermont state US Postal Service stamp t-shirt

square photo print, vintage Ohio Safety Matches box, 10x10 12x12 20x20

Bud Shaul leather shell bag, texas

Vintage rustic, galvanized metal Vermont maple sap buckets

vintage US National Parks flannel sleeping bag

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