While watching a National Geographic special I fell in love with the fur parkas the Inuits wear and decided to surf the 'net to see if there was a dealer in these.(HA!). Hey, Canadian whistlers, any ideas on how to snag one of these beauties? Or should I go out, hunt a moose and start scraping?
In Alaska, at least, a lot of the parkas are not entirely fur. They tend to be fur-trimmed, though. Sometimes an all-fur parka does show up, though.
The best places I have seen for these are at craft bazaars (no kidding!) about a month before Christmas. You are not looking at a cheap garment, though. We are talking several hundred bucks at a minimum, if you want a nice one.
If you want me to look around, I can keep my eyes open. Just let me know what sort of parka interests you most. Can’t promise to find one, but I can look.
-Patrick
Dave,
Think, man. Where are you going to wear this thing. You’d roast around your house. Ice fishing in Minnesota, I can see it. But cross-country or downhill skiing in the Sierras, forget it. You’ll burn up. Get a little space heater for your garage while you’re building whistles. It’ll be safer.(But yes, they do look cool, as do their whale bone harpoons and kayaks. Makes me wish I lived during the ice age.)
Tony
Think of how many more whistles you could buy! But then again I could really use a fur lined parka, in sunny Ca 
Actualty my mom has fur lined boots (I keep trying to steal them, but somehow she always notices there gone). But well, think of the childern, umm..I mean whistles. LOL Okay, just joking with you. Now I must go walk off birthday cake…
Methinks, if we were to have a contest for “Wierdest Topic,” you’d walk off with the prize. 
Good luck on the parka–
Tom
Hi Dave,
Man, you’re 6 months too late. My mom just sold the real fur parka that she got in Fairbanks, Alaska when we lived there 30 years ago.
Looks like you need to schedule a Fairbanks trip. Patrick lives there - you could meet with him and play a few whistle tunes (to bring this topic back at least somewhere near the topic of whistles) and then go buy your coat.
Erik
Hi Dave
Interesting question. I found this website that has a contact on the page for Inuit clothing. Go here:
http://www.nunatour.nt.ca/ADV/ADV5c_1.htm
Is this what you are looking for? See picture on left:
http://www.asij.ac.jp/elementary/gr5web/c5cc/5cwb_nat/Jake/cpics.htm
Just off topic at the moment. I live in Southwestern Ontario CANADA, in Windsor right across from Detroit. The sun is out, there is NO SNOW anywhere, and I’m wondering how the folks from Georgia, Alabama and all the way up to Norfolk Virginia are doing right now? I’m not laughing – Much. Maybe they could use the above websites to find parkas.
Mark
In Atlanta, we are ‘working’ from home today as the roads are still pretty slick. There are 4-7 inches of snow depending on which side of town you live (south side got more for some reason). With the wonders of telecommunications, there isn’t any reason to drive downtown today.
Its supposed to be 40 degrees (F) tomorrow, so I think I’ll wait a while before investing in a parka.
Hey Snoogie — forget the parka, if you have seven inches of snow on the ground and 40 degrees tomorrow — I think that hip waders would be more the thing that you want.
Mark