Traildawg was born into a tribe of warriors on the South Pacific island of KumaMa'tata. One day he spotted a corporate fishing vessel off the coast of his beloved island one day. When the vessel came to shore it was revealed that these were not fishermen, but in fact a gang bloodthirsty drug runners. The battle was bloody and the islanders put up a valiant fight, but their spears and bows were no match for automatic weapons. With his family killed and his leg severely wounded Traildawg was taken prisoner and sold into a slavery on a tobacco plantation in Cuba at the age of ten. Traildawg rolled cigars like none before, once in awhile he would sneak one behind the slave quarters. Two years later he took part in a revolt and escaped on a raft to Florida. In love with this new land he set off in search of fame and fortune.
Finding neither he found himself in Illinois. A family of puritans took him in vowing to purge Traildawg of his savage ways. His hair was cut and tribal tattoos removed with sandpaper. They only partly succeeded; Traildawg adapted to their culture, but could never fully feel at home. The warrior spirit lived on and could never allow him to live a life like theirs.
He moved North looking for Isolation in the artic. Traildawg built a simple life in a cold and solitude. Rumors have it, killed a polar bear with a knife and his bear hands. The natives respected him and steered clear. One day a group of drunken oil workers confronted the strange looking Traildawg draped in a bear skin coat of his own making. The fight was on, snow sprayed red, in a berserk rage Traildawg took the oil rig workers apart. He was arrested and cleared of the charges, witnesses claiming it had been ten against one in self defense. Regardless of the outcome his days in North were over.
Heading southwest he finally found Oregon, a place where he could live in the city during the week doing what he had too scratch out a living and be on the trail during the weekends where he could honor his fallen brethren. It was the perfect balance.
Now Traildawg can be found on the trails with AtomicClaws. Traildawg despite his origins has become known as the MacGuyver of hiking and camping tools.
The Velveteen touch of a dandy fop
The Feats of Strengh
Sorry, no cigar
