, ▁most ▁cam ps ▁consisted ▁of ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁t ents ▁while ▁the ▁spring ▁enc amp ments ▁had ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁households ▁( V as ile v ich , ▁ 6 3 7 ). ▁ ▁Their ▁skill ▁of ▁r iding ▁the ▁domestic ated ▁rein de er ▁allowed ▁the ▁Even ks ▁to ▁“ colon ize ▁vast ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁eastern ▁ta iga ▁which ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁im pen et rable ” ▁( V ite b sky , ▁ 3 1 ). ▁The ▁Even ks ▁used ▁a ▁s addle ▁unique ▁to ▁their ▁culture ▁which ▁is ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁shoulders ▁of ▁the ▁rein de er ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁less en ▁the ▁stra in ▁on ▁the ▁animal , ▁and ▁used ▁not ▁stir ru ps ▁but ▁a ▁stick ▁to ▁balance ▁( 3 1 - 3 2 ). ▁Even ks ▁did ▁not ▁develop ▁rein de er ▁s led ges ▁until ▁compar atively ▁recent ▁times ▁( 3 2 ). ▁They ▁instead ▁used ▁their ▁rein de er ▁as ▁pack ▁animals ▁and ▁often ▁travers ed ▁great ▁distances ▁on ▁foot , ▁using ▁snow sh o es ▁or ▁sk is ▁( V as ile v ich , ▁ 6 2 7 ). ▁The ▁Even ki ▁people ▁did ▁not ▁eat ▁their ▁domestic ated ▁rein de er ▁( although ▁they ▁did ▁h unt ▁and ▁eat ▁wild ▁rein de er ) ▁but ▁kept ▁them ▁for ▁milk . ▁( F ors yth , ▁ 4 9 - 5 0 ). ▁ ▁Lar ge ▁her ds ▁of ▁rein de er ▁were ▁very ▁un common . ▁Most ▁Even