Hides supply leather and leather strips, which appear in forge recipes and make hunting trips contribute to Smithing materials.
Hunted animals across Skyrim’s wilderness; tanning racks are commonly found near smithies.
Wildlife encountered during travel can provide hides. A tanning rack turns those hides into leather, which can then be cut into leather strips for recipes that require them. This route is useful when a planned piece of equipment needs leather components; it is not a substitute for mining metal.
Repeat the hunt-and-tan loop as needed. Hides come from animal encounters and other loot sources, so the supply depends on what you find rather than a fixed route yield.
Stop collecting when you have enough leather strips for the target recipes, then resume gathering only if a later forge requirement creates a shortfall.
Hunted animals across Skyrim’s wilderness; tanning racks are commonly found near smithies.
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