Spotted a couple years ago in southern Arizona…



Pretty basic but gets the job done.
Adventures of an Imperfect Man In Search of a Handmade Life
Spotted a couple years ago in southern Arizona…



Pretty basic but gets the job done.
Derek Diedricksen at Relaxshacks.com is always good for some inspirational offbeat home ideas. Here’s a shot of the interior of a sheep wagon with a promise of more to come.
Click the photo for the original post.
Here’s a link to a short article about the Basques in Oregon from the Oregon Encyclopedia. I’m just in it for the wagon photos of course.
A great story I read years ago about being raised in a family of six in a sheep camp measuring about 7 x 8′! (I think that’s the floor space). I recently relocated the article in Mother Earth News.

Here’s an excerpt:
“The canvas-covered sheep wagon was roughly about seven feet wide by eight feet long. On the front end a door opened out of the middle and you stepped down onto the wagon tongue and thence to the ground. From the inside looking out, the stove was on the left of the door. On the right was a small wash stand with several wooden drawers for storage of linens, towels and socks. A bucket of water and washbasin were on the oil cloth covered top and a small mirror hung above the basin for shaving. Soap, toothbrush, razor and essentials rested on top of the stand when in location or were stowed in a drawer when moving.”
Read more here: http://www.motherearthnews.com/nature-community/sheepherders-wagon-zmaz70mjzkin.aspx
Another good sheep camp image. I’d like to see more inside.
http://www.talkingtree.org/2011/03/31/welcome-to-the-sheepherders-home/
Beautiful and well-loved sheepherder photographed by Roger Wade Studio.
…and Some Other Nice Work
Daphne at Daphne’s Caravans has been busy this summer and appears to have another beautiful wagon nearly ready to sell. Her description is “all cedar, with a roof like a cedar strip canoe. 7′ long, 6′ wide at the ledge, and 6′ high in the centre.” I presume the roof will be epoxied over glass or there will be a covering over the entire thing. If you’ve wanted your very own mini caravan but don’t have the time, tools, or inclination, this might be one for you.
Below is another creation of hers from earlier this summer. Click the photo to see more at her website.