VW Bugout!

Monday, March 18, 2013Saturday, December 7, 2013 ~ George Crawford ~ Leave a comment

What can you even say? Click the pic for more info.

Wohnwagen

Sunday, March 10, 2013Saturday, December 7, 2013 ~ George Crawford ~ 2 Comments

A nice German wagon found on the Wiki media. Luxuriously spacious.

Unlike the more stylish British versions the continental wagons are much more utilitarian and often built from a cargo wagons.

Uzbeki boots in the Philidelphia Museum of Art

Wednesday, January 30, 2013Saturday, December 7, 2013 ~ George Crawford ~ 2 Comments

Uzbekistan boots. I need to make something like these.

And a Bowtop

Wednesday, January 23, 2013Saturday, December 7, 2013 ~ George Crawford ~ Leave a comment

Varnish

Sunday, January 20, 2013 ~ George Crawford ~ 7 Comments

The next step in finishing the pack frame…

Here’s a detailed photo of the naked frame with an initial coat of oil & pine-tar coating. This will weatherproof the whole thing and make the rawhide less appealing to critters (I caught my dog licking one of the lashings this morning). This mixture is about 60% boiled linseed oil and 40% Stockholm pine-tar, an ancient coating used on just about everything in pre-industrial northern Europe. It should dry in a day or two and be ready for a second thin coat later in the week.

Thoughts on the External Frame Pack (reblog)

Tuesday, January 15, 2013Saturday, December 7, 2013 ~ George Crawford ~ 6 Comments

I hope its not TOO lame reblogging other people’s posts but this is just too ON TARGET. Check out his blogs.

74 FOOTWEAR DESIGN CONSULTING

Learning from the past is important and I sometimes think about this from a design perspective. Can we learn from old traditional designs, or techniques and apply them to modern design? Is all primitive design and technology inferior?

I believe that at the very least learning about old ways can provide us with food for thought, a comparison to our new directions and if necessary can inform any necessary adjustments to our course and design thinking.

External frame backpacks are interesting not only of their more versatile modularity, but also because the structural component of the pack is clearly visible and offers a great opportunity to any designer wanting to explore structural innovation. Designing compelling structural elements from diverse materials such as wood, aluminium, or even carbon fiber is something I think most designers live to do.

Every designer and their creativity draws from all forms of knowledge and inspiration…

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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.

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Growing Up on the Range

Wednesday, September 26, 2012Saturday, December 7, 2013 ~ George Crawford ~ 3 Comments

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.

sheepcamplayout — Nice layout sketch of a sheep camp.

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.”