Monday, June 29, 2015

Sheepherders Wagon sure looked like an RV!

This wooden wagon was built in 1937 on the chassis of a Model T Ford by Buford (Buck) Kinman of Riverside, Wash., to be used by sheepherders of the Warden Sheep Company. 
It was home to a sheepherder and his dog for about half the year. They would trail a herd of a couple of thousand sheep over mountain pastures from May to October. The sheepherder's only companion besides his dog was an occasional hiker or fisherman passing by. Every couple of weeks someone from the company would drop off supplies and something to read. This particular wagon was used until the early 1950s.

Although primitive compared to our modern recreation vehicles, it has most of the same amenities. You can see this at the Okanogan County Museum in Okanogan, Washington.
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  1. Linda GoudelockJune 30, 2015 at 3:45 AM

    I assume the table folds up when not in use. Very nice tiny home

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  2. Rick GarbodenJuly 1, 2015 at 6:26 AM

    Hi Chuck, We are in Cheyenne right now and a couple of days ago we went to a museum and saw the same stile of wagon but it was horse drawn. It was at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Museum. Have fun on your adventure, as we are.

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  3. AnonymousJuly 4, 2015 at 7:54 AM

    I have seen the this type of wagon in use near Steamboat Springs CO. I was told that shepherds from South America preferred them.

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