Sheep Wagon tour

People have asked for more information on our Sheep Wagon or Sheep Camp as these are sometimes called. This is one that was used locally in the Beulah area many years ago and was acquired by Janet perhaps 25 years ago.
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[@lifeiscomics6283]

Beautiful tiny wagon . I build myself bicycle towed tiny sheep wagon for camping .

[@mountainwolf1]

That's brutal good job.

[@paulvinzant4809]

My Grandfather homesteads near Upton WY. We had fun playing in the sheep wagon as children. I have no idea what ever happened to it. It looked much like the one in your video. Thanks for sharing.

[@paulvinzant4809]

homesteaded past tense

[@cwccharters]

Eastern Oregon had a lot of Basques shepards, they called them caravans. Cute little wagon

[@jimackerman5323]

Ask anyone who grew up on a farm to back a hay wagon, not that hard once you know how... really like the drone footage John.

[@jamesbenedict7206]

Try backing two hooked together!

[@Whipple1]

Hello and good morning John! Thank you very much for the tour of the sheep wagon. Great video. The first one my wife and I saw was near the California/Nevada border close to Bodie in the early 90s. It was actively being used by a shepard that was running over a thousand sheep. It fascinated me to see it and I’ve always thought what a cool contraption they are. An early precursor to a travel trailer. I have since seen several in my travels through the west. Dave Engels of Engels Coach Works in Joliet, Montana put a new canvas roof on one in a video series he posted on his channel. It was also a captivating look at these traditional wagons. Yours looks like it has a tin roof and has been through a few hail storms! I hope you get plenty of time to use it in good health and that you and Janet maintain and keep it in a preserved state for the next generation. It would make a swell place for grandkids to hang out! Cheers, Whipple

[@JohnSwitzer]

I will have to ltake a look at that video.

[@Btines01]

That's a neat little piece of history there! Thanks for sharing it with us John!

[@louieysursa5996]

I own a sheepwagon I love mine ,cook in it ,drink in it with friends listening to music ,sleep in it and am always making improvements, it's my art.i also like to build fires in mine and read westerns.

[@kriskabin]

Yours really has a different interior layout compared to others. Most have an elevated bed with a pull-out table under the mattress. Benches & cupboards line both sides, with a little woodstove that sits in the corner, next to the Dutch door. I was so inspired by these sheep wagons that I built one inside of a 10x12' cargo trailer. I loved it because it was stealth & road-worthy. The outside had just one rv window in it, so it looked a lot like a horsetrailer, but when people opened it up & looked inside, they were blown away to see a nice sheep wagon interior. It produced a lot of gasps & smiles. It was a fun trailer. No electricity or plumbing, I wanted it old school & simple. I lived in it full-time for a year & traveled the American west. Great rig that cost me < 5k total. ( I'd still take a rig like this over a modern-day, poorly made camper with all their bells & whistles!) * Less is more! And sheep wagons, old or new, have loads of cozy charm. Thx for sharing your unique wagon. 🐑

[@gurvinderkau1e5w18]

Jannet is awesome. She is quiet a fun loving person too. Always njoy videos. Photography too is good. Different angles drone views are appreciable.👍👍👍👍

[@chevymarineretired]

My father lived in one in Wyoming. He homesteader after WW 1 close to Gillette Wyoming.

[@nancya.nelson5810]

Good to see a true Shepherds hut! Didn't realize these were used out west.

[@johnashcraft2724]

Love the sheep wagon. Beulah is beautiful! John in Colorado

[@MsNevadakid]

basque and scotsman were the early pioneers of the shhepcamps out west! you have a great bit of history with this ole gal. thanks for sharing.....

[@stanervin6108]

I can't even imagine trying to back up a double jointed trailer! 🐾🔥⚒👍

[@alaskacanoe6837]

I spent plenty time in the sheep camps as a kid. winter herd in western Utah and Nevada, summers in the mountains of Wyoming. We moved the camp from Nevada to wy for all the years of my growing up. in the 1960's thru 1976 when i went off to college..we desired the Basque herders from spain. they were the best with well trained dogs. excellent people. my job was camp jack and moving the herd and camp. Commissary in tow behind the sheep camp. pulling thru the sage brush for miles. Many of the camps were made in Lehi Utah and still today are made in Lehi.

[@countrycraftsman5110]

You putting that hat on gave me a chuckle. I bet that guy was able to fit on that bed just fine. Glad you two have it and are taking good Care of it. I remember when things like it where burned or left to weather away.

[@j.b.9581]

The ORIGINAL 'Tiny House'!!!

[@spmamabear]

Thank you for recording history for us younger generations. I personally prefer the plain old sheep camps over the fancied up AirBnB wagons. I live on a small farm in Idaho, and have been mulling over the idea of having a plain sheep camp I can tow with my tractor or truck to have in the pasture by the pond as my own little "writing retreat" or a place to nap away from all distractions.

[@GaryForgingOn]

That is neat. I have never heard of a sheep wagon. We have some sheep farmers still around here in Middle Tennessee but they are far and few between. My in-laws are farmers here in TN. My father-in-law raised beef cattle and sheep for decades but he sold off the sheep back in the 90s. They still have some cattle.

[@JohnSwitzer]

Sheep wagons seem to be a western thing

[@tinkmarshino]

I remember see some of these back when I lived in aurora (before it became a part of denver) Also saw some as a young man out here in Oregon on some of the big ranches I used to hunt on in my younger years.. I thought they had all gone the way of the old wigwam burners.. I miss seeing them around to... This was nice John... thanks.

[@patcarlson1277]

Thanks for the tour, very nostalgic.

[@JohnSwitzer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@robphone4895]

Verry nice, my wife loves this kind off authentic tiny houses. We spend some holidays in accomodations like this in the middle of nature, it was great! Thanks for this video, you inspired us to again book another holiday in an accomodation like this.

[@JohnSwitzer]

That sounds like a pleasant way to holiday. Glad you enjoyed the video

[@antonioginez2060]

That Sheep Wagon is beautiful and priceless. I like it very much. It looks warm and cozy. Thank you for sharing your video.. God bless us all. Un gran abrazo. Desde San Francisco., California. Muchas gracias.

[@chux72vette]

Thanx John for this link as I didn't see it before. I can really appreciate the "Sheep Wagon", as have seen them when I was stationed in Europe, (Belgium, Germany), but wasn't sure that's what this one was. Glad to hear that Janet got the goods!!~

[@JohnSwitzer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@johnjude2685]

Aways meet to see them old ways even when the bed.don't fit Look back at the old trucks and how much the cabs have grown, Look at some of the hard times years and see 3 grown ups in the 2 man cabs.w/stick.shifts. I'm from the KY hills folks blood lines. Love knowing where I'm from also. They and their.horses.built.what.we love today Sir

[@GWIRailroad]

Thanks John, love things from the past history. I have never seen a sheep wagon before. Glad you are going to keep it in it original form. Happy Holidays Wayne

[@richardsolomon8076]

When backing a double pivot don't try to go straight, pick an arc to role the unit around it Alot easier to maintain the curve. Great video John :-) drone footage is great "I think you are that interesting" see ya on the next one.

[@tubejim101]

Thank you for sharing your wagon with us.

[@cypherian9821]

That is an awesome little Sheep wagon when the grands come to visit I bet they would love to stay in it if it is closer to the house :}

[@littlehomeinthevalley]

That "last little corner over there" would be a perfect little spot for a composting toilet. If one were so inclined.

[@frankgaletzka8477]

Hello John The in German called " Urgroßvater of my wife Ulrike was a sheperd too We have a Foto who showed him in his sheperthome . It was a Hand pulled small Wagon Very small with no stove or other furniture only for sleeping Yours Frank

[@user-pf3mi7np1y]

I would like to build one of these for camping. It looks like a pretty simple build.

[@swflKVNC]

Fun Drone shots. Nice flying.

[@jameshuggins4300]

Nice little piece of history John thanks for sharing!

[@larryking606]

Good Morning , John This little Video is unique and interesting , with some history put together a nice video ! How you added the use of the drone was neat also ! Be Safe and Take Care !

[@SgtBrewdawg]

Great looking

[@trailwalkerusa4029]

Bell for sheep

[@grandadz_forge]

Perfect guest quarters. The drone is amazing too

[@JohnSwitzer]

Thanks

[@SgtBrewdawg]

Looks great!

[@jeffgrier8488]

Thanks for showing us a piece of your local history, that sheep wagon is really neat! The interior has a certain rustic charm that I find appealing, and I would definitely stay in it if it was a guest house.

[@JohnSwitzer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@julieseward1385]

I'm building a tiny portable one right now. I might train my mule to pull it and take a local roadtrip to escape my family. ❤

[@mountainwolf1]

That's brutal thanks for sharing.

[@CampLibertyRV]

Awesome video John. I really enjoyed the tour of your sheep wagon. 👍

[@JohnSwitzer]

Thanks 👍

[@danielchandler15]

Really really cool John thanks for sharing that one. Not going to lie I'm kind of jealous haha!! Hope you and Janet you're doing well and swell . Merry Christmas to you guys hope you enjoy the holidays as well.

[@davidmills1874]

The quality of video from that drone is really good

[@JohnSwitzer]

I think I am going to be quite happy with it

[@michaelmarks8954]

You could also put a front mount hitch on you vehicle and it makes it a lot easer to control your trailer. Enjoy your videos thanks.

[@JohnSwitzer]

Since we haven't moved this 5 miles in the past 5 years, I think i will continue to get by without vehicle mods. But if I needed to move trailer a lot, that would be a good idea

[@Snafudaddy]

Maybe someday I can stay in that for a couple of days so I can be your striker. What a great opportunity that would be for me. To learn from a master smith.

[@steelpennyforge5152]

Really cool!

[@Redneckemtb]

That's pretty cool. Looks like it survived a hail storm or two.

[@JohnSwitzer]

That it has

[@markhenry4457]

I'm sure if you make an a frame leg for the cupboard door under the bed you can extend the bed be 2 feet to put your 2 feet on ( hope you like the 2 feet pun ) I would have thought that would be for a small family 🤘😎🤘

[@johnpatterson6538]

glamping pods all the rage in the UK at the moment (well pre covid19 they were) the sheep wagon and the cabin on the hill potentially another string to your bow (or maybe just another headache ) big series of videos just to sort them out and make them usable

[@JohnSwitzer]

We tried that with a little cabin for a few years. It was way more trouble than it was worth.

[@alaskankare]

neat.

[@user-vk3by7et5r]

It wouldnt be that hard to build one of these on a seperate trailer than you could do it to your liking. The only change I would make would puobably be to the bed have it going sideways against a wall with one side open. I wouldn't even think about rebuilding this one. Leave it just as it is with all of its historic charm. I almost just want to find one out in a pasture and move into it away from everybody.

[@douglasfathers4848]

Very interesting little wagon John . relly like the drone it makes a good video . what else do you and Jannet have hidden .

[@JohnSwitzer]

Hard to say, I'll keep looking

[@tylerrex21]

I think that old hat looked really good on you haha

[@JohnSwitzer]

Thanks, its not a style everyone can pull off

[@punjabseth260]

👍

[@Carterironworks]

I see sheep wagons all over in this area, some still being used and always wondered what they looked like inside

[@JohnSwitzer]

Are you in Wyoming? They seem more common up there

[@Carterironworks]

@@JohnSwitzer I'm in southern Idaho, you still see the wagons out on the range from time to time when you find a sheep herd, and there are a lot spread throughout the area as lawn ornaments

[@brothertyler]

I like the wagon, but I don't have enough sheep too justify it!

[@JohnSwitzer]

Neither do we

[@jamesbenedict7206]

Sheep wagon was invented in my home town of Rawlins Wyo.

[@JohnSwitzer]

I learned something new. That explains why you see so many in that part of the country

[@jamesbenedict7206]

@@JohnSwitzer the first ones had wooden wagon wheels and were pulled by horse. Later changed to rubber tire so they could be pulled by a pickup.

[@brandtbollers3183]

Thank You.Any Makers still There?

[@stevefarley7014]

My dad and I were arguing about what this could be. Not too common in Texas I guess. We settled on chuck wagon. Clearly incorrect!😂

[@JohnSwitzer]

True, not something you see in cattle country

[@dragonwaterforge]

It could use some hooks maybe a sheep's head

[@jenniferbringman9054]

To bad it’s been neglected!

[@tomcarlson3244]

Why would they have two pivot points. Fun to see the shadow of the drown fly over.

[@mandolinman2006]

The two points are where the tongue hitches to the vehicle pulling it and the steering. I'm willing to wager they used whatever they had to make it and just happened to have a hay wagon frame handy or could get it fairly cheap.

[@JohnSwitzer]

Hay wagons were very common for making sheep wagons. Having wheels at the 4 corners means no jacks to deal with when you set up. Plus as you say they were available.

[@lindabingham394]

arent you a blacksmith too ??

[@JohnSwitzer]

Yes I have 2 channels that deal with blacksmithing, so this one is just the other stuff I find interesting. kzbin.info/door/dOM6Qc53TcWuExrnDLVjXg kzbin.info/door/gRV2TxlJAiHaJA5i0r0ypg

[@ronziegler5416]

THE SHEEP CAMP AND THE WAGON ARE NOT SAME ERA...

[@cecilandrews7479]

Not sure about your personality. What do you use the term stealing it away from all of those other people. Comes across as Petty selfish greedy individual.

[@JohnSwitzer]

It means other people are easily offended when you make a cash offer and buy the thing they thought they were going to get.