fiberglass or aluminum rod bows...
and I'd make the outer bows at each end inclined to provide some added
protection from the drips and sun.. And I'd likely size my cart's box
long enough I could lay down and sleep in it comfortably... About 6 ft
of floor would be right in my case.. I would also fabricate up some
end curtins, and a tiny wood stove that I could hang on thr cart's
inside, with it's pipe thru the tarp via a metal patch... This would
allow me to live comfortably in a very small cart, and travel
anywhere within reason.... I would also have brakes on the cart.. For
helping the horse downhill, and for cases of startlement of the
horse....
I would try to keep my gear minimal for space and weight.. My refugee
kit would have all the basics for subsistenc living, but I'd save
weight where ever possible.. like I am currently making gardening
tools with shorter handles, keeping hoe and shovel handles short, with
overall lengths of 36 inches or less... I would also be minimizing
my cooking gear... and everything would have to be well organized...
i would also likely have a small solar panel and small gelcell battery
for lighting, and have a headlight and tail light, so I could travel
any roads at night when there isnt any car traffic...
And I'd like an antenna for my short wave.. My first choice would be
a long stainless whip antenna like the truckers use... I would also
have an orange flag for it, to promote being seen in day time on
roads..
I would also build external mounts for my water containers etc.. And
I'd try to do my internal organization into size 6 ammo cans, so I
could cover with a pad, and sleep on top of them...
all you really need folks is a warm dry place to sleep and cook....
The rest of your house is a reflection of your vanity....
I might also build a small pallet and pad, to put under the cart for
my dog to sleep on in the rain, and not lay in a puddle..
it would hang on the outside, or perhaps store up under the floor of
the cart.. And I'd likely build mounts for my shovel, Axe etc. On the
outside of cart with the handles fairly horizintal to keep from
hanging up on brush etc...
the floor of the cart would either be aluminum or plywood with a hunk
of carpet cut to fit, that I could remove to clean by wasing in a
river...
my food would go into plastic buckets.. And I'd build a box for my
cooking gear... and I'd install some hooks high on the inside of the
tarp bows to hang my clothing on... I'd have a small tool box
with wrenches etc. To do repairs on the cart, and another for horse
care items... And yet another with basic wood working tools... And I'd
have a jack and a tire pump, and a spare wheel and tire.. I'd also
throw in a small hand crank grainmill, and I'd build a nice seat with
a back up front... And my design would include a water tight box
inside the tube frame of the cart for allowing the cart to be floated
across rivers etc. By removing the poles, and pulling it with rope, of
which I'd have plenty....
other items would be my bow & arrows, and some fishing gear.. And
the kitchen stuff would include a cutting board and a thermos..
For clothing I want comfortable easy to work or walk in pants, shorts,
shirts, etc. And a good jacket and rain gear... I have a pattern for
pants that comes from a karate uniform.. and I'd also make up some
items blanket lined... For cold at higher altitudes etc...
Which is what I was thinking about this morning when I woke up,
making some blanket lined pants and a vest & jacket... That I could
cover with a blanket travel cape and stay warm in in spite of weather
conditions...
I was given a leather coat awhile back, minus the sleeves, its several
sizes too big for me... Its a Western style with acrylic wool
sheepskin lining and oversized collar.. I'm thinking I want to cut it
down to fit, and to remove weight, and keep the collar, buttons,
pockets etc. And make more of a long vest or sleeveless Jerkin out of
it...
And I'm also planning on making some shoes, like moccasins, but with
rubber soles, and I'm collecting stuff to do some car tire sandals out
of..
What I am doing, is using the Neoindigenous mindset to change my
life a bit at a time to a more possibly nomadic reality... where if I
feel like it, I can go fishing for days, or camp anywhere I choose...
I hope to be building some nice yurts soon to upgrade my shelter..
thinking to do one small one also, about a 12 ft diameter, with
shorter walls, and tarp cover.. And use thinner lumber on it, so I
can transport it easily, like in a cart as a second trip item? what I
have discovered people, is that I'm happier camping than I ever was
living in a house, and working a job to pay for it.. All I want to do
now, is refine my life a bit at a time until I'm 100% neoindigenous..
I can live comfortably on my farm in a couple larger yurts... So why
should I consider building a house? it would just be an un necessary
vanity and more to keep up... I'd rather live in something simpler,
that didnt leave an eyesore in the ambient after my departure from
this planet.... I wouldnt want Trump Tower, if Donald gave it to me,
the first thing I would do is sell it, and use the money to buy empty
land in several countrys that I could camp on, and travel between by
pony cart or boat...
Sometimes I wonder about the sanity of such people, that their extreme
vanity has them building such edifices of ego? what goes on in their
minds? Are they really human? or are they ego monsters in the orgy
of lusts?
anyway, I'm going to hike over to the garden and send this, then be
about my daily rituals in freedom, in nature... The best compliment to
creation, that I can think of, is to appreciate it in person... If I
am a small bit of the great spirit, temporarily seperated into a body,
I'm at least going to enjoy the beauty, and make the best of my
days....
health to you my friends.. Especially mental health.. Which youre
unlikely to find in a shrink's office, or taking happy pills..
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