I've just completed a 1500 mile round trip to Rexburg, Idaho, for the 2013
Rabbitstick Gathering. Gusty cross and head winds, along with heavy rain at times
put the wagon through some serious stresses on the highway. With the
exception of some leaking around the bay widow, everything held up fine.
Rabbitstick was a hoot, as always, and the wagon was received with much
appreciated enthusiasm. There will be more builds there in the coming year or
two.
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| Sunrise at the Rabbitstick gathering, 2013. |
A few changes since the last post. I've cut the porch poles to a more practical length and sealed them. The poles are of lodge pole pine finished with Super Deck sealer. I've added a storage box on the back deck which houses a small 12v deep cycle battery for charging the phone. I will eventually run a reading lamp from that battery. The box also houses the combustion air vent for the stove. Note the smoke rising from the chimney. This was the first run with the
stove and it worked great, quickly warming my 25 square feet of living
space with just a few pieces of wood.
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| Catching the morning sun after a light frost. |
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The wagon made a fine gathering place for some old time porch music
with Ray and Shirley Jacobs. |
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| A welcomed break in the heavy rain and high winds early in the week . |
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| View of the Snake River valley (Farewell Bend). |
On the return trip I camped at a State Park. First time in a "normal"
camp ground. I had no visitors, just a quiet morning and time to enjoy a cup of coffee brewed on the old Svea 123 primus stove. I love these
stoves. I also have a Primus No.45 for the main cooking stove which I
refurbished from eBay parts. After three years in the shop its moments like these (including all of the above) that make it worthwhile.
