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Thank you, James -
Jack Kerouac reincarnate I am - along with Ginsberg and Eliot and Pound and  
the Gonzo Gang - but Amish, I'm not. God forbid, so to speak.
I have thought and re-thought this idea for the longest time - I have even  
gone back to the travois concept. Just the bare basics.
I think every day...what if we woke up in the morning and were totally  
alone, and naked, and 'out there', with no shelter and no food and no idea of 
 
where to begin?
Somehow, mankind has managed to make it to the top of the food chain, and  is 
now in the process of screwing everything up. I am a total Darwinist.
Now, back to the serious. A large horse is a possibility. (BTW - a photo  you 
sent of you and Denise and your very large horse - name begins with a P - is  
now my screensaver) - but where in the world would one buy oxen nowadays? And 
 what would they be needing or doing on a day by day basis? I have no land to 
 till (well, I do, but I'm not living on it).
I just want to go to bed at night knowing that - should The Big One - or  
equivalent - happen, there's something in my driveway that could get me to  
safety, intact, with all necessary supplies and equipment.
Sandy
Mid-Mojave
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 10/5/2008 4:48:05 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
Clansgian AT wmconnect.com writes:



> >Am I crazy?

Only partially.

A motorized  vehicle, of course, did not have draft animals in mind when its 
basic  vehicular structure was designed.  Since the draft animals daily 
ability  
to draft is a finite commodity, you wouldn't want them to be working at a  
disadvantage.

So if you wanted to be a sort of Amish Jack Kerouac,  it makes much more 
sense 
to pocure (build, rig, modify) a vehicle  specifically for draft animals 
rather than drag around several tons of  useless metal.  Most of those 
humongous 
RV's would take at least four  big horses to pull it any distance.

Reproduction Conestoga wagons,  gypsy wagons, moveable shepherd's hut, and 
such are much more feasible  ..... and cheaper than an RV even if the RV 
isn't 
running.  Horses  are best for short hauls, but if you intended on, say, 
crossing 
the US,  oxen would be better.

James    
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