Caravan gypsy vardo (wagon) -- interior floor-plan of a bow-top gypsy wagon (vardo). find this pin and more on caravans, tiny houses and trailers by casey. a modern rv, like a house, is a structure enclosing a lot of empty space.. For many years i have been interested in gypsy wagons or "vardos" and western sheepherder wagons. as it isn't practical for me to have an authentic, horse-drawn lifestyle i decided to make a version towable at highway speeds.. Unlike my beat-up discovery down the road, i understand that historically, gypsy wagons, caravans or vardos were four-wheeled horse drawn living wagons. they were often intricately carved and vividly decorated..
Horse wagon horse drawn wagon horse tack wooden wagon chuck wagon covered wagon horse carriage wagon wheels gypsy wagon forward hitch wagons for sale at hansen wheel and wagon shop-dedicated to crafting historic hitch wagon replicas for team and draft horse shows.. John thompson plans page 1 this page has a wide variety of plans for building carriages, buggies, carts and wagons. most of the plans below were taken from the trade publication to build a full size vehicle but some were intended for model makers.. Vardo plans: reading caravan. sunday, october 19, 2014 thursday, june 4, when one sees this, it cries of the open road and gypsy wagons. hi i’m building a horse drawn vardo based on a 1890’s reading and with regard to the mollycroft weakening the roof: these were only introduced after 1900, early wagons had plain curved roofs..