This train started in Baker City, Oregon and came through unpaved territory, literally over rocks and through rivers and the Blue Mountains. They were on the trail two weeks and were completely authentic. Seems these types of wagon trains are not unusual in this region in this day and age. How awesome!
The completely authentic (not replica) wagons... (Fancy that! just about the same braking system we use on cars nowadays, huh?)
... were pulled by mules or horses
If you go back to our blog post, "In A Covered Wagon," from November of last year, you'll see that there were as many different makers of wagons then as we have car makers now. They had different uses just as our car models have now, so they came in different widths and heights, and with different suspensions and braking systems.
I'm certain that as improvements were made men, then as now, had to upgrade to the latest and greatest...
Only a few years ago men would "kick the tires" of a car before they bought it. This originated back when the wooden wheels had an iron rim. Men would kick the wheel to see if the rim was on good and tight. Even today there are some who "kick the tires."
Pickup beds are getting so high off the ground nowadays that I'm considering getting a ladder just like they did back when beds HAD to have high ground clearance:
You might be wondering what the pole is on the side of the wagon. When they needed super brakes, they would slide that pole through the spokes of two front or two rear wheels (or both) so that they would slide rather than roll down an embankment thus keeping the wagon from running over the horses.
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