Incredible RV is made out of a single log
I came today upon an incredible RV -- a travel trailer built entirely of a single redwood log. That's right -- just one log. Back in 1946, before I was even born, it took two months of hard labor for Art Schmock and a helper to hollow out a 42-foot section of a 2,100-year-old redwood tree to create the 32-foot log house, which today we would call a trailer because it has a trailer hitch so it can be pulled. I did not see a license plate, so it is not currently street legal. Actually, the Log House is going nowhere. It's on display permanently at a souvenir shop about nine miles north Garberville, Calif., on U.S. 101 in the heart of the North Coast redwood country, home to majestic, thousand year old redwood trees, and 50-year-old tacky gift shops. To see inside the Log House you must first go to the souvenir shop and tell the clerk you wish to see the house. You will then be given a secret code which you punch into the door of the log abode, and if you are honest like me, you deposit a dollar in a lock box. But I will save you the dollar if you simply take one minute to watch this video that I personally shot and narrated when I visited. posted by Chuck Woodbury at
8:59 PM
7 Comments:
I don't think you saved me a dollar admission, despite your best efforts, because after seeing your video I want to detour through that area to see it this summer. Could cost me a lot more, grin. Thank you for sharing it.
By
Marcia, at 9:16 AM, January 28, 2008
looks cozy but I would need to put some sort of extension on the bed frame for a bigger mattress and extend the table out a bit! Cute tho, thanks for the $1.00 tour!
By
Anonymous, at 5:10 AM, February 02, 2008
wow....now I have to go see it!!
By
Nancy G, at 6:39 AM, February 02, 2008
I did personally see this "RV" and was impressed by the craftsmanship that originally went into its construction. One thing I did notice though, and we are all plagued by it. One area on the outside seemed to have a nest of ants hitching a ride. If left untreated, this RV will be leaving bits of itself along the road as it travels.
By
King Cole, at 6:48 AM, February 02, 2008
I would love to see it also. I wonder how heavy it is to pull and has it ever been pulled and used?
By
Kathy, at 8:13 AM, February 02, 2008
I first saw this log trailer when my Mother's youngest brother got a Airforce leave and visited us in Eureka...I was 4 and it seemed huge to me...My Uncle was 22, raised in Oklahoma and thought the tree was huge! Farther down the road we saw the oldest redwood which made the trailer look small
Of course that was in 1952!!
Thanks for the pictures of my youth
By
oneyhtak, at 12:46 PM, February 02, 2008
hi! thanks for the post! this is not the only "log trailer" made from a redwood tree....each year we see one at the Ft Myers Florida RV show. There is a lady who collects "donations" (read mandatory) of about $5.00 a person to walk through. She says her grandfather built it and lived in it. Now she lives in it. According to her. Outside the log is an endless recording of a circus hawker telling you how you don't want to miss this awesome site!
While I am unsure about the validity of this woman's trailer, I certainly can appreciate the workmanship that went into creating such a unique place.
By
Anonymous, at 6:25 PM, February 03, 2008
Post a Comment
<< Home