Gypsy Bowtop Caravans

11 Mar 2011 2 Comments

by Audwinain Craft on wheels Tags: bowtop wagon, gypsy wagon, handpainted wagon

I stumbled across this blog via Craft Gawker, and instantly fell in love. Best of all was the post about traditional Gypsy caravans made by Greg Mort in Bristol.

Simon and I both went to school in Bristol and seeing these caravans reminded me of our friend Ollie who has a caravan in his garden where his younger brother and sister used to play during the summer.

But I digress. Greg’s caravans are “built of quality seasoned pine surrounded by insulated and waterproofed tarpaulin which is tightly tensioned around a poplar tunnel. The bowtop wagon provides a spacious, fully mobile, easily towable, very stable and head turning alternative to a conventional caravan.”

I really, really want one, but unfortunately I don’t have £9500 lying around. On the plus side, they can be hired for a weekend for £750.

See more images of Greg’s caravans here.

Images courtesy of Greg Mort via Handmade Charlotte.

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Amy Slack
Apr 14, 2011 @ 21:54:26

I Love this too but Old Rosie is a beauty in her own right!!

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- Audwina
  Apr 14, 2011 @ 21:56:44
  
  Send me a picture so I can appreciate her, in all her long wheel base glory!
  
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