The Wanderer is the long-form build file for the wagon project. This page is where the short homepage card finally stops pretending three sentences are enough to explain a real build.

PROJECT INTENT

Build a durable, highway-capable bow-top wagon with practical weight control, weather resistance, useful interior space, and enough structural margin to survive actual travel.

Project overview

This section can hold the current design, key dimensions, major material choices, and a concise explanation of the overall build philosophy.

Build log

PHASE 01 // TRAILER & BASE

Document trailer preparation, runners, floor structure, isolation layer, attachment methods, and the decisions that establish the load path into the trailer.

PHASE 02 // BOX & WALLS

Record wall construction, corner reinforcement, sheathing, weather barrier, siding, fastener choices, and every design change that happened after reality objected to the drawing.

PHASE 03 // ROOF & BOWS

Capture bow fabrication, stringer layout, roof skin, canvas or exterior covering, insulation, and aerodynamic decisions.

Lessons learned

This is where the project becomes genuinely valuable as an archive. Not just what worked, but what failed, what changed, and what you would do differently on the second build.