The Story of Trailer and It's Actors; As a Mobile Home Case _ Nur Gülgör Thesis

20. Marcy, R.B. (1859). The prairie traveler. Authority of
the war depertment.
Prairie Traveler: A Hand-Book for Overland Expeditions,” written by Captain
Randolph Marcy in 1859, were crucial references for especially inexperienced
emigrants. There were lots of tips on what to pack and how to pack it, what
draft animals to purchase, miles, water resources, terrain, grass, conditions,
firearms and ammunition and equipment, wagon components, how to fix it,
and what difficulties they might encounter in the books. In particular, Captain
Randolph Marcy’s book gives detailed information about things that may be
needed. At the same time, there were drawings of some necessary furniture
for camping, and explains what materials it can be made from. Here is a text
from the book in the “camp equipage” part;
“Every mess of six or eight persons will require a wrought-iron camp
kettle, large enough for boiling meat and making soup; a
coffee-pot and cups of heavy tin, with the handles riveted on; tin
plates, frying and bake pans of wrought iron, the latter for baking
bread and roasting coffee. Also a mess pan of heavy tin or wrought
iron for mixing bread and other culinary purposes; knives, forks, and
spoons; an extra camp kettle; tin or gutta percha bucket for water --
wood, being liable to shrink and fall to pieces, is not deemed
suitable; an axe, hatchet, and spade will also be needed, with a
mallet for driving picket-pins. Matches should be carried in bottles
and corked tight, so as to exclude the moisture.” 20
Westside trails contain very important memories and experiences in
the history of American emigration. Pioneers were traveling for months with
their wagons (as a vehicle). They set up a mobile self-contained living space
and experience being mobile temporarily until they go to the areas where
they want to settle. The 18th-century vehicles, the Conestoga and Prairie
Schooner, were not primarily produced for the accommodation of people.
However, it worked as baggage for passengers’ needs and provided the
opportunity to stay inside if needed. Wagons’ support beams created more
resistant conditions to harsh weather rather than tents. This story supports
that Conestoga could be defined as the first mobile accommodation vehicle
used for journeys temporarily. Although this is not the primary function,
covered wagons are lead designs for using way in a mobile home and trailer
history. In addition to being used for trade and migration, other wagon-type
vehicles were produced to be used on shorter distances in the 1800s.
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