Most covered wagons were 7-8 feet tall and had a length of around 10-15 feet.
By appearance, a covered wagon looks bigger than a modern automobile, but they didn't weigh as much.
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Life on a covered wagon was difficult. Dust covered the wagons from traveling on dirt roads. Life on the covered wagon could also be dangerous.
Pioneers traveled west using Conestoga wagons. They also used the prairie schooners because they schooners were smaller, lighter, more maneuverable.. They also provided shelter and protection.
A Conestoga wagon is a large freight type wagon pull by horses or oxen. They were used to move families across the nation in the western expansion. They were constructed in Conestoga, PA.
A properly made Conestoga Wagon could carry as much as 12,000 pounds of cargo. The main issue for the wagon was not its capability. It was the horses or oxen to pull it.
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