Log Caskets Designed For Rural Departed

Log Caskets Designed For Rural Departed AG WORLD Ag World 20-6-22 If you've ever had to pick out a casket for a departed loved one and were turned off by the fancy boxes normally available, you might appreciate the down-to-earth log caskets built by Patty Kramps and Kelly Miller. The Pickardville, Alberta, husband and wife say their caskets are geared to any-one with a love of rural life or rustic, natural surroundings. "It might seem a bit weird or morbid to some, but I really believe in what I'm doing. I do think there is a need for more variety in selection of caskets to allow people to better express the personal style they've developed over their lifetime," says Kramps. "We got the idea from an old-timer we knew who I'm sure would not have chosen to be buried in one of those regular caskets if he'd been given the opportunity. Lying there in all that satin simply doesn't suit certain people. This fellow was not that kind of guy - he lived off the land and spent his entire life in denim, not satin." Caskets are built in the couple's work-shop out of 2 to 3-in. dia. peeled logs with horseshoes for handles. Frames are reinforced with steel rods, and caskets are finished with stain and varathane. Upholstery is made from linen or cotton. It takes two people 50 to 60 hours to complete each casket. Several different models are available. Caskets sell for $3,000 (U.S.) Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Patty Kramps and Kelly Miller, R.R. 2, Pickardville, Alberta, Canada TOG 1WO (ph 403 961-2334).

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