My 1960's cargo bike - SCO Short John

I show my SCO Short John cargo bike from the 1960's - it has been my main way of transportation for the last two years. No car. My bike are a great help for transporting all kinds of things - food and equipment on the bushcraft trips... firewood and water to my tiny nature property etc. Open the full video description for more information.
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Date: May 2025

Day: 15°C (59°F)
Night: 8°C (46.4°F)

Hours of daylight = 15

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Location: My property in northwest Denmark.

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A few questions:

1. Who made the small cargo bike and how do I get one?
Mine is made by "SCO" and the model/type is called "Short John". A lot of different bike makers did produce this cargo bike design here in Denmark. SCO have made bikes for about 100 years and they still make the Short John model and the bigger brother the ""Long John" model. My recommendation if you want one would be to travel to Denmark and buy an old one - they are all over Denmark and they are very cheap... and the older once are build better than the new once. It was a very popular bike for small shops delivering all kinds of things and for transportation on large production factories. My particular bike was one of many used on a shipyard in Denmark building container ships for "Maersk". It is a very simple bike to maintain and it is very strong - all the firewood and logs you see in the background did I transport on the bike. A traditional Short John like mine do though mainly shine on shorter distances - it rides great but defiantly rides like an old heavy bike. For bushcraft trips have I only used this bike in Denmark, not abroad and I have usually traveled most of the way just bringing the bike along on public trains.

2. Who made the large cargo bike? And why upgrade to something modern?
It is made by "Harry vs. Larry" and the model is "Bullit Classic". It is also a danish company. I bought it used just a few days ago. I bought it mainly for traveling to Sweden for longer wilderness trips. Hopefully a modern bike like this shines on long distances.

3. What will happen to you're old small cargo bike?
I will keep it and mainly only use it on my little nature property for getting water and firewood and local errands.

4.What if I have a question that is not included in this video description?
Consider leaving a comment - I read all comments made within the first few days of a new uploade.

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Some of the gear used in the video:

Small cargo bike = SCO Short John
Large cargo bike = Harry vs. Larry Bullitt Classic
Boots = Duckfeet Roskilde
Pants = Bläklader (unknown model)
Sweater = handmade by local (not selling)
Cooking pot = Eagle 10L

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Video gear:

Nikon Z30
Nikon 40mm 2
Røde videomic NTG
Macbook 2011
iMovie

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