Just outside of Powell, vacationers and short term renters have the opportunity to truly experience Wyoming, by staying in a repurposed silo.

Most of the original silo is still intact, the rectangular opening connects to the bedroom which has been added onto with new material. Inside, light shines down from the cone of the silo where a domed window sits on top. The silo is painted with a comforting green accompanied by rustic wood paneling. 

Out of two converted silos, one is currently completed and available to rent out, especially now that owner Levi Cvikl has gotten rid of the bullet holes.

“It was just shot through. So we cut it, and then turned it into a rectangle because this would be too small,” she said of the silo’s additional room.

Cvikl originally had the idea to create a silo home when she was 16 and stayed in a silo when she met her dad in Iowa. 

“It was really tall, really big and had a beautiful tub and a swing and I was like, ‘Wow, this is so cool, I want to have one of these one day,’” she said.

Cvikl started asking farmers in the area for their silos and the answers were all the same, “everyone kept telling me no, no, no, we use them.” 

Eventually, Cvikl found two silos outside of Garland that were no longer in use. With the help of her friend Justin Gerlach, Cvikl was able to transport the silos back to Llama’s Unlimited, a touring, llama renting and lodging business she also owns. Cvikl said the llamas add character for renters — the animals hummed in agreement to her statement.

Cvikl said the biggest difficulty in transporting the silos was their circular shape. The silos had to be cut in half and all of the old bolts needed to be ground off before the silo was placed in pieces on a trailer. After that, the 13-mile journey from Garland to Llamas Unlimited off of U.S. Highway 14A had to be made twice. 

“So we took the backroads,” she said. “It was totally four foot and four foot over the trailer, so we took all the backroads until here.”

Then as soon as both silos were on the property a storm rolled in.

“So we hurry up, we stake it, we’re tying off whatever we can to get these suckers to just stay, and I didn’t sleep at all that night,” Cvikl said.

Cvikl’s sleepless night paid off and the two silos now stand tall, repurposed and stylish, without a strong wind being a worry.

A night’s stay in the silo can be booked for an average of $120; it can also be booked as a short term rental.