Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 08:27:55 -0700
Reply-To: Nils Huebner <nilsh@EXCHANGE.MICROSOFT.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Nils Huebner <nilsh@EXCHANGE.MICROSOFT.COM>
Subject: Re: "Backing Up Is hard To Do"
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I, too, use the rear wheels as a guide. But the biggest help has been
putting a fresnel lens in the rear window. I got mine at an RV shop and
it makes a world of difference. My wife wouldn't try to park the thing
before I got the lens.
N i l s H u e b n e r
( 4 2 5 ) 7 0 3 - 1 3 4 6
n i l s h @ m i c r o s o f t . c o m
-----Original Message-----
From: Susan Bernavich [mailto:susanb@WIZZARDS.NET]
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 10:16 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: "Backing Up Is hard To Do"
ok...I was just backing up tonight (to get Harold packed for a great
wetwesties
outing) and I thought to myself.....geeze there has got to be a trick to
this...thanx for the information tony...will try it next time.....susanb
Tony Peet wrote:
> Howdy There VanAGoneers!
>
> Well, you learn something new everyday.
>
> I've had my '91 Syncro Vanagon for almost a year now, and I've spent a
not
> insignificant amount of time trying to figure out how to back up
'well'
> (defined as safely, without hitting that tree on the right rear, and
at a
> respectable pace;-)) I've adjusted the mirrors and gotten out of the
van
> countless times to try to 'learn' a good way to accurately gauge "how
much
> room I've got left before I hit the wall/car/parking space
limiter/fence/kid
> etc."..and nothing has REALLY been a dependable measure....until NOW:
>
> I've found that with not too much leaning I can see the LOWER BACK
EDGE OF
> EITHER THE RIGHT OR LEFT REAR TIRE in the bottom part of the right or
left
> mirror. When I just focus on THAT BACK EDGE, and use IT as a
reference
> point to the nearest object, I get an extremely accurate read as to
where
> the rear bumper is etc and can really nail the distance with
precision.
>
> Using any other reference point along the sides of the van just has
not
> worked for me ......the distances get really distorted.
>
> And yes, if you must ask, this HAS changed my life.
>
> I would be curious to know if anyone else uses this or any other trick
too
> or what your experience is if you give it a try.
>
> Happy Trails.....
>
> Tony
> '91 Syncro Westy ('teepee')
> Pacific Grove, CA
>
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