Date:         Thu, 10 May 2001 14:38:07 -0400
Reply-To:     charmaine zehring <mayfly95@paonline.com>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         charmaine zehring <mayfly95@paonline.com>
Subject:      Re: What is the biggest & heaviest thing you've carried
              INSIDEyour             van?
Comments: To: David Marshall <vanagon@volkswagen.org>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1

WOW and I was proud of my 4 half barrells of Appalachian Brew Company micros
complete with tubs and 130Lbs of ice - and camping gear. The only way too enjoy
"Trail Daze" with my other thru hiking friends...


Mike (mayfly AT 1995)
87 westy
87 wolf

David Marshall wrote:

> How about in the back of a double cab - almost inside of a Vanagon.
>
> - Three complete 2.0L engines - say 1000 to 1200 lbs
>
> or
>
> - 1 Pallet of paper - 2000+ lbs (move it three blocks though)
>
> or
>
> - 1 load of lumber for my addition - don't know the exact weight... but it
> was heavy.
>
> I do notice if there is some weight back there it does drive a lot better -
> less bouncy on the bumps.
>
> What did the fridge sell for?
>
> David Marshall
>
> Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
> 4356 Quesnel Hixon Road
> Quesnel BC Canada  V2J 6Z3
> mailto:info@fastforward.ca <mailto:info@fastforward.ca>
> http://www.fastforward.ca <http://www.fastforward.ca>
> Phone: (250) 992 7775           FAX: (250) 992 1160
>
> • Vanagon Accessories and Engine Conversions
> • Transporter, Unimog and Iltis Sales
> • European Lighting for most Audi and Volkswagen models
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of '80 Westy Pokey
> Sent: May 7, 2001 2:50 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: What is the biggest & heaviest thing you've carried INSIDE your
> van?
>
> I just moved a 1950's fridge I sold on eBay (no I haven't learned my leson
> yet) to the freight forwarder inside my westy. It was 62"x34"x33"... so
> large in fact that I had to remove the rear cushion and unscrew and remove
> the Z-bed to get it in. Total weight was 535lbs. Do I have a record? I doubt
> it... what is the biggest, heaviest, or most bulky item you've carried
> inside your van?
>
> Thanks,
> Chris Gronski
> '80 Westy "Pokey" - SLOPOKEY
> '87 Chevrolet Sprint - Ice Racer
> '91 Pontiac Firefly - Convertable
> www.vanagon.org & .ca
> www.gronski.com, .org, & .ca
> www.nineeleven.org & .ca