Date:         Sat, 14 Jul 2001 18:12:12 EDT
Reply-To:     Oxroad@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jeffrey R <Oxroad@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Westy cover and outside storage recommendations
Comments: To: tguttman@columbus.rr.com
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Todd--

At the advice of a fellow listee (who I've been meaning to e-mail to thank) I
bought a "canvas" car port from Costco for $150. It assembles in a few hours,
has three sides, I suppose you could add a fourth, the bus fits in, and I use
it every day.

My bus right now is my daily driver till I can find a cheap Camry with less
than 280,000 miles on it. So I'm in and out of the car port constantly. The
SoCal sun is real burner here in the San Fernando Valley, so that's what
prompted the purchse. There is a photo of the carport at the www.Costco.com
website. I think you have to search CARPORT.

I tried a car cover. And because the bus is so tall the cover was a son of a
gun to get on without a ladder. Not practical for my daily use. If she's
gonna sit maybe that isn't an issue.

I've covered other vehicles with Beverly Hills Motors Cars car covers with
good results over the years. The all cotton cover will last about 3 years or
so outdoors. I still have the more expensive "breathable" 3 layer cover on my
54 Chevy pick up and I am pleased with the results. But that car is a
restoration project on hold for about 6 years now. Oh, and I should mention
the Beverly Hills car covers go for a premium price.

To reiderate, I like the Costco car port. It's not really canvas, but a white
pastic tarp. But seems a good quality material. Not just cheap plastic.

Thant's my 2 cents.

Jeff
83.5 Westy
LA,CA



In a message dated 7/14/2001 9:56:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
tguttman@COLUMBUS.RR.COM writes:

> Can anyone recommend a good cover that they've used when storing their
>  Westies/Vanagons outside?  Also any outside storage tips would be greatly
>  appreciated.