Date:         Tue, 7 Aug 2001 15:31:50 GMT
Reply-To:     jwarner@NETWALK.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jeff Warner <jwarner@NETWALK.COM>
Subject:      Re: Tents

Gary,

We recently purchased the Cabelas Truck Tent which is a good fit on the back
hatch provided you restrain the hatch from going all the way up and lifting
the tent off the ground.  This was easily accomplished with a couple bungie
cords.  Though I've not tried it yet, I've reason to believe it will fit well
onto the side door opening.  Others on this list have confirmed this for me.
This tent is $200 plus shipping and is of very good quality.

We purchased a old Westfalia side tent last year that we've been restoring to
put back into service.  We needed a tent for our vacation this summer and so
went ahead and purchased the Cabelas tent since the Westfalia wasn't ready yet.
We were very pleased with it.  Although our intention has always been to have
our tent mounted at the side, the Cabelas tent offers other possiblities
including mounting to the rear of our Fox wagon which I'm anxious to try.  I'm
not sure what we'll do with it once we start using the Westfalia, but I'm
pretty sure we'll keep it.

http://www.cabelas.com/texis/scripts/store/+/CatalogDisplay/displayPOD/CabFALL1
998/CabFALL1998/IB784S

Jeff Warner
'86 Westfalia Wolfsburg Weekender "Barry"
'87 GL Weekender "Van"
Bunch of other stuff.

>
> >From: Gary Ryan <vwvanagain@YAHOO.COM>
> >I went camping for the first time in my 91 Weekender
> >and it was great. I was wondering does anyone know of
> >a good place to get a tent/awning (I think that's how
> >you spell it) that attachs onto the side of the van?
> >There is one on busdepot website but it's $400, I
> >could get a really nice tent for $300 that sleeps four people.
> >