Date:         Mon, 21 Jan 2002 14:48:32 -0500
Reply-To:     doug.alcock@HEWITT.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@HEWITT.COM>
Subject:      Re: winter covers?
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Alas the poor lad is in Illinois and knows not of the joys of Canadian
Tire..........actually wait a sec.... at this impossibly long URL
:http://www.canadiantire.ca/assortments/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=815721&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=819229&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=166971&bmUID=1011642093560
is Canadian Tire's largest minivan cover --- for vehicles up to 16 ft bumper to
bumper. $80 Canadian dollars which means it's basically free ($50 USD)to our
American vanagon brothers (and sisters). Beat that JC Whipme....:-)

Cheers,
Doug Alcock
'84 Westy "BlueBelle"
Toronto, Canada
http://www.torontovanagon.com


>I measured the van then went to Canadian Tire and bought the
>closest match - ended up being the biggest cover they stocked.
>malcolm
>
>On 3 Jan 2004 at 22:13, Lee Roesner wrote:
>
>> Hey!
>>
>> I have been looking for a winter cover for the Vanagon. Of
>> course you will never go to Walmart and find a box with a
>> Vanagon pictured on it saying "...perfect for Vanagons" so I
>> wondered if any of you took a chance on a boat cover or
>> something else you might have tried that works good. It's
>> getting cold over here...
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Lee
>> --
>> Lee Roesner
>> Paradigm Graphic Design & Web Development
>> 710-B Landwehr Road
>> Northbrook, IL 60062