Date:         Wed, 24 Apr 2002 17:57:19 -0600
Reply-To:     joseph Trussell <joetruss@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         joseph Trussell <joetruss@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Westy Tent Sale----
Comments: To: mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM
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This is fairly relevant:

I was living in a house full of hippies a few years ago, and one of the guys
living there drove a Jeep Cherokee.  He special-ordered a rear-attaching
tent from Jeep and had it delivered to the house.

This was a nice enough guy, but he decided to leave town and not pay his two
months of rent (my name was on the lease.)  Soon after he left, his new Jeep
tent arrived in a cool carry-bag, and sure, a Vanagon looked kinda strange
with a tent that says "JEEP" in giant letters across the front attached to
it, but it fit onto the sliding door side perfectly and the awning stretched
out nice and smoothly at the far end, and it matched the blue and grey color
of my Vanagon...

Anyway, camping in a GL became camping in a two-room apartment with a front
porch.  Pulling off next to a stream in a deserted canyon, I could, in about
ten minutes, set up my own little spread.  It was Perfect, and thus began my
belief that there is no reason for me to get a Vanagon Westfalia.

I only wish I could find the a-hole who stole it while we were tailgating at
a concert in Keystone...

Get one of those tents--They make the whole thing that much better, in my
opinion.

Joe T.
Denver, CO
'85 GL "bertha"
'66 Westy


----Original Message Follows----
From: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
Reply-To: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Westy Tent Sale----
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 17:13:33 -0600

William...I have a friend who has one of these. He has a family and they use
the "attached" version most of the year, either to stay out of direct sun or
wet weather. Particularly good for larger groups of adults that don't want
to squeeze into the 4-sleeping situation in the van. He also has an awning
and so this creates a little space but can be made open to create access to
each area, in the tent or the van. I'm single so the awning which creates
some shade/protection for me outside my van is more than enough. Different
strokes....
They are very cool for those that like them.
Bob Stevens
'91 Westy





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