VANAGON archives -- July 2002, week 4 (#390)

Date:         Fri, 26 Jul 2002 23:57:43 +0100
Reply-To:     Clive Smith <clive.harman-smith@NTLWORLD.COM>
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From:         Clive Smith <clive.harman-smith@NTLWORLD.COM>
Subject:      Re: Weight Capacity (NOT TIRES...)
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As a general rule for such activities, double the weight to get the load to
design for, if you know how to do the stress calcs...
... so stress for a static load of 2 healthy males and 2 healthy females and
that should do.


Clive
'88 Syncro Shagavon

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Kasper" <dragonlist@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: Weight Capacity (NOT TIRES...)


> matt, it's not the weight as much as the *load*...well, at least when
> two people are, uh, using the upper bunk...
>
> frydaye!
> bill kasper
>
>
> On Thursday, July 25, 2002, at 04:41 PM, Matthew Libby wrote:
>
> > Anyone know, guess, the weight capacity of the "upstairs" bed in a
> > westy...
> >
> > Matt
> >

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