Date:         Mon, 17 Feb 2003 14:03:48 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: extra wieght for blizzard
Comments: To: Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
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At 02:00 AM 2/17/2003, Mark Dorm wrote:
>Where did this idea come from??? I've never been in a blizzard, nor have I
>taken my vanagon in the snow... I've only seen rain and wind, sunlight and
>shade...

It's standard procedure in snow country for any vehicle that's light in the
back -- pickup trucks for example.  Vanagon definitely benefits from a few
hundred pounds of sand or what-have-you in the back.  Another trick that
will get you moving in many conditions is to let the driving wheels down to
ten psi or so, other wheels too if actually sinking in is a
problem.  'Course you have to be prepared to pump them back up again, and
treat them with great delicacy in the meantime.

david


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'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"