For those who own my South African Vanagon trailer hitch and matching bike rack, I discovered an additional use for its mounting adapter when camping this summer - as an external table holder for the Vanagon tables. I leave the cylindrical receptacle that the bike rack slides into on my hitch all the time, so I can quickly push the bike rack onto it whenever I need it. This summer it occurred to me that the receptacle is about the size as the one in the Vanagon that accepts the front or rear table leg. So I tried sliding my table and leg into it. While the receptacle was just slightly too large in diameter, it was still perfectly functional as an external table mount. I wedged a butter knife from my silverware drawer into it to fill the extra gap (although it wasn't really necessary). While a table mounted outside the van is not always useful, I ended up using it there more frequently than I do when it is between the seats (where is mostly ends up being a surface to put various junk that we really should be putting away :-). - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot.com (215) 234-VWVW _____________________________________________ Toll-Free for Orders by PART # : 1-866-BUS-DEPOT |
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