Date:         Fri, 10 Feb 2006 15:43:08 -0800
Reply-To:     Mike Williams <westyvanagon@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Williams <westyvanagon@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      FRIDAY: Aquired Treasures (WAS) Re: Roll of duct tape doubles as
              cupholder
Comments: To: Mike Frost <mafrost@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <433d7fa10602101441p11b74952jaf2246349a6ae0a@mail.gmail.com>
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Hello listees,

i'm just wondering what, if anything, any of you have
aquired in your vanagons when you purchased them.
i've personally come up with some pretty wierd
stuff...especially in that nook ok the side of the
rear bench seat...by the way...you should always check
that for illegal paraphranelia left there by the
previous owner...both of my 84 Vanagon Westies came
with roaches, and one came with a cheap mexican pipe
stuffed with schwag weed...mmmm...old schwag (no, i
didn't smoke it)!

the most interesting things i aquired were tokens of
'luck' from previous owners...like a miniature buddha
that was velcroed to the panel above the instrument
cluster...and a jade charm that was supposedly traded
for food when the PO met up with some hungry nomad
hippie...

both of my vans came with bottle openers, pocket
knives, and mexican bed roll blankets.  i didn't quite
understand these gifts until i started traveling with
my westy...but i realized the bottle opener is to help
you crack a cold one when you break down in the
desert...the knifes are to help loosen fasteners in
your coolant system...and the blankets are for when
you slip with the knife and cut the coolant hose,
forcing you to sleep in the desert until help
arrives...if...it...arrives...

haha...i'd love to hear your stories volks...lemme
know what free stuff you got!

Mike
2nd 84 Westy

--- Mike Frost <mafrost@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Are you saying that there are vanagons out there
> WITHOUT a roll of duct tape
> between the seats? How would you do field repairs?
>


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