Date:         Thu, 30 Mar 2006 14:49:18 -0700
Reply-To:     bueses <bueses@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         bueses <bueses@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Pop top weight
Comments: To: mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
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I agree w/ Mark in regards to a Vanagon Westy bed at least-the plywood is
only 1/2" or so, & is fairly light- Are Bay westy's thicker/heavier
material?

Tom


on 3/30/06 2:41 PM, mark drillock at drillock@EARTHLINK.NET wrote:

> Ok, how much are we betting? I have a couple sets of it here I can dig
> out and weigh.
>
> Mark
>
> Greg Potts wrote:
>
>> Hi Mark,
>>
>> I beg to differ on the question of the weight of the bed. The plywood
>> used in the upper bunk is very heavy.... I bet the wood used weighs
>> at least 40 or 50 lbs.
>>
>> A friend of mine has recently acquired these parts; I'll see if he
>> can weigh them for us so we'll know for sure.
>>
>>
>> Happy trails,
>>
>> Greg Potts
>> Toronto, Ontario, Canada
>>
>> 1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato**  LY3H
>> 1977 Sunroof Automatic L63H/L90D
>> http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia
>> http://www.busesofthecorn.com
>>
>>
>> On 30-Mar-06, at 3:21 PM, mark drillock wrote:
>>
>>> In response to a thread on another list, I just weighed a complete
>>> Westy
>>> top. This is the 2 fiberglass sections, legs, mounts, hinges, canvas.
>>> The total was close to 135 lbs. This did not include any upper bed
>>> parts
>>> though I may weigh those too someday soon. That bed stuff is not  heavy.
>>> in any case.
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>