Eh, he cheats! He's got struts that help push the poptop up with that 100-lb carrier plus whatever he's stuffed inside of it! Not enough assistance for me to be able to get his poptop up - but almost. So that kind of struts should enable me to pop the top of my van with a 47-lb kayak! I've got to put struts on my poptop before I return to life on the road... But Kim was also towing a really huge trailer - eight or ten feet high, maybe? It was mostly empty this weekend, but if it if were full, that would be some serious weight! Of course he's not driving with a waterboxer engine, either...
Joy
**************************************************************** Joy Hecht now living in a real house in northern Virginia and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon now living in the driveway and resting after two and a half years lugging Joy and her stuff around... For musings about life and the vanadventures: http://www.joyhecht.net ****************************************************************
:::-----Original Message----- :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf :::Of Jake de Villiers :::Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 10:18 PM :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM :::Subject: Re: A few more pictures from this weekend ::: :::Looks like a nice event you guys! Lots of vans. :::I am slightly envious. :-) ::: :::Brennan, do you pop the top with that giant carrier on it? ::: ::: ::: :::On 10/16/06, David Milo <dellaone@gmail.com> wrote: :::> :::> Hi Folks, :::> :::> Here are some more pictures from BBTD 2006. I am passing them on from :::Alex :::> Contreras, who was there this weekend with his wonderful family. :::> :::> Cheers, :::> :::> Dave :::> :::> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- :::> From: Alex Contreras <alex@alegre.us> :::> Date: Oct 16, 2006 4:43 PM :::> Subject: A few more pictures from this weekend :::> To: dellaone@gmail.com :::> :::> Hey David :::> I have a few more pictures in this website. :::> :::> Would you mind posting to the list, I seem to be unable to post :::> :::> Thanx :::> :::> Alex :::> :::> *http://homepage.mac.com/alegre69/PhotoAlbum22.html* :::> ::: ::: ::: :::-- :::Jake :::1984 Vanagon GL :::1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" :::www.crescentbeachguitar.com |
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