Date:         Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:43:26 -0500
Reply-To:     Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagons and RVs
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Of course I am refering to the Airstream campers and not the "motor homes"

On 4/26/07, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> That's a great story Sam. Although I am not familiar with modern
> Airstreams - I don't really lump them in with the 100k RV type group. I
> think it is a bit different and they kind of have their own little niche in
> the "camping" arena. I love the vintage models - I think they are almost as
> cool as our Vanagons.
>
> On 4/25/07, vt <samcvt@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Don Hanson" <dhanson@GORGE.NET >
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 12:35 PM
> > Subject: Vanagons and RVs
> >
> >
> > "Someone asked about the large complex RVs people seem to favor now,
> > "Thats
> > Camping?"  No, there is a whole new class of recreation called "RVing".
> > It
> > is different from camping.   I've met lots of them during my travels,
> > "RVers" and they often be the first to tell you they aren't camping,
> > they
> > are RVing...."
> >
> > I've been thinking about our ever so appropriate biases re those
> > behometh
> > RVs, and wanted to identify that there are really some decent folks who
> > consider themselves to be campers and their RVs and/or trailers as
> > mobile
> > "camps.
> >
> > A few years ago, when I was a full time Red Cross disaster service
> > instructor for several different courses, our region was "visited" by
> > the
> > Air Stream group.  I was truly impressed by their pre-arrival request
> > that
> > we offer their attendees some of our national disaster response courses
> > during their time in Northwestern Vermont.  More, meeting with their
> > pre-arrival planning group and, later with the hundred or so who
> > enrolled
> > and completed the course offerings, I found the group we worked with to
> > be
> > genuinely nice folks, interested in learning so they could offer their
> > services anywhere they might be on the road in the neighborhood of a
> > weather
> > or other type of disaster.
> >
> > Of course, they smiled, made some jokes and chortled as I entered their
> > "beer can town" with my 84 Westy.  But, when I showed them that I could
> > use
> > the van as a disaster response communication center and temporary
> > residence,
> > they began to think about how else they might be assisting communities
> > around the country.  I teamed up with their ham radio group to discuss
> > that
> > aspect of disaster response operations.  I have no idea how many might
> > have
> > followed up and actually volunteered, but the group of people I met were
> > fairly down-to-earth and just as proud of their roadway homes as we
> > Westyites are ....
> >
> > Sam Conant
> > M
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It's naked inside - IT'S ALIVE!)
> 86' (We call this one Parts)
> 85' GL (Sidelined and feeling neglected)




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Thanks,

Jeff
90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It's naked inside - IT'S ALIVE!)
86' (We call this one Parts)
85' GL (Sidelined and feeling neglected)