Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:07:12 -0700
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From: Trooz <trooz@ROADRUNNER.COM>
Subject: Re: Newbie back from first camping trip!
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I'll second the good comments about Chris at GoWesty, and everyone else
there as well. He's great. It's about a 3-hour drive up there for me, and
the two times I've taken my van for them to work on he's found something for
me to drive around in while I'm there.
Bob Trousdale
'90 Westy
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> Subject: Newbie back from first camping trip!
>
> We just got back yesterday from our first camping trip in the
> Westy. We
> camped at Lopez Lake in San Luis Obispo, which was 187 miles
> each way. The
> van mostly performed great, and even accelerated uphill on
> occasion. I'm a
> slow driver, so I generally kept it at 60-65, and used the
> cruise control
> (for the very first time!) Coming home, going through the
> Santa Barbara
> area, there were 2 very steep inclines, and the van slowed
> down to around 37
> mph. The first one was scary because I wasn't expecting it,
> was not in the
> slow lane, and nobody was letting me merge over. On the
> second one, I was
> already in the slow lane, so it wasn't that bad. I'm
> wondering if slowing
> down to 37 mph is normal and to be expected, or if something
> needs to be
> fixed. We didn't bring anything heavy with us - just normal
> stuff such as
> clothes and food. We didn't carry anything on the roof.
>
> While in the area, we visited GoWesty, planning to have the
> propane tank
> upgraded, but upon inspection, Chris said there was nothing
> wrong with the
> one I had, so instead, I got a 3-window tent installed, which
> was also on my
> "wish list." I also picked up a few odds and ends to avoid
> shipping charges
> later. While the tent was being installed, Chris lent us a
> Vanagon to drive
> around in. It seemed to have more power than mine, but it
> was just a van
> and didn't have the weight that the Westy was carrying.
>
> We slept in the lower bed, which was very comfortable. While
> closing the
> curtains, I noticed all kinds of snaps which I'm going to have to take
> pictures of so I can about them. Also, the very narrow metal
> curtain track
> above the rear passenger side window was hanging down, and I
> don't know how
> to make it stay up. The same track that follows along the
> side door has
> openings in the track in 2 places, and the curtain tabs fall
> out of it. I'm
> not at all familiar with Westy curtain technology, but I'm
> lucky enough to
> have all of the curtains, including the front one. I snapped
> it in, but
> didn't know how it was really supposed to go.
>
> In all, I was very pleased with my Westy, and will probably
> end up putting
> in a few more upgrades!
> Patti
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