Date:         Sun, 9 Nov 2008 14:24:33 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Deer and Bull Bar Availability in the USA
Comments: To: mtbiker62@COMCAST.NET
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Bob,

When living in Alaska, I had many near moose encounters. Having seen the
damage they can do made me extremely cautious, and I studied their
habits to try and avoid having my vehicle become a moose casualty. I
succeeded in beating the odds, while others didn't fair so well. I
rounded a bend one summer day i only to find a motor home stopped in the
road with a moose in the the front end - IN the drivers compartment. The
driver and passenger were cut and bruised, but fortunately no one was
killed but the moose. It ruined the vacation of a couple who had been
planning that trip for years.

Moose are designed to live in the deep snows and to get about in marsh
and lake so they stand very tall, They WILL easily roll up over a hood
and crash through a windshield.

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Bob Stevens wrote:
> Not exactly what you're looking for but could be added to then powder coated to create protection for the entire front end. After coming upon elk and moose on roads here in Utah, it's apparent to me that they are so "leggy" that the body of the animal would come right into/through the windshield and no bumper would provide much protection, if any.
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> http://weedread.com/vanagonparts.jsp?pa=ip&ip=497794936
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> bob
> My bumpers: http://tinyurl.com/6rfc4o
> I got these at www.aircooled.net but I'm not sure they carry them anymore?
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>> For years I have desired to have a set of good bull bars to protect
>> the front of the Van from possible Deer Damage. For all of these years
>> I have owned my Van I have never seen or found Bull Bars Available in
>> the USA or Canada.
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>> Does anyone else know what vendors sell these Full Front End Bull bars?
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