My first Bus, a 57 south african splittie, I built a couple of 'overhead' shelves into the drivers area, similar to how the AC is arranged in a Vanagon...That experience was enough to keep me from even considering an AC vanagon. I musta bumped my head up there 100s of times...but it was nice for storage.. When I went worked as a shipwright/boatbuilder I soon discovered why everyone else wore those little flat old fashioned caps instead of a regular baseball cap...Walking around inside a yacht in a baseball cap, you often don't see the headknocker coming because the bill blocks your veiw ahead, especially if you are already in a hunched over posture.. When I got my Vanagon, I bought a passenger van only, thinking that since I am a cabinet maker and boatbuilder, I could and would make a much nicer interior than Westphalia...But then I looked closely at what they've done...and bought a used westie interior for less than the plywood alone would have cost do do my own interior...(and not to mention a couple of weeks of labor) They did a great job! Don Hanson
> Having said all that, on the first ship I served on, there was this battle > lantern mounted to the overhead right on the forward side of the aft > doorway > to the ship's mess that all the tall guys would hit their heads on, > especially while trying to run through the space to get to their general > quarters stations. I dunno how many times I clocked my head on that thing > hard enough to see stars, and more than one guy flat knocked himself out > cold. There were a few neck injuries from that thing as well. Even with all > that they refused to move it, remove it or modify it in any way. > > Cya, > Robert > > |
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