Date:         Thu, 13 May 2010 11:16:18 -0700
Reply-To:     Jay lefstein <jleftbrane@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jay lefstein <jleftbrane@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: vanagon camper seating capacity
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finally a normal person chirps in ... well kinda normal ;)
On 13-May-10, at 11:05 AM, David Wilhite wrote:

> I have an 84' Westy and I installed the tracks for a 2 person bench
> seat from a passenger van.  When I need to carry five or more people
> I slide the seat into the tracks and I remove it when not needed.
> During camping, I'll pull the seat out, rotate it 180 degrees and
> put it back in so that it faces backwards.  With this arrangement my
> two pre-teens sleep up top, my toddler sleeps on the bench and my
> wife and I sleep on the lower bed.
>
>
>
> FWIW, I did install a third set of safety belts in the back in case
> I need the extra capacity carrying youngsters around.  I know there
> is not a substitute for safety, but when I was kid, I played in the
> back of a VW bus, or on the floor, or just about anywhere while we
> were going down the road.  You just didn't worry about seat belts
> when you were in a van traveling.  Now, you take your kids and
> harness them into a contraption so that they cannot move and expect
> them to sit still without crying for an 8 hour trip.
>
>
>
> Just a side note on safety.  During trips after I had my driver's
> license, my Dad would make me switch to the driver's seat while we
> were going down the road, because he didn't want to stop.  How's
> that for safe driving?  If you had to use the bathroom, you either
> had to use a coffee can or a port a potty.  The only thing you ever
> stopped for during trips was gas and that was it...
>
>
>
> David Wilhite
>
> 84' Westy