Date:         Fri, 22 Jun 2012 08:44:30 -0700
Reply-To:     Jonathan Stone <bluehighwayvanagon@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jonathan Stone <bluehighwayvanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: OK,
              thinking of selling my 1985 Vanagon in Seattle-NOW using tables
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com>
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Well said, Jim.

I've owned and used other campers, large and small but every time I'm in my
Westy (which is as often as possible) I'm amazed at how efficiently
designed it is.
There are a handful of things I might change to better suit me (and I've
made a few minor modifications) but camping and life on the road are all
about flexibility right?

Jonathan

http://bluehighwayvanagon.blogspot.com/




On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> I think the design is quite ingenious, in fact no other camping
> interior comes close to the Westy's amenities in the space allotted
> and—let's not forget—the budget allotted. We owners, thirty-some-odd
> years after the sessions during which the designs were accomplished,
> are free to discuss and try a variety of customizations that probably
> never fit the profile of the anticipated buyer. There is a limit to
> how much the salesperson on the lot could explain to the buyer;
> anything beyond that was a waste of money and resources.
>
> The more I camp in mine—and it's been over 200 times now—the more I
> can appreciate the entire package for what it is: Excellent. Did they
> think of everything? Nope. Can individual owners find things to
> improve they either ignored or overlooked? Yep. But you could say that
> about anything on the planet, no matter how well it was designed.
>
> Jim
>
>