Yes I am well aware of the Germanic owner non-Vanagon over the top expedition vehicles, as I previously mentioned. I have seen tons of those over the last 10 years or so, more all the time. I was talking about world travelers I have run into in Vanagons, as well as earlier VW vans, and comparing them to USA/CA VW van travelers I have run into. Those giant tire machines are an entirely different class and I often wonder just how useful their extreme capabilities turn out to be on their actual trip. Mark Gary Peebles wrote: > Being a world tourist in a Vanagon myself, I disagree about USA/Can = > travelers vs. others being overly prepared with doodads etc.... While = > traveling in South America, we saw the most outrageous non Vanagon = > vehicles. Germans, Swiss, and a couple of French Over landers (shipped = > their rigs) spent up to two years traveling around with big, HUGE 6x6 = > trucks(Mercedes, Mann, and some smaller 4x4 Toyota camper vans) They = > were like totally over kill. The Busses that we met on the road from = > the US or Can, Westys mostly were winging it with minimal additions....... |
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