Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 19:12:08 -0800
Reply-To: "Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow" <rummaging@YAHOO.COM>
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From: "Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow" <rummaging@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Rear seat comfort on a Vanagon Westy?
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The rear seat isn't the greatest no matter how you slice it.
I have shoulder belts in mine. But it's a 1991.
I would think a bigger problem is the need for a well functioning AC.
Vanagons in Florida are hot as hell. At least in summer.
New upholstery would be nice. Like hygienic leather with the AC blowing. And maybe a flat screen TV.
Ottoman?
I would think you could let one kid ride up front. And let an adult and the other kid sit in the back.
With pillows. AC. Ottoman? And a little flick playing. One would have access to the table. They could take turns tabling.
It's not ideal. I mean it's not a 747.
But if you buy a 747 in short order the kids will outgrow it.
Or you could ride in an RV and outsource your kids to pay for the fuel cost.
Better to think in terms of setting the kids up with their own Vanagon.
Then when the parents are in senile screaming matches, the kids can raise their fingers, flip the parents off, and head on down to the creek to camp out in solitude.
Or. You could just say fuck it and ride around in an old Pinto, like the one Jerry Brown took Linda Ronstadt to dates in, while the press asked Jerry what was wrong with him as he was climbing into the Pinto.
> On Feb 24, 2015, at 6:27 PM, Ryan Shawley <easywind1975@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> We roll with four, two kids (2 and 9). My wife and I take turns driving and the other plays airline attendant. Unless the windows are down noise is not an issue, I have one shoulder belt installed and will get another in by time the boy outgrows carseat. Occasionally I'll go back and sit on cooler and play with them (yeah I know not safe).
>
>> Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 08:07:25 -0500
>> From: d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM
>> Subject: Re: Rear seat comfort on a Vanagon Westy?
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>
>> The distance does make things feel strange. For folks in the back there is also a lack of security with nothing to hold onto. This is made worse with the lack of shoulder restraints or headrests. Installing a rear facing seat out of a Carat behind the front passenger seat will allow someone to ride with the kids and take care of them.
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Truls Erik Johnsen
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 7:21 AM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Rear seat comfort on a Vanagon Westy?
>>
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> First of all: Thanks for the assistance on my question regarding the headliner the other day. Turned out to be a no-brainer, really.
>>
>> Then: How is the rear seat comfort on the Westy? The spesific model I'm considering is an '85 Club Joker with Westfalia interior. My old camper had a secluded (half wall between front and rear) camper setup.
>> This gave a rather distanced feeling between passengers and driver/front passenger seats. I'm mainly conserned with this distance (hard to talk etc) and comfort when it comes to having my two kids sitting in the back seat. So feedback from those of you who frequently travel with more than two persons in the car, and especially kids, would be ace.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Truls
