Date:         Sat, 18 Jan 1997 12:41:54 -0800
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Ron Lussier <coyote@zuni.chaco.com>
Subject:      Re: Child cot in Vanagon

At 10:39 PM 1/17/97 -0600, Jim Digennaro wrote:
>Hi Volks,
>   I saw this question on the list and had to respond.
>
>>Has anyone else ever seen a childs cot for a Vanagon Westy?
>I didn't know they existed.
>
>As far as I know, they do not.  However, I have put one in my '82.  I found
>a good cot with one pole from '73 and had a good  pole from a '79 and
>combined the 2.  I didn't put much effort into the job.  Basically my wife
>and I held the poles up and found where the fit best.  Marked the spot, put
>of the brakets and TaDaaa, a bed.  I use the slider (from '79) for the
>front pole. It can safely be extended out past the fixed poles, making it
>fit the front window better.  Anyway, there isn't alot of room between the
>cot and the roof of the camper (about 2 feet), but my daughter lovers it.
>There is a space on each end of the cot that I neatly fill with the seats.
>The headrest stick up nicely filling the space. One problem I have
>encounted is the curtain.  I can't bring myself to cut it, so I place dark
>blanks (until I get something better) on the outside of the front windows.
>I hood them in place with the doors.  Well, thats my 2 cents.  Take care.

Jim,

They actually do exist.  Looking in the Westfalia catalog dated 9/93, there
is clearly a "Kinderbetten / Ablagen im Faherhaus" shown.  The text reads:

     Zum Einhagen quer im Faherhaus; 2 Teleskopstangen mit
     hochwertigem Segeltuch; bis 40 kg belastbar.  Gewicht: 4kg.

Unfortunately, it wasn't listed on the 5/96 price list, so it may be out of
stock.  They don't seem to make one for the Eurovan, surprisingly enough.

Ron

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