Date:         Tue, 13 Oct 1998 13:50:36 -0500
Reply-To:     Max/Joyce Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Max/Joyce Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Subject:      Re: Inexpensive alternative bag...RE: Bag for Westy Roof Rack
Comments: To: Bulley-Hewlett & Associates <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>,
          Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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You might also check out Voyaguer Canoe products as they sell waterproof HD
bags in a myriad of sizes. 1-800-942-2663 for a catalogue.  They're part of
Mad River Canoes now.  Also try Jack's Plastic Welding in N. Mex(has
website) or Nortwest river supplies in Moscow ID.

Dimwitted moose and Flying Squirrel.

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> From: Bulley-Hewlett & Associates <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Inexpensive alternative bag...RE: Bag for Westy Roof Rack
> Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 9:16 AM
>
> At 01:21 PM 10/13/98 +0200, Helmut Zeidler wrote:
> ><<<SNIP>>>
> >After Westfalia discontinued production of Vanagon roof rack bags,
> >a different vendor starts to offer those bags again. It comes grey
colored
> >with three straps which secures the baggage on top of the drivers
> >cabin.
> ><<<SNIP>>>
>
> Today, Dave wrote:
> ><<<SNIP>>>We bought one exactly the right size for the Westy roof rack a
> year or two ago from Boundary Waters (outdoor, canoesupplies, etc.).
> ><<<SNIP>>>$125 on the web site catalog, ><<<SNIP>>>
> Dave
> 87 Wolfsburg
> 90 Westfalia
>
> Today, gmbulley@bulley-hewlett.com responded:
>
> I bought a roof bag for my Jetta a few years ago that works perfectly for
> our Westfalia's cargo pit. It is 45" x 45" x 15", made of sturdy
> water-proofed blue woven nylon, three sided double zipper, felted
> heavy-gauge vinyl bottom, has eight nylon straps (I use six of them).
Works
> great. I just roll the excess bag into a wee roll at the rear of the
cargo
> pit. Comes with drip rail clips, if you want to use it on your Passat or
> Jetta.
>
> Believe it or not, K-Mart. $39.00. in their "On The Road" section. If
> you've got a Jetta or Golf, this thing works great as a trunk liner, too
> (when you are hauling messy or disgusting stuff). When fully unfurled, it
> is almost exactly the size of the interior of the trunk.
>
> Happy hauling,
>
>
> G. Matthew Bulley
> Principal
> Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
> Communications for Organizational Development
> www.bulley-hewlett.com
> (888) 468-4880 toll free