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Re: What to do in the weekend ?? (F)
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Fri, 3 Mar 2000 19:40:59 -0500
...I love the winter but just about now I'm looking forward to spring/mud/black fly/mosquito season. -Larry Calle Fallberg wrote: > Hi...
Re: Why has the list been so quite lately? (Thread hijack!!!)
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 10 Nov 2000 21:33:02 -0600
...but who wants doped-up bugs??? do you REALLY want a zonked-out mosquito in your room? can you imagine some cockroach who thinks...
Re: Carrying extra gasoline in a Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
Sun, 5 Jan 2020 16:57:57 +0000
...I went to Alaska....but that's not going to happen....mosquitoes the size of hummingbirds! Not to mention all the front sheetmetal and...
FS- Subaru Powered Syncro Westy
Historical mailing list - Ken Herman
Thu, 31 Aug 2006 17:07:14 -0700
...4 sided tent (mounts to rain gutter) snap in rear hatch mosquito net new rear hatch struts (installed this week) new seal around pop...
Kicking off the 2013 Alaska Trip report: Departure
Historical mailing list - Julia Schrenkler
Fri, 3 Jan 2014 08:27:10 -0600
...Then after fishing, hiking, and surviving mosquitos in the north, we wandered back. I'll be posting memories and photos to our currently-under...
For Sale?
Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:45:56 -0600
...The mosquito netting is in excellent shape. The upstairs and downstairs beds are in excellent condition. The skylight is a "skylight guy" double, copper...
Was Crater Lake/Lakeveiw..now Trip Report, same area
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:07:54 -0700
...Hwy 31 from there, and despite the town's annual Mosquito Festival around this time every summer, we saw few during our overnight up...
Sixth annual True Canadian Winter Bus Campout Q&A
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Mon, 9 Feb 2009 18:30:57 -0500
...There are no mosquitoes, black flies, hornets, wasps, sand fleas, spiders or other annoying insects on campsites in Ontario in February. 3. You save...
Factory Original Michelin MXLs For Sale
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Tue, 4 Sep 2001 11:55:14 -0400
...approximate as I obtained these readings with a metal ruler while mosquitos were biting me. But I believe the numbers are pretty accurate nonetheless...
Carefree of Colorado, add a room
Historical mailing list - Troy
Mon, 5 Jul 2010 22:03:42 -0800
...Will be nice to cook without the Alaskan mosquitoes trying to carry me off! They are fierce around here! They have fangs! You guys...
Re: For Sale: 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia - NEW 1.6 Diesel engine
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sat, 1 Oct 2016 15:46:24 -0400
...rip on the rear bench fabrique > - tiny rips in the upper mosquito net > - one little interior foil damage in the back > - pop up tent...
FS: 89 Syncro Westy - Rochester NY.
Historical mailing list - Cort, Joel
Mon, 16 Apr 2001 12:41:59 -0400
...there is a slight bump/ding in the rear door * The mosquito screen window in the pop-top needs to be repaired but the...
Re: shore power vs batteries
Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
Fri, 1 Aug 2014 08:49:25 -0500
...use some kind battery > charger. > > I'm also looking for a mosquito-proof way to get the shore power in; I'm > thinking I...
Re: FS- Subaru Powered Syncro Westy
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Thu, 31 Aug 2006 20:20:29 -0400
...4 sided tent (mounts to rain gutter) > snap in rear hatch mosquito net > new rear hatch struts (installed this week) > new seal around pop...
Re: HUGE STASH of Rare Vanagon Goodies - MUST SEE!
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sat, 8 Feb 2003 10:47:53 -0500
...Rear hatch mosquito screens sell for about the same price, have no Westfalia logo on them, and have about the same value in raw...
Re: poptop screen available?
Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
Fri, 14 Jul 2000 06:29:34 -0700
...should I reproduce one myself? Has anyone else done > this, and do they have any tips? > > Thanks again > Jeff > 85 Westy (with many mosquitoes)
Re: Sliding door snap in screen
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Mon, 25 Aug 2014 08:11:09 -0700
...run for the door with hands full while being pursued by mosquitoes and enter the van with no delay and no trouble. Stephen Picasa...
Re: For Sale: 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia - NEW 1.6 Diesel engine
Historical mailing list - turbotransporter
Sat, 1 Oct 2016 15:55:17 -0700
...rip on the rear bench fabrique > - tiny rips in the upper mosquito net > - one little interior foil damage in the back > - pop up tent...
Re: sliding door screen
Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
Tue, 28 Nov 2006 17:03:04 +0000
I like the low-tech version of just mosquito netting, no zipper, no edging, the same kind I use backpacking, nice and light, inexpensive...
Re: For Sale: 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia - NEW 1.6 Diesel engine
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Sat, 1 Oct 2016 13:32:24 -0700
...rip on the rear bench fabrique >> - tiny rips in the upper mosquito net >> - one little interior foil damage in the back >> - pop up tent...
Re: Unjust Cause NVC
Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
Fri, 17 May 2002 14:20:21 -0500
...I was a few hours east of Memphis, and after a mosquito- bitten night on >the Mississippi >I needed a rest break which I...
Re: Camper Equipmetn Advise Needed
Historical mailing list
Mon, 8 Aug 94 10:01:08 PDT
...windscreen, some dish soap and matches, some salt and pepper and mosquito repellant, a few misc. plastic and paper bags, a box of coffee...
Re: Here's the list
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Sat, 18 Sep 2004 22:24:51 -0700
...for photo log > mirror, metal signaling (unbreakable) > mosquito coil kits, 2-4 -- separate holders desireable > mosquito net hats > multi-strand baling wire > nail/staple...
Re: 82 Diesel Timing Belt
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 28 Jan 2014 11:47:04 -0600
...A mosquito's breath can get your TDC out of whack while pulling all the tension you can out of the belt as you...
Re: Fryedaigh: Vanagon Haiku (my spoof)
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Thu, 29 Jun 2006 22:49:15 -0700
...Sorry for the > thursday post but I'll be > gone tamale. > > A mosquito hums. > A dog barks. A mockingbird > trills. A starter clicks. The...
Re: Report on Rear Hatch Tent from Campmore
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Wed, 30 Aug 2000 14:22:08 PDT
...The tent was fitted inside the rear hatch >opening to assure perfect fit against persistent mosquitoes and other >un-invited guests. Just to be...
We can be contributors also
Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
Tue, 8 Dec 2009 12:17:50 -0000
...One meets his frien and is asking : "Did you've have seen how mosquito is pissing?" "So the politics are even thinner!" Business of...
LOTSA NEW Stuff- curtains, carpet, air cond, bras, propane tanks (LONG)
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 25 Jun 1998 22:13:13 -0100
...On the drawing board, replacement Westy tables and arms, mosquito screens, etc. Don't worry, I'll keep you posted. :-) - Ron Salmon The Bus...
catalog you'll ALL love
Historical mailing list
Tue, 26 Dec 1995 17:15:46 -0800
...of solar lanterns solar lights solar car kits solar radios solar mosquito repellers the most unusual types of light bulbs I've ever seen...
Re: 82 Diesel Timing Belt
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Tue, 28 Jan 2014 12:11:06 -0600
...new belt back on, routing it from the bottom up. > > A mosquito's breath can get your TDC out of whack while pulling all...
Re: Campground AC
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Thu, 20 Aug 2020 23:01:31 -0400
...As luck would have it, most of the campgrounds with 120 VAC are also the ones with hot humid nights, mosquitoes, and all the...
Trip Report: Portland et. al.
Historical mailing list
Sat, 20 Jul 1996 11:49:46 -0400
...we talked about the trip a little and he warned of mosquitos and dust... All told we had good experiences. I was able to...
Re: For Sale: 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia - NEW 1.6 Diesel engine
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 1 Oct 2016 15:43:22 -0700
...rip on the rear bench fabrique >>> - tiny rips in the upper mosquito net >>> - one little interior foil damage in the back >>> - pop up tent...
Re: A camping season with the Bus Depot Add-A-Room
Historical mailing list - vw woody
Thu, 16 Oct 2014 10:17:55 -0500
...Does it mate up to the snaps for the rear hatch mosquito screen? Does it > have a method of making a seal to the...
Re: We can be contributors also
Historical mailing list - Matt Thyer
Tue, 8 Dec 2009 08:49:44 -0800
...One meets his frien and is asking : "Did you've have seen how mosquito is pissing?" "So the politics are even thinner!" Business of...
Re: 84 wolfs weekender/ any others? (long)
Historical mailing list
Mon, 6 Jul 1998 19:00:49 EDT
...camper style sliding side windows, with screens, and the rear hatch mosquito net was standard on '84 WLE's. as with the '84 WLE...
Storing the list stuff/more detailed
Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
Sun, 19 Sep 2004 01:31:41 -0500
...Underneath, cleaning supplies, mosquito coils, toilet paper. Above forward, all of the pots & pans. Above aft is curtains, shop manuals and equipment manuals and...
Re: For Sale: 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia - NEW 1.6 Diesel engine
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Sat, 1 Oct 2016 11:56:08 -0700
...rip on the rear bench fabrique > - tiny rips in the upper mosquito net > - one little interior foil damage in the back > - pop up tent...
Re: Last Launch of the space shuttles Discovery, Endeavor, and Atlantis
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Sun, 13 Feb 2011 09:13:00 -0500
...Fishing is great in > Mosquito Lagoon....redfish and sea trout fishing is legendary. > Be prepared to wait it out, since as you may recall...
THANK YOU! [vanagon] lister needs help on the road - headlight gremlin in 86 wes
Historical mailing list
Wed, 20 Jul 2005 12:02:59 EDT
...make the temp fix in the AM when there are less mosquitos to contend with, and just have a few beers for now reflecting...
Re: Carrying extra gasoline in a Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Sun, 5 Jan 2020 11:35:39 -0600
...Maybe if I went to Alaska....but that's not going to happen....mosquitoes the size of hummingbirds! Not to mention all the front...
Things fall apart; the center will not hold
Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
Wed, 12 Jul 1995 07:58:06 -0700 (PDT)
...t holding the only light for miles around (and attracting every mosquito for miles around). In the morning, I stepped outside to take a...
A camping season with the Bus Depot Add-A-Room
Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
Wed, 1 Oct 2014 10:05:50 -0400
...The fine mesh kept the mosquitoes away and it adds very little bulk to the package. I then used it on other campgrounds but...
Re: Kicking off the 2013 Alaska Trip report: Departure
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Fri, 3 Jan 2014 22:09:44 -0900
...Then after fishing, hiking, and > surviving mosquitos in the north, we wandered back. > > I'll be posting memories and photos to our currently-under...
Trip Report #2
Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
Fri, 29 Jun 2001 18:44:45 -0400
...Ginger got eaten alive by mosquitos while viewing the mom and baby moose with Jasmine on her lap while taking pictures. Stu had a...
Re: How to pack Westy for a long camping trip? (kickoff)
Historical mailing list - JOHN REYNOLDS
Thu, 24 May 2001 21:10:06 -0400
...for photo log > mirror, metal signaling (unbreakable) > mosquito coil kits, 2-4 -- separate holders desireable > mosquito net hats > multi-strand baling wire > nail/staple...
Re: Packing a '90 Westy
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 15 Jul 2005 12:16:45 -0500
...110v fan LC Keys for water inlet and gas cap ORG Mosquito netting, jack, bungees OHR Broom CL Spare belts CC Spare exhaust gasket...
Re: Bus Depot Side Tent...
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:14:37 -0400
...I managed to get it slightly involved with one of the mosquito screens when striking, and of course it pulled bits off the screen...
Re: For Sale: 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia - NEW 1.6 Diesel engine
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Sat, 1 Oct 2016 17:20:33 -0700
...rip on the rear bench fabrique >> - tiny rips in the upper mosquito net >> - one little interior foil damage in the back >> - pop up tent...
Re: Here's the list
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 19 Sep 2004 08:59:21 -0500
...for photo log > mirror, metal signaling (unbreakable) > mosquito coil kits, 2-4 -- separate holders desireable > mosquito net hats > multi-strand baling wire > nail/staple...
Trip Report (long)
Historical mailing list - Henning, Eric
Tue, 10 Aug 1999 14:50:31 -0400
...for more activities. Bring plenty of bug spray and sun lotion. Mosquitoes weren't that bad, but my daughter got several bites. Planned on...
sherman pass not yet open
Historical mailing list
Tue, 11 Jun 1996 14:17:58 -0700
...There's supposed to be a lot of mosquitoes. There are NO amenities. Bring your high-powered porta-potties, or whatever else makes you...
Re: Inuvik and Alaska
Historical mailing list
Thu, 21 Sep 1995 08:45:55 -0700
...If you don't have screens for your bus windows, a mosquito net to sleep under might be helpful. Also, after I got into...
Re: tarp clamps AND awning ideas
Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
Fri, 15 Oct 1999 13:27:56 -0700
...One day I hope to get some mosquito netting material and enclose the whole setup using a combination of velcro and magnets so that...
GNATT report part 3
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Tue, 11 Jul 1995 22:38:34 -0700 (PDT)
...Lots of mosquitos and wet grass in the campground - gonna be a soggy weekend! To be continued... -David ============================================================================ David Schwarze '73 VW Safare Custom...
Re: Vented Plat Cat Heater
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 22 Oct 2000 10:02:27 -0700
...outside from the inside - very good for keeping the cold and mosquitoes out! When it is done, I unplug the power supply, haul in...
NVC-Re: Ninja Camping (was Wal-Mart parking lots)Now Pre-Enviromental Awareness
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Wed, 21 May 2008 17:08:43 -0600
...in front of our house! We would also run behind the mosquito truck as it sprayed to kill the bugs breathing in the white...
FS: CDN 91 Syncro Westy
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Sun, 1 Jan 2006 18:40:15 -0800
...No rear hatch mosquito net. Other: Could use a paint job, the rear 1/3 of the van's paint is not the greatest...
Re: Making an add-a-room for an EVC
Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
Wed, 14 Mar 2001 12:52:18 -0500
...The mosquitoes were vicious, we were told! Helen really did a superb job and it is a fantastic addition to the awning, which should...
CCC's camping this weekend/ directions!
Historical mailing list
Mon, 10 Jun 1996 10:17:34 -0700
...There's supposed to be a lot of mosquitoes. There are NO amenities. Bring your high-powered porta-potties, or whatever else makes you...