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Re: Remving the camping equipment and a source for paint
Historical mailing list - Ryan
Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:14:54 -0500
...Remving the camping equipment and a source for paint > Does anyone have a list of procedures for removing the camping equipment > to > get at...
Re: Stealth Camping
Historical mailing list - Stewart, Donna
Thu, 2 Oct 2003 10:13:06 -0700
Some poor person has been stealth camping at the local WalMart for about 2 months now in a green 77-78 Westfalia from Arkansas...
Re: Second battery in Westy
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sun, 4 Mar 2012 18:55:05 -0500
...More accurately, it is the recharge rate once the camping battery is depleted. (Put differently, high load is fine, as long as you allow...
Re: "Fall camping"
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:57:11 -0700
...While I do enjoy camping with my Vanagon, I get a bit sick of sitting inside it in the rain or trying to dry...
Re: Oxymoron Alert: AC While Camping
Historical mailing list - Bob Johnson
Wed, 9 Jun 2010 07:35:53 -0600
...It Is Camping At It's Finest !!!!! :o) On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 7:05 AM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote: > Hi...
Re: Stealth camping, Was: Re: Curtains and privacy...
Historical mailing list - David Greenland
Mon, 17 Jan 2000 21:46:41 -0800
...Before dark seek out a good intended camping spot, but > don't linger there. Instead go do all activities somewhere else. > Only go back...
Re: Camping outdoors equipment supplies and stuff!
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Thu, 3 Aug 2006 11:19:36 -0400
...It has a pretty complete line of > camping, > fishing, hunting, and general outdoor gear. > I have no connection with them, and make no recommendation...
Re: Friday: Learn From My Lessons
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:53:01 -0800
...Mankind has been doing it since our ancestors first came up with the idea of camping. Just leave the flatscreen, espresso maker, electric blankets...
Re: Tin Top Camping
Historical mailing list - Paul van Dyck
Tue, 8 Oct 2013 14:19:38 -0400
I actually prefer camping in my Syncro 7 passenger tin top. A large Thule rack and box up top, four bike rack off the...
Re: friday question(s)
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 1 Apr 2011 08:35:25 -0700
...And that led me to both this and other Internet (and International) Vanagon and Westfalia related lists and to the local VW camping community...
Re: Heat inside the camper.. No Carbon Monoxide detectors another option.
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Mon, 5 Jan 2015 05:54:39 -0800
On 1/3/2015 10:27 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > For a permanent type installation with only 12 volt available. > > http://www.campingworld.com...
Getting Caught up on trip reports: TOEG and BOTC
Historical mailing list - turbowesty
Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:38:27 -0400
...http://nextchapter.kraikerphoto.com/2012/08/camping-little-more-camping-and-few.html Regards, Peter Kraiker nextchapter.kraikerphoto.com Toronto, ON, Canada '82 L...
Cup holder...
Historical mailing list - - James Shinosky
Thu, 6 Aug 1998 18:38:47 EDT
In Camping World Website (www.campingworld.com), you see a pic of an adjustable drink holder (to replace your broken one in your vanagon...
Re: Camping hints (F)
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Fri, 10 Dec 1999 09:43:37 -0800
...F. Bloss <bloss@ENTER.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 5:37 AM Subject: Camping hints (F) > NatureCamping Hints > -------------
No Top Bunk (Rare?)
Historical mailing list - robert asmann
Fri, 19 Apr 2002 14:05:48 -0400
In my search for a vanagon I came across a 85 Westy with the usual camping set up but when I opened the top...
Re: dual battery relay
Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
Sun, 4 May 2003 11:50:45 -0700
...http://www.geocities.com/harald_nancy/ Harald click here if you like to talk about vw camping: http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vw...
Re: stealth camping. Truck stop showers?
Historical mailing list - G. Lee
Sat, 23 Aug 2003 14:41:53 -0600
>Have been using this setup(rear hatch shower) last 2 years when wild >camping near river. I used an extension faucet routed out the...
Rest Area Camping??
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Tue, 27 Jul 2004 09:52:59 -0400
Hi gang, We're Canadians who do a fair bit of camping in the US. While cruising the Interestates I keep seeing the 'Rest...
end of camping season????
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Mon, 20 Sep 2004 02:02:52 +0000
I see alot of you talk about it being the end of camping season. Why do you say this? Does anyone here camp in...
Re: [NVC] Possibly the most useful camping gadget ever
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:58:26 -0700
...On 6/20/07, Mike Rocket J Squirrel Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > > > http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/enormous-home+made-margarita-mixer...
Re: Wal MArt camping in a Vanagon
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Tue, 20 May 2008 05:29:51 -0600
Out of curiosity, I clicked on the freecampgrounds link and checked my town's Walmart and it is listed as no camping, but this...
Re: Camping at a music festival
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Mon, 22 Jun 2015 08:05:32 -0300
...Camping at a music festival > > > > Cheers, > > Frank Condelli > Almonte, Ontario, Canada > '87 VW Westy, '00 Kawasaki 250 Sherpa, "98 Ducati 750 Monster & Lionel Trains...
B.C. Westfalia rental and camping
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Thu, 16 Jan 2003 12:35:37 EST
I'm looking into renting a Westfalia and camping in British Columbia in March. I and my family will be taking the train from...
Buses by the Buoy 2003 is Sept. 12-14
Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
Thu, 21 Aug 2003 15:32:12 -0400
...Friday-Sunday, September 12-14th, Buses by the Buoy, an informal camping weekend, at Bayley's Camping Resort in Scarborough, ME. Wooded sites with...
LVC: Westy camping at USGP--gripe
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 20 Jun 2005 20:00:07 -0500
...What awesome cars! What got me was the camping arrangement, actually. Jeff S. warned me that it was a zoo, I was ready for...
Re: Camping at a music festival
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 21 Jun 2015 21:56:53 -0400
...Beautiful camping with lots of music. and the price is about the same as just paying for camping for several nights at a campground...
Re: AC While Camping
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:27:26 -0600
On Jun 28, 2010, at 5:08 PM, Mike Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > > > > > Tom Buese wrote: >> Remind me never to go camping where I...
Re: Building one's own Camping Cabinets?
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Sun, 29 Jan 2006 19:51:57 EST
...I have the opportunity of either buying a Weaty camping interior or building a camper interior from scratch. I have searched the archives for...
Re: Summer camping Wa/Or/Ca?
Historical mailing list - B
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:02:58 -0700
...http://www.amazon.com/Foghorn-Outdoors-California-Camping-Campgrounds/dp/1566916879/ref=pd_sim_b_title_4 Information in a three years' old guide...
Re: camping contacts??
Historical mailing list - Stephen Jones
Mon, 25 Aug 1997 09:00:31 -0600
> that is, anybody else wanna be a "Camping Contact"?? i.e., the person > any takers?? :) I would be glad to volunteer for the Western...
Re: urban camping tips
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Tue, 19 Aug 2003 20:37:58 -0700
> > Anyone else got any urban camping tips? > >Sleepy residential (mid-income -- the rich neighborhoods don't care for me) >places are great since what...
Re: PCH Camping Suggestions
Historical mailing list - Kirk Hockin
Fri, 23 Apr 2004 23:39:09 -0700
...PCH Camping Suggestions There is nothing in your email that locates the state about which you talk. Consider the poor soul searching the archives...
Re: Ultimate Camping List;
Historical mailing list - Don Trowbridge
Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:49:44 -0700
When camping out in the woods in your Vanagon Westy a whistle would be better than bells. Backpackers always have a whistle along while...
Re: Stealth camping
Historical mailing list - J.Fleming
Fri, 11 Feb 2000 19:31:29 -0800
...Stealth camping > Ah HA! > > -> > >I did stealth camping in my 1967 VW Splitty in the parking lot of Northrop > >Aircraft Corp., down in Hawthorne...
Why we do it.....
Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
Sat, 14 Jul 2007 20:53:33 -0400
...This I my third camping trip this summer with my 3 year old and one of hundreds of camping trips since I bought my...
Re: Cup holder...
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Sun, 9 Aug 1998 13:50:48 -0400
The Camping World units require drilling to match the original holes. Also, I found the design of the adjustable mechanism not to my liking...
Re: How to look competent when working on your Vanagon instead of a loser with a 30 year old car
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 3 Jan 2016 12:42:30 -0600
...You're camping in a Vanagon, and not fixing anything? Care to elaborate? : ) Jim > On Jan 3, 2016, at 10:05 AM, Dan N...
The Greatest Car Ever Built
Historical mailing list - turbowesty
Wed, 15 May 2013 07:55:57 -0400
...http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/camping/car-camping/The-Greatest-Car-Ever-Built.html Anyone know the author? Regards, Peter Kraiker nextchapter.kraikerphoto...
Re: 12V Fan Report (Re: LED light product)
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sat, 5 Aug 2006 07:40:23 -0700
...12v Fans Camping World is showing a couple of 12v fans in their catalog: *http://tinyurl.com/r6hwb *I picked up one similar to...
Re Q Pop-Top Insulation
Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
Sat, 29 Apr 2000 12:39:39 -0700
I forgot to add that i also made a fly for the outside of the pooptop for extreme winter camping. It helped on the...
Long-term Camping Food
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 10:05:51 -0500
...What foods do you use for long-term camping? Something that requires minimum refrigeration yet is reasonably healthy? Obviously I can't keep meet...
Re: A new camping season, a new Vanagon List season
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sun, 6 May 2012 09:19:44 -0700
...A new camping season, a new Vanagon List season I already HAVE a Westrailia sticker on my little camping gear trailer! -- Jack "Rocket j...
What do you cook when camping?
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:11:52 -0400
The whole Joe versus the Black Bear thread makes me curious what folks cook when camping. Me, I tend to prepare my meals at...
Re: First camping trip!
Historical mailing list - John C...
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:42:38 +0000
...I haven't been camping at > for around 15 years, so I hope I don't forget anything. We're planning to > stay for...
Re: What Did You Leave At Home?
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:06:48 -0700
...Seems inconsequential maybe, but when you have kids that consider S'mores to be a highlight of a camping trip, it becomes a big...
Re: Proposed Camping Fee Hikes for Senior in Federal Campgrounds
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 4 Dec 2009 15:33:54 -0500
BLM camping is great, when in the West. Not available in most states, including some of the western ones. If one's objective on...
Re: horn
Historical mailing list - Rob
Fri, 27 Mar 2020 08:24:40 -0700
https://www.campendium.com/ is keeping track of camping areas closed because of the virus. The listings were in a box to the right...
Re: Stealth camping: Boston & beyond, was stealth camping IN NYC....
Historical mailing list - Mike Barfield
Wed, 10 May 2000 19:53:22 -0400
...snip... > > What I'd like to know is where else is good for > stealth camping & getting showers. My short lists > are: > > Camping: > Random logging...
Re: Looking for Camping suggestions around Quebec QC and Windham NY
Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
Sat, 9 Jun 2012 06:00:01 -0700
I have had good luck finding low or no cost camping sites in the U.S. using the http://www.ultimatecampgrounds.com/ app on...
Re: Thanks for T-Molding source and Cool New Equip...
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Wed, 4 Jun 2008 20:48:50 -0700
...The complete lack of storage, like camping in my old '84 GL, was > driving me crazy so I build the camping box in the...
Re: VW camping season started?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 3 Mar 2019 10:08:42 -0800
> VW camping season started? Let the games begin! On 3/3/19, vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net> wrote: > ..... Today there were a...
Re: Solar Power Charger for Van Camping
Historical mailing list - Pat Sloan
Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:21:17 -0800
...Re: [VANAGON] Solar Power Charger for Van Camping RE: Solar Charger Are you talking about this item: http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/travelpower/e193/
Camping withdrawl symptoms
Historical mailing list - David Garth
Thu, 12 Oct 1995 07:38:19 -0700 (PDT)
Because I can't go on the Baja trip (because I have to work that weekend) I started to have camping withdrawl symptoms. So...
Interior Camping Heater
Historical mailing list
Sun, 13 Apr 1997 13:32:18 -0400
...Interior Camping Heater >X-UIDL: 810ffdf58ff1ef7c55b61ac01d25a593 > >Hi >With all this talk about heaters, could somebody recommend a small 120V >portable heater to warm the...
Re: CA Beach camping reccomendations
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Fri, 14 Jan 2000 06:43:00 -0800
...CA Beach camping reccomendations >Does anyone have any places along the California coast (north or >central) that they recommend to camp at? >I'd...
Re: Engine fires, urine, now Vanagon Butterfly Camping
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Thu, 5 Aug 2004 21:10:26 +1200
>Try this when you are out Vanagon camping with the kids. They will love >you for it because all kids like butterflys, especially when...
Re: Grey water tank (81 Vanagon Westy)
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 15 Apr 2004 12:11:42 -0400
...http://eurocampers.com/ <http://eurocampers.com/> > under Vanagon Parts & Accessories/Vanagon Camping Parts > <http://eurocampers.com/> After you get there ... look under Vanagon Camping...
Re: Camping w/ 2 year old - suggestions
Historical mailing list - Todd Olson
Mon, 2 Jan 2006 23:50:12 -0500
...Camping w/ 2 year old - suggestions We're going to attempt to take our 2 year old daughter camping this summer in our 83...
Fwd: Buses at Shelter Valley Folk Festival Labour Day weekend
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Sun, 2 May 2010 09:02:30 -0400
...http://www.sheltervalley.com/sustainability.htm There are 2 camping areas --- one is "Quiet" and one is "Musical" --- in the music camping area there...
Re: Winter Camping
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Tue, 7 Dec 1999 16:11:43 -0800
...Winter Camping > > >> In a message dated 99-12-07 08:01:03 EST, you write: >> >> << I highly encourage folks to do the winter camping...