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  • Re: AC While Camping
    Historical mailing list - Bob Johnson
    Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:16:08 -0600
    > > now if you'll excuse me, I have to find my Loincloth and spear, as I'm > going > camping this weekend... Loincloth??? I Can...
  • Re: SoCal beach camping?
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Thu, 9 Jun 2011 13:48:35 -0700
    ...I'd seen that in previous trips and stopped by there in January of 2010 thinking about camping for the night. But it was...
  • Re: Gen Set
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:33:58 -0500
    Yet another reason I like camping in National Forests instead of NPs. In forests you can often camp near the fireroads and be the...
  • rain & pop-top?
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 8 Aug 1997 01:56:05 -0400 (EDT)
    Hello all-- I'm new to Westfalia Camping. Can I leave the pop-top open in the rain? Is it water-proof? If I...
  • Re: Cup Holders
    Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
    Thu, 8 Jul 1999 20:30:06 EDT
    ...They're available at Camping World (www.campingworld.com) and other RV stores. -Steven Sittser
  • Re: Camping out Veggy sytle. Any vegetarians on this list?
    Historical mailing list - developtrust
    Tue, 29 Jan 2002 16:24:43 -0800
    ...I'm saving many messages and hope to compile a good camping list. William Polowniak 1989 Vanagon GL 1988 Mercedes 300 SE
  • Re: Summer camping Wa/Or/Ca?
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:21:53 -0700
    ...Summer camping Wa/Or/Ca? 4. Expect >$4/gallon gas on Highway 1, probably from Pismo Beach south to LA.
  • Re: Big Sur CA Camping
    Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
    Tue, 19 Jul 2016 15:11:19 +0000
    ...Big Sur CA Camping > > > > Oof - Tough time of year for Big Sur camping, check reserveamerica.com > for > > camping availability. > > > > Sam Simeon State Park at...
  • Long-term Camping Food
    Historical mailing list - Rob Gunter
    Mon, 15 Apr 2002 09:22:43 -0400
    ...Rice- can cook at home and dry it then rehydrate out camping, or minute rice. Tomato bullion (powder or cubes) green tea - no sugar...
  • Re: Using a generator with a Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Davidson
    Tue, 30 Mar 1999 10:22:13 -0800
    I though camping was for going to nice places.... That leaves out Texas! :) Bill -----Original Message----- From: frank n. furter <wasserbox@YAHOO.COM> To...
  • Re: camper closet removal? Weekenders cheaper?
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Thu, 1 Oct 2015 15:59:04 -0500
    ...My whole point of camping is to be by my lonesome (well, the folks who go with me are ok, just not the general...
  • Re: camping ice cream
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Wed, 30 Jul 2014 13:32:50 -0500
    ...At > that time, I just suggested a small, manual crank ice cream freezer like I > have, and which I have used while camping on...
  • Re: FAVOR Camping Event - A/C really worked and made it nice!
    Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
    Mon, 28 Jun 2004 11:50:14 -0400
    ...FAVOR Camping Event - A/C really worked and made it nice! Volks, Just wanted to report back that my recent camping event here in...
  • Re: Happy New Year
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Tue, 31 Dec 2013 11:00:50 -0800
    ...https://www.facebook.com/events/1408275759409136/1423180681251977/?notif_t=plan_mall_activity A few of us will be dry camping in the vicinity tonight...
  • Re: New listee w/TriStar
    Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
    Thu, 29 Nov 2001 09:39:15 -0800
    ...That will give you bunches of anticdotal reading on Mexican Camping. Not specificly Baja but the same country, no? tim in San Jose >Hello...
  • 2nd propane tank & tank inside
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Fri, 31 Mar 2017 14:39:56 -0600
    ...I use one and know the other is full, so I never run out when camping. http://jones.colorado.edu/VW/SecondPropaneTank.html My...
  • Re: Wife is done with Vanagon and camping!-- Is there anyone under 60 on this list????
    Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
    Mon, 1 Jul 2013 04:29:46 -0700
    ...Wife is done with Vanagon and camping!-- Is there anyone under 60 on this list???? Good grief, I hope so!� Or are the Gen...
  • Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:28:54 -0700
    On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 4:14 PM, Rocket J Squirrel < camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > > But when one is looking to make...
  • Re: camping list
    Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
    Fri, 17 Dec 1999 07:46:25 -0500
    ...Big Lots often has camping gear cheap. After a few of these "Shake Down" cruises, you will build your own essentials list. Talking to...
  • Camping near SeaWorld, Orlando, FL
    Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
    Sat, 20 Oct 2001 12:02:52 -0400
    ...Can anyone recommend camping facilities near the Hotel mentioned above. Are there any on the Seaworld complex? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks...
  • Re: Any Suggestions for Northern California Camping Near the Beach?
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Thu, 15 Jul 2004 10:14:04 -0700
    ...Any Suggestions for Northern California Camping Near the Beach? I coulda swore that US 1 was on the EAST coast....101? CA 1? Maybe?
  • Re: camping accessories?
    Historical mailing list - David Etter
    Wed, 4 Oct 2006 16:54:45 -0600
    ...Thanks! David (dsl82westy) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >PDL wrote: > >>What do you bring along on camping trips that you find extra >>helpful for life in a Westy? >-snip...
  • Re: Favorite Questions While Fixing the Bus (f)
    Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
    Fri, 10 Aug 2001 20:56:34 -0400
    He keeps asking me to go camping. Do you wanna go camping? Summertime is so romantic. (No. It is 100 degrees and the air...
  • Camping/Hiking in Escalante UT (and other spots)
    Historical mailing list - Walker, Phil
    Mon, 3 Apr 2006 18:45:27 -0600
    We've done a bit of camping in Central Utah (north of Hanksville) and east/southeast (Moab area) but we're planning a spring...
  • Re: [NVC] Do you like camping in the rain?
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:25:41 -0400
    ...2009/10/11 Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com> > > > How do you folks feel about camping in the rain? Any tips for keeping...
  • Walmart Camping: Safety
    Historical mailing list - Jack
    Sun, 11 Jul 2004 11:14:03 -0800
    ...Note the source url for further info. (I know this was discussed recently.) //Jack ---------------------------- RV safety tips for overnight camping Source: www.rversonline.com...
  • Re: Camping in San Diego?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Wed, 14 Nov 2001 23:23:35 -0800
    ...For camping, it sort of depends on how close to metro S.D. you want to be. As a displaced native, I'd suggest...
  • Re: Summer camping - Camping in Sierra Nevada in fall
    Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
    Mon, 5 May 2008 08:41:35 -0700
    ...When my son was school age we couldn't always do this, but my favorite Eastern Sierra time for camping is the fall. I...
  • Re: horn
    Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
    Fri, 27 Mar 2020 08:18:17 -0700
    National Forests often have isolated individual undeveloped camping spots that are always open as long as they are accessible. Perfect for "rough" Vanagon camping...
  • Re: PCH Camping Suggestions
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
    Fri, 23 Apr 2004 19:00:10 -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: camping accessories? Coleman Camping Oven
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Fri, 6 Oct 2006 08:12:38 -0500
    ...Jeff On 5-Oct-06, at 2:07 PM, Mike Rouby wrote: > Anyone try the Coleman Camping Oven on top of their Westfalia's...
  • Tranporting 4 Kayaks and gear with Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
    Sun, 9 Mar 2014 15:22:34 -0400
    Hi all Well, This past Xmas the family got kayaks to take when Camping. My camper is of course a 85 Vanagon with Zetec...
  • iWaveCube the worlds smallest microwave...any westy owners bought one??
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 27 Mar 2014 06:09:16 -0400
    ...thoughts? _New Dorm Watt Personal Desktop Microwave Oven Watt Cube Portable Camping | eBay_ (http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Dorm-Watt-Personal-Desktop-Microwave...
  • Re: "Camping" Badge
    Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
    Fri, 16 Jul 1999 08:09:36 +0200
    >Hey- >I found the "Camping" rear badge that >I picked up at the VW dealer in >Landstuhl in 1985 - unfortunately, it >is of the...
  • Re: Camping near NYC
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
    Wed, 10 May 2000 01:42:23 EDT
    ...avery.johnson@SYMPATICO.CA writes: << vaguely recall someone on the List mentioning a camping place conveniently located near a tunnel which leads to NYC. >>
  • Re: New listee w/TriStar
    Historical mailing list - s w
    Thu, 29 Nov 2001 13:43:04 -0800
    Ive been down to baja quite a few times, twice for over a month,love baja...if i was going to be camping for...
  • Re: Camping/Hiking in Escalante UT (and other spots)
    Historical mailing list - bueses
    Tue, 4 Apr 2006 14:20:07 -0600
    on 4/3/06 6:45 PM, Walker, Phil at Phil.Walker@BROOKS.COM wrote: > We've done a bit of camping in Central...
  • power banks for Vanagon travel and camping
    Historical mailing list - David McNeely
    Thu, 18 Nov 2021 19:43:10 -0800
    ...Do any of you use "power banks" when traveling and camping in your Vanagons? I am talking about 2 different animals here. First, those...
  • Re: Long-term Camping Food
    Historical mailing list - Tim
    Sun, 14 Apr 2002 09:14:45 -0700
    ...Long-term Camping Food > > > > > > > > > > Don't pay attention to what William says ..... > > he's contracted as one of > > > > my pall bearers. > > > > He has to...
  • Westy Winter Camping Suggestions..
    Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
    Mon, 16 Oct 2006 22:19:55 -0400
    ...My wife and I are thinking of trying some winter camping in our Westy. So far I have a set of thermal curtains that...
  • Re: end of camping season????
    Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
    Sun, 19 Sep 2004 19:46:09 -0700
    ...If you are coming from a background of camping in tents in the snow and you move to a Westy, it will be posh...
  • Re: Bus camping in Washington, DC
    Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
    23 Jun 1995 16:18:16 EST
    ...But it is worth checking out if some sort of quasi-legal, or at least tolerated, camping happens near RFK, perhaps in the north...
  • Re: Oxymoron Alert: AC While Camping
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Wed, 9 Jun 2010 11:38:40 -0700
    ...What's 'Camping'? I was going to stay out of this thread but it keeps drawing me back. I've been 'motel camping', I...
  • [NVC] Good camping gadgets websites?
    Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
    Sat, 9 Jun 2007 14:01:32 -0700
    ...But what about the inveterate camping gear-head? Where does he go to get his daily fix of what's new? Granted, regular camping...
  • Re: Los Angeles Folks Meetup & Solar!
    Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
    Sun, 21 Jun 2015 10:52:27 -0300
    ...On 21-Jun-2015, at 10:00, Don Hanson wrote: > Solar panels are the most appropriate power source for a camping vehicle, > for certain...
  • Re: [NVC] Do you like camping in the rain?
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:52:38 -0700
    ...Okay guys, plenty of you have provided encouraging and enlightening words in favor of camping in the rainy condition. So -- followup question: What do...
  • Re: Ultimate Camping List;
    Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
    Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:42:48 +0200
    ...16 AM, Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> The Ultimate Camping List: >> >> Phone number for the reservation desk a the Holiday Inn, Monument...
  • Re: AC for Camping. Best Buy Electronics Sale Item
    Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
    Thu, 7 Jul 2005 16:31:22 -0700
    ...AC for Camping. Best Buy Electronics Sale Item >I looked this up at Best Buy last night. It is on sale throughout all > their...
  • Re: thermal insulation
    Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
    Tue, 29 Aug 2006 23:05:18 -0700
    ...try leaving your closed cell camping pad at home and sleep outdoors on bubble wrap------- brrrrrrrrrrrrbrrrr. but this thinking led me to the solution...
  • Re: [WetWesties] Strange Herd behavior..
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Mon, 1 Aug 2011 09:24:55 -0700
    ...I'm betting the camping was free in the Snow Park especially if you had a Snow Park pass on the vehicle. And another...
  • Re: Women and camping
    Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
    Fri, 2 Oct 2009 07:14:58 -0700
    ...Women and camping > > I'd suggest that you treat all women with respect. > > > > Joy > > Especially this one: http://tinyurl.com/ybdtqpn I don't...
  • Renting EV's in the Northeast
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 30 Jul 1996 19:23:40, -0500
    ...our Cocolate lab, want to go camping in Acadia National Park in Maine. We have been tent camping for 30 years but would like...
  • Re: wide angle rear window plastic things?
    Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
    Fri, 21 Aug 1998 23:05:49 EDT
    ...angle view of what's behind you? > TIA, > David Camping World - http://www.campingworld.com. In the on-line catalog, search for "window lens...
  • Re: Camping out Veggy sytle. Any vegetarians on this list?
    Historical mailing list - John Baker
    Tue, 29 Jan 2002 15:38:15 -0500
    When we go camping, we mostly just eat all the vegetarians!! I'm just Kidding!!!!!!!!!!! Really!!!!!!! John Baker On Tue, 29 Jan 2002 11...
  • Re: VW Camper dreams
    Historical mailing list - TC
    Sun, 22 Oct 2006 11:01:25 -0700
    ...A combo > hightop/poptop that gives added headroom all the time even when down. > Good for stealth camping and cold weather camping. When you...
  • [NVC] A few photos
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Sun, 23 Sep 2007 13:40:08 -0700
    (Well, since Mellow Yellow can be seen in one photo and they were taken while camping in a Vanagon, there is some slight Vanagon...
  • Wal MArt camping in a Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Slloth
    Mon, 19 May 2008 21:19:18 -0700
    I found this site with an updated list on Wal-MArts that DO NOT allow camping. I believe a majority of the Sams Clubs...
  • Re: [NVC] Do you like camping in the rain?
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:00:08 -0700
    ...Sunday, October 11, 2009 3:23 PM > Subject: [NVC] Do you like camping in the rain? > > >> Begging forbearance from the Moderators and members o...
  • Re: Camping near NYC, Now stealth camping IN NYC....
    Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
    Wed, 10 May 2000 09:59:14 -0400
    ...Camping near NYC Anyone, I vaguely recall someone on the List mentioning a camping place conveniently located near a tunnel which leads to NYC...
  • Re: Wife is done with Vanagon and camping!
    Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak VE3SMF
    Sun, 30 Jun 2013 10:03:49 -0700
    ...Wife is done with Vanagon and camping! To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Received: Sunday, June 30, 2013, 5:42 PM The wife turned 65...