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• Re: Mystery Mouse
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Mon, 15 Sep 2014 07:35:02 -0700
  ...Vanagon <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >>>>> So I'm here on the 5th day of my annual camping trip. One site, a dry >>> camp...
• Re: Windshield? Leaking
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 07:36:29 -0500
  ...Once dry use a good paint on the inside. This is usually enough to stop this leak. If you use your van for camping...
• Re: Living in a van
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 23 May 2002 10:27:34 -0500
  ...Master the art of Guerilla camping (free > camping on > > the sly). National Forests are good too. > > > > Saving money: Stop moving > > > > Email: Libraries are free...
• Re: Multi-use Vanagon - GL to Camper and back to GL
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:25:34 -0500
  ...This one battery has always been enough for 2 weeks on > non-moving dry-camping, good indefinitely if we drive a bit now and...
• Re: Condensation, rust and Catalytic heaters,was: Excellent Catalytic Heater at Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 12 Oct 1999 15:06:16 -0400
  ...I think the Carver P4, the BA6, and the BN4 are recirculating heaters, > which would eventually dry the van. There may be others that...
• Re: Busses by the Bridge?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 19:52:54 -0700
  ...A number of years back I also took a flight on an ultra-light (two seater) - really a blast! Definitely dry camping in the...
• Re: Booster heater question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 19 May 2011 09:42:50 -0700
  ...are outiside a building , parked on pavement or dirt, not over dry grass, etc. , as it may smoke/or emit sparks, especially if a...
• Re: DIY windshield de-icing solution?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 17:12:27 -0800
  ...Recipes for homemade that I have seen call for that, also. :-) . >>> >>>> >>>> Angus >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Feb 9, 2014, at 10:56 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping...
• Re: Onboard water supply?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 29 May 2016 09:47:58 -0400
  ...Each fall I drain the tank and dry as completely as possible. In the spring I let out any condensation that built up and...
• Re: URGENT: A/C dryer O-ring size
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 6 Jul 2018 19:26:22 +0200
  ...A/C dryer O-ring size > That´s the point, I have no sample available and don´t know which > standardized size this is...
• Re: Living in a van
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 23 May 2002 10:51:06 -0700
  ...Master the art of Guerilla camping (free > > camping on > > > the sly). National Forests are good too. > > > > > > Saving money: Stop moving > > > > > > Email: Libraries are free...
• Re: Las Vegas trip report
  Historical mailing list - Tim Olmstead
  Thu, 17 Feb 2005 19:01:56 -0800
  The Vanagon's must have been in stealth mode, driving at the speed of light, or camping somewhere off the highway. I vote stealth...
• Re: shady boy owners
  Historical mailing list - pete or nancy owsianowski
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 06:44:33 -0500
  ...Park two other buses at right angles to that and you have a nice bus camping quadrangle. Gotta go camping now, See ya later...
• Re: In Missoula, overfilled oil
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:31:56 -0700
  ...I would expect a diff that hadn't been serviced in 80k miles to seem "a little dry" (one would hope that he would...
• Rain in your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Tue, 23 Jul 1996 12:08:52 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Once dry use a good paint on the inside. This is usually enough to stop this leak. If you use your van for camping...
• Re: pop top
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 3 Mar 1999 20:25:43 -0500
  ...We stayed dry the whole way through... > >Brian >84 Wetsy, I mean Westy >westfalia@oregonsites.com > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Steve Macaulay <smacaulay@INFINTIUM.COM...
• Re: ScotchGuard on the poptop canvas question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:43:07 -0600
  ...Go to a camping supply store & try & get a water based product if you can. It lasts for awhile & can be resprayed at any...
• Re: swapping vanagon for Prius (was RE: license plate light bulbs
  Historical mailing list - steeles
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 20:09:53 -0700
  ...YMMV The concept of stealth camping has not been mentioned yet. It's pretty hard to compare tent camping to the stealthiness of the...
• Re: A/C repair $ticker $hock - not "urgent," but "pressing"
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 09:13:14 -0400
  ...First the compressor, then the dryer, then it's a recharge, whoops! leak somewhere so recharge again for $100+, only works on high - replace...
• Re: asking for travel tips
  Historical mailing list - J. C.
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 14:17:51 -0800
  ...You can keep your van dry w/ a hoola hoop and a couple curtains hung from it, too. wedge the hoop btwn the bunk...
• Re: Outside Temperature
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:08:09 -0600
  ...I do some winter camping, but mostly when the weather is dry. mcneely > > alistair > > > On 2011-12-18, at 3:07 PM, Dave Mcneely...
• Re: An AC idea for driving and camping
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 21:07:23 -0400
  ...An AC idea for driving and camping > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > > So I've got my '86 Westy, and it's AC system...
• Re: Black Friday vanagon and camper items?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:15:28 -0800
  I like Eric’s enthusiasm for tweaking his camping experience - and I must say he got me looking into and buying some new LEDs...
• Re: 81 maximum battery dimensions
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Fri, 03 May 1996 09:12:41 -0700
  ...while >camping, and would like to put it in as soon as i get the van back from the >shop, where it has been...
• water repellant for canvas
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Jun 1995 12:33:53 -0700
  Saw this in the June 1995 issue of Camping & RV magazine, and thought it might be of interest to some of you. The usual...
• Re: Insane elevation of camping to a tea ceremony
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 13 Jan 2005 07:18:50 -0800
  ...old or you can't stay there > > (let's us out). > > Camping is maybe the latest of the universal, democratic, low-cost > activities to...
• Re: Ice Cream Camping
  Historical mailing list - RiffOil
  Mon, 8 Mar 2010 19:34:16 -0800
  ...On Mar 8, 2010, at 7:03 PM, Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU> wrote: > Dry ice is pretty easy to find in cities...
• Re: A Warning about Shaving Gel
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 26 May 2010 10:22:00 -0800
  ...Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> > Subject: A Warning about Shaving Gel > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2010...
• westy roof cargo bag
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 09:06:00 -0400
  Van full while camping? Keep your extra stuff in the roof luggage rack bug free. I have yet another Westy or Riviera sized luggage...
• Re: First camping trip!
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:29:55 -0400
  ...I would keep five to ten pounds of ice in one of those "dry bags" uusally used to keep your belongings dry while rafting...
• Re: Vanagon Winter Survival Kit Question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:47:14 -0400
  ...Foods can be kept dry. On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 12:55 PM, Mister Tom wrote: > We've abandoned the large jug approach...
• Re: LVC Friday: Camp Fire Heat Damage Cell Phone?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 13:07:35 -0500
  ...When I got home, I opened the fob, to find not a drop of water inside. ---- Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote...
• Re: DIY windshield de-icing solution?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 15:56:30 -0800
  ...Recipes for homemade that I have seen call for that, also. :-) . > >> >> Angus >> >> >> >> On Feb 9, 2014, at 10:56 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping...
• Re: Hey, I so excited
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 29 May 2015 20:24:52 -0700
  ...When it is dry its dusty and that dust must be a substrate that the green growth likes. Alistair > On May 29, 2015, at...
• Re: Friday: than Vanagon smell?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:08 -0500
  ...rain and three nights of camping during that time. >> The vanagon didn't have a chance to dry out. My supernice rubber rear >> mat...
• Re: Hey, I so excited
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 29 May 2015 18:56:33 -0700
  ...If this keeps up the forests will be dry ahead of schedule. Apart from the obvious concern about fire, it means some of our...
• In Defense of Simple Systems
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 11:23:13 -0800
  ...It was next to the 12V > hair dryer my wife was eyeing. > Larry
• Re: Ice Cream Camping
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 9 Mar 2010 17:45:27 -0600
  ...Ice Cream Camping > >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >Date: Monday, March 8, 2010, 7:03 PM > > > >Dry ice is pretty easy to find in...
• Re: In Missoula, overfilled oil UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:19:02 -0700
  ...He had previously >> noted that the differential came up close to dry when he first met >> Mellow Yellow in '08. Late last year during...
• Cleaning Seats
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sun, 11 Mar 2001 22:45:54 -1000
  ...This stuff really works! You will want to vacuum it again when it > is thoroughly dry to remove the detergent residue because that will...
• Re: Any Suggestions for Northern California Camping Near the Beach?
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd McClelland
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 00:48:11 -0700
  ...to people camping out of the back of a Bug. There are no hook-ups and no water, strictly a dry camp stop. It...
• TCWBC 2013 Trip Report
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 16 Feb 2013 22:04:32 -0500
  ...After we unloaded the camping gear from the trailer we parked it near the fire pit, since the remainder of the load was firewood...
• Don't push ME around..Van directional stability
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 12:44:38 -0700
  ...I've considered stopping and camping till the side winds quit, even. Don't get me wrong, I ain't complaining about the van...
• Re: Ice Cream Camping
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:11:05 -0600
  ...Ice Cream Camping > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Monday, March 8, 2010, 7:03 PM > > Dry ice is pretty easy to find in...
• Re: Lost the post with the cute little vanagon trailers....
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:03:22 -0700
  ...PM, Rocket J Squirrel < camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > Our bitty Westrailia weighs in at 250 lbs, dry. With camping gear and > firewood in...
• Re: Ice Cream Camping
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:38:59 -0500
  ...about 20F this way). > > The best way is to get some dry ice. And use that around the ice cream. > > > On Mar 8, 2010...
• Need advice for head gasket leak
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Sep 1996 21:43:38 -0500
  ...http://www.bcn.net/~limbo/ 'Transporters By The Tunnel' A fun camping event held in July ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
• Re: Vanagon mania
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 23:06:56 -0600
  ...So let's just enjoy driving them, enjoy working on them, enjoy camping in them, and enjoy the people we meet who also share...
• Re: Snorkel Coincidence
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 26 May 2007 05:43:09 EDT
  ...After some quick dismantling, I discovered the base of the snorkel (made of something you might vent your clothes dryer with) had colapsed and...
• Re: Addendum cold feet
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 24 Dec 2001 13:36:17 -0600
  ...Hope it helps someone winter camping or camping with their vanagon. > > **** > > Rich, you are welcome to use the info any way you can if...
• Re: seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Sun, 14 Sep 2014 07:43:02 -0700
  ...Take areas of concern to bare metal, clean out body seam, feather paint edges. (done) Inject Rust Mort into seam and let dry. (should...
• Re: Living in a van
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 23 May 2002 14:08:25 -0500
  ...Master the art of Guerilla camping > (free > > > camping on > > > > the sly). National Forests are good too. > > > > > > > > Saving money: Stop moving > > > > > > > > Email: Libraries are free...
• Re: Packing a '90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Craig, Jim M. {PCNA}
  Fri, 22 Jul 2005 12:01:47 -0500
  ...My vehicle is going to be used mainly for camping trips and I want to keep my camping equipment in the vehicle so it...
• Re: Multi-use Vanagon - GL to Camper and back to GL
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:43:00 -0700
  ...This one battery has always been enough for 2 weeks on >> non-moving dry-camping, good indefinitely if we drive a bit now and...
• Re: DIY windshield de-icing solution?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 19:22:54 -0600
  ...Recipes for homemade that I have seen call for that, also. :-) . > >> > >>> > >>> Angus > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> On Feb 9, 2014, at 10:56 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping...
• Re: Buses by the Beach... getting cold feet Shot Down
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:59:27 -0400
  ...Vanagon Camping is much better and dryer than tent > camping. >>> > >>> > Ok, one last argument, I don't think eating chili all > evening, and then...
• Re: idea? The Vanagon in RV parks.
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 27 Oct 2013 17:59:12 -0500
  ...Nice set up - easy camping. But I don't do it in the middle of the dog days of summer - July in Alabama. To...
• Re: Can you clean the headlights?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 29 Oct 2002 05:37:04 EST
  ...Make sure the insides are perfectly dry before installing the bulbs. Use dielectric grease on the rubber seal and on the electrical connections. See...
• Bus Boo Schedule of Events 9/18-9/20 (Hosted by Buses By the Beach in Grand Rapids, MI)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Olson
  Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:34:53 -0400
  ...Plan for dry camping and all sites are first come, first serve. Please do not arrive earlier than 2:00pm to check in or...
• Vanagons in the desert SW...and a short rant off topic.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 8 Feb 2011 15:12:23 -0800
  ...my Vanagon and we also have a travel trailer..we are dry camping on some public lands. This past week in the small town...