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  • Vanagon Baby/Kids Hammock over the front seats
    Historical mailing list - dusty edwards
    Mon, 5 Dec 2005 18:47:49 -0700
    does anybody where to get one of these? are they even available for a vanagon? thanks for your help! dusty. |___|_|_|__\ |___|__-|-__| "(o)-----(o)--"
  • Reminder for After Xmas Xmas Party
    Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
    Thu, 4 Jan 2007 18:54:32 -0500
    ...After that it is out the Shed and It is NOT Kid Friendly Unless you consider yourself a Kid. But this is Adult only...
  • Re: Rear seat comfort on a Vanagon Westy?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 24 Feb 2015 08:07:25 -0500
    ...Installing a rear facing seat out of a Carat behind the front passenger seat will allow someone to ride with the kids and take...
  • Re: Busses by the Trail/Knoebel's /F
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Thu, 30 Aug 2001 21:41:09 -0400
    ...Anyone else bringing young kids? Haley (3 years old) would love to have a playmate on the rides! Incidentally, Knoebels Amusement Park, for those...
  • Re: 2 weeks enough to cross country - w/kids?
    Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
    Thu, 24 Mar 2005 07:36:07 -0700
    ...2 weeks enough to cross country - w/kids? I am buying my friend's 87 Wolfburg (Weekender-no stove) Westfalia. The only problem is...
  • Re: necessary vanagon accessory - trenching shovel
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Fri, 29 Nov 2013 13:57:11 -0600
    ---- Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM> wrote: > This is the one I had as a kid (in the '50s) > > http://media.liveauctiongroup.net/i/10296...
  • Step ladder
    Historical mailing list - WVVW
    Tue, 12 Mar 2002 07:59:48 -0500
    ...My kids are starting to wear holes in the knees of their pants when they try to climb in by themselves. My Mother-in...
  • Storing Rear table - Westy
    Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
    Mon, 22 Apr 2002 21:27:32 -0400
    ...bit of a pain to get out for a kids lunch stop with the kids. Any ideas appreciated. Please p-mail - I lurk through...
  • Re: Summer camping Wa/Or/Ca?
    Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
    Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:19:38 -0700
    Hey Shawn, I can understand wanting to take the kids to Disneyland, but southern California in late July will be hot, sticky, and crowded...
  • Re: Copyrights
    Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
    Mon, 13 Apr 1998 08:50:56 -0700
    ...convert his bench to a walk-thru (just kidding) and bashing crappy repro safaris (not kidding). BTW, wasn't there some guy in so...
  • t.v hookup for van
    Historical mailing list - Fetner Greg
    Tue, 17 Apr 2001 08:19:26 -0500
    ...yes i have kids and sometimes it stops them from asking " are we there yet " when are we going to get there thanks, Joe...
  • Re: Unbeliever-more Friday
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:36:29 -0600
    ...and ending with the same >>> punch line. >>> >>> or maybe....................... 'an ugly vanagon owner walks into a shop >>> with his or her two kids' ............etc...
  • Re: Vanagon L
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 25 Aug 1994 16:19:42 -0400 (EDT)
    ...They said most of the problems started just after the BACK-UP lights fail!! ;-) (just kidding around) My '82 bunker-burner has all of...
  • Re: Kids and Vanagon safety
    Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
    Tue, 7 Nov 2006 19:37:34 -0500
    ...VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 6:31 PM Subject: Kids and Vanagon safety > Hello List, > We have an all-original 1988 Westy...
  • Rear seat comfort on a Vanagon Westy?
    Historical mailing list - Truls Erik Johnsen
    Tue, 24 Feb 2015 13:21:15 +0100
    ...I'm mainly conserned with this distance (hard to talk etc) and comfort when it comes to having my two kids sitting in the...
  • Re: Is there anyone under 60 on this list???? WAS:Wife is done with Vanagon a...
    Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak
    Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:32:03 -0400
    ...It is either "us and our parents" or "us and our kids". Any way you look at it, it is a great mixture of...
  • Late Buss Opportunities
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 16 Jun 1995 09:10:44 -0700 (PDT)
    ...1) '72, blue & white, $200 +/- "Used to run, but then it stopped" owned by a young kid with a mechanical aptitude of -5 2...
  • Re: Are your kids grown?
    Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
    Wed, 14 Jul 1999 19:49:45 EDT
    ...writes: << Does anyone want to sell one of those hammocks for kids to sleep in over the front seats of a westfalia? My daughter...
  • Census
    Historical mailing list - Rick Peters
    Tue, 5 Jun 2001 13:20:42 -0700
    ...Two kids 9/5 Occupation... Computer Tech, currently. previous tax collector, group home couselor Hobbies:Computers. (trying to install openbsd on my PC. Have...
  • Re: Westy in garage and other LP gas questions
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 1 May 2001 00:57:11 -0400
    ...Having noticed (i) the stove�s gas flow and (ii) our >kid�s love to turn every knob and push every button in reach...
  • Smoking @ Gas Stations (was Re: Fridge....) NVC
    Historical mailing list - honemastert
    Thu, 26 May 2005 11:59:27 -0700
    ...As kids, we'd go buy there to get a bottle of orange/grape soda out of their machine for a nickle. The station...
  • RE: Mice--round 2
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 28 Oct 1994 11:54 EDT
    My vanagon is inhabited by a nest of huge red ants...they seem to like it there because they eat what my kids drop...
  • Re: Why, indeed?
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 27 Sep 1994 17:01:54 -0400 (EDT)
    ...seems to have gone to hell now that we've let wimmen get the vote and get on this list!!! Only kiddin, Martha! ;-) Ric
  • Re: Famous Splitty Owners
    Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
    Sun, 7 Apr 1996 09:16:53 CST6CDT
    ...he used to have a great kid's show. -dan
  • Re: Interesting Quote
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Sun, 2 Sep 2001 21:45:16 -0500
    another intesting quote, seen today on the rear windshield of a car ... "Fat people are harder to kidnap" i'm still contemplating the various...
  • [Re: Van reactions]
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Payton
    Mon, 30 Apr 2001 07:56:41 EST
    ...Just yesterday a kid in a BMW 328 passed me at an intersection and gave a big smile and thumbs up. When we're...
  • Las Vegas Bug-In '95 Info
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 19 Sep 1995 16:17:52 -0700
    ...I think it's safe to go as long as they don't have a Kid Eating Contest. No comment on the Bimbos ;) ........................................................................
  • Re: ref Thom's 'family tree'
    Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
    Sun, 03 Mar 1996 08:44:48 -0800
    ...a brother and sister had 9, countem (base 10) nine kids together. The particular court case the article was about was thrown out because...
  • Re: VW VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON PARTS MICROFICHE 86-87
    Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
    Sat, 30 Sep 2000 11:11:44 -0400
    ...85GL with basic Westy interior 74 Bus (Dad's) 72 Wife, 94 Rabbit, 95 Cat, 96 cat, 98 Kid 11/00 Kid! 52 House
  • Re: Need help on I4 conversion
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:27:39 -0700
    ...http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=summer+activities+for+kids&cs=bz
  • Re: archives??
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:30:47 -0700
    ...Probably no more than 2 years at a time. > -- > John Meeks ____________________________________________________________________________________ Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. http...
  • Re: Halon & extinguishers in general
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Fri, 10 Nov 2000 11:00:57 -0800
    ...irritation eyes, skin; central nervous system depressant/depression; nausea, vomiting; liver, kidney injury; drowsiness, dizziness, incoordination; [potential occupational carcinogen]" "Target Organs central nervous system...
  • Re: thank you vanagon community!
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Wed, 6 Apr 2011 10:16:49 -0600
    ...a fantastic trip down to Mammoth Cave National Park with the > kids for spring break. > > I can't say 'thank you' enough to all...
  • Sympathy for those of you who know the Kinkel family, from an Unarmed United States citizen...
    Historical mailing list - Valerie Chandler
    Mon, 25 May 1998 11:22:10 -0400
    Volks, Thanks for helping me identify further with a loving family with a troubled kid. Kip Kinkle cut a wide swath with his own...
  • Re: NOT! 87 Syncro Westfalia For Sale-Cheap!
    Historical mailing list - Bob O Shaughnessy
    Sun, 1 Apr 2001 16:48:40 -0400
    ...TDI 85GL with basic Westy interior 74 Bus (Dad's) 72 Wife, 94 Rabbit, 95 Cat, 96 cat, 98 Kid, 00 Kid 52 House
  • Sin Bin
    Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
    Fri, 7 Sep 2001 08:17:32 -0600
    ...Entity Debbie Walters spoke thus: > This seems like a good topic under which to tell a story I experienced last > weekend involving kids and...
  • A/C removal
    Historical mailing list - Scott Longing
    Tue, 13 Aug 2002 09:53:49 -0400
    ...With 2 bouncing kids in the back, trips are frequent through the "aisle". A couple of questions: Is it difficult to remove? Is it...
  • Re: your favorite 12 V accessory
    Historical mailing list - honemastert
    Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:27:51 -0700
    ...1) Dual display portable DVD system for the kids 2) Fan to push/pull the A/C around in the van in the hot...
  • AC 81 vanagon grill insert
    Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
    Sat, 6 Jan 2018 13:18:58 -0500
    so behind the grill is some kid of reinforced "paper" cover (wind shield?) attached. What is it for and any source for replacement? (Mine...
  • Re: Rug runners (not kids)
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 12 Jan 1995 07:50:53 -0800
    Bradley M: You got stuck with the prunes after Big Sur, because you needed them the MOST out of all of us! Read between...
  • VW show PGH. PA
    Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
    Mon, 22 Sep 1997 07:08:03 -0400
    ...Anyone going? Eric 1986 VW4x4 * 1972 240z * 1936 Chrysler NO wife No kids NO problems!
  • Re: Westy fifth seat Headrests??
    Historical mailing list - drc11
    Mon, 27 Sep 1999 09:22:22 -0700
    ...fits 3 kids nicely. Madeline '90 syncro westie
  • Re: # 16 Fuse
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Mon, 4 Feb 2002 10:24:57 -0700
    I always thought that kid was saying"soup's on", which never made any sense at all. > Hector > > PS Isn't zoom, zoom, zoom...
  • FREE '87 vanagon owners manual
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 9 Feb 2002 23:09:20 EST
    ...need i say more? still usable, peeling the pages apart will keep your kids busy for hours.. send SASE if u want it chris
  • "Mac and Me"
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Fri, 15 Apr 2011 22:15:26 -0700
    My kids were (for some reason) watching this horrible 80s "E.T." ripoff on Netflix; it features several minutes of Vanagon use/footage. -- Cya...
  • Re: Fraydaye -- What Was Your Favourite Westy Moment This Week?
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
    Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:30:48 -0700
    ...Jetta flashed me a peace sign and �kids playing football stopped play to point and wave! ________________________________ From: Gabriel Hourtouat <ghourtouat@GMAIL.COM> To: vanagon...
  • Re: Burning Man
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Wed, 9 Apr 2003 16:09:09 -0700
    ...Although we're a bunch of 40 somethings, we go up without kids for a little R&R and a lot of beer. I...
  • Re: Is there anyone under 60 on this list????
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Graydon
    Mon, 1 Jul 2013 09:57:52 -0400
    ...We had come to the conclusion that sometjing was odd, our kids liked hanging out with us ! So twice a year, march break and...
  • Wondering if you can point me in a direction?
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 8 Feb 1996 03:04:38 -0500
    ...I use it as a part-time RV and kid shuttle. However, since it was made for 4 people and I have 6 (4...
  • Re: Auxillary propane tank
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:39:11 -0700
    ...http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=summer+activities+for+kids&cs=bz
  • Re: Record EuroVan Gathering....
    Historical mailing list - william killian
    Mon, 3 Jul 1995 22:27:09 -0400 (EDT)
    ...We've even got the kids pointing out all the VWs we come across. > It was a great gathering...Pete Sellers was there in...
  • Re: Is there anyone under 60 on this list???? WAS:Wife is done with Vanagon a...
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Wed, 10 Jul 2013 13:40:57 -0400
    ...We are mostly > leading edge Boomers (1946-1964) who experienced VW Vans in their prime > (both theirs and ours) and our Gen X kids...
  • Re: Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Roland
    Fri, 3 Apr 2009 11:38:17 -0700
    ...Wonderful fun taking kids on field trips, family camping, good gas mileage. It was truely our family car until '99 when my wife wanted...
  • Re: Rear table
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Fri, 7 Jan 2005 16:50:40 -0700
    ...velcro to put the toy poodle up for the night?? Just kidding, got the idea from watching a toy poodle running around pets mart...
  • Maximum Occupancy of a Westy?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:47:02 -0600
    ...Since I had the only Westy, we all took refuge in it during the wind, & managed to fit 5 adults, 4 kids, & 3 dogs...
  • 12 volt X-Mas Lights!?
    Historical mailing list - honemastert
    Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:01:01 -0700
    Anyone know where to get something like this? Thought it might be cool to 'decorate' the van for the holidays :-) Kids would get a...
  • Re: 85 westie FS East Tennessee
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 22 Aug 1998 16:10:24 EDT
    ...is that anywhere near the timing belt? :) Ken Wilford John 3:16 PS Put those rather large rocks down OK I was only kidding!
  • saggin hoses
    Historical mailing list - -Chip
    Sat, 29 Aug 1998 23:34:23 -0500
    ...I guess sometimes the obvious can actually be the right answer! :) -- Chip...5 kids and counting..... ICQ# 14983821 http://www.fament.com/chip/
  • Re: Vanagon sighting
    Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
    Tue, 15 Jun 1999 23:11:24 -0400
    >CNN report on refugees heading back into Kosovo. > >Dark Blue, side door open. > >Smiling kids waving. > >Ch Wonder if they repaired the one they...
  • Re: Busses in the Movies
    Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
    Fri, 9 Feb 2001 20:26:29 EST
    ...steve "Hey! nice Jeep, Mister! " "Look kid, it's NOTAJEEP! "