I'd love one of these but time has pretty much run out for the trip to South
America.  We leave around the 1st of September.

Jeanne

----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Moritz <tmoritz@bmi.net>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 7:19 PM
Subject: Sherpak car top carriers

> Attached is my recent correspondence with Mike Moore at Seattle Sports
> Company.  Seattle Sports is the manufacturer of the Sherpak line of car
top
> carriers.  A few months back somebody mentioned that the Sherpak 8 fit
just
> right in the roof top luggage holder on the Vanagons.  After much
searching
> for a distributer which carried this model and no sucess I decided to go
to
> the source and contacted Seattle Sports directly.
>
> As you can see from the responses below, Seattle Sports would be willing
to
> make a limited run of the Sherpak 8.  Minimum quantity is 200 and Mike
> estimated $110/unit.  I think this price is high as I have seen the
Sherpak
> 15 at $95 but maybe for a limited run.  I suspect this is their SRP and
> they can't sell below that or they would piss off the retailers that
handle
> their products.
>
> I was just wondering how much interest there is in a product like this.
> Also, I know some of the Vanagon mail order retailers read/participate in
> this list.   It may be possible for one of them to order the minimum
> quantity at wholesale and distribute at retail as I can't afford a $22,000
> roof top carrier.  That's what it would be until sold the remaining 199.
>
> Regards,
>
> Tom Moritz
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Mike Moore [mailto:MIKEM@seattlesportsco.com]
> >Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 4:34 PM
> >To: Moritz, Thomas W
> >Subject: RE: Sherpak
> >
> >
> >Thomas:
> >
> >Sherpak 8: 20" wide x 45" long x about 14" tall
> >
> >RF welded seams, with #10 coil zipper and same construction as existing
> >Sherpak Elite: see our website www.seattlesportsco.com
> >
> >Basically it is our Sherpak 15 cut in half.
> >
> >We could do it in blue, yellow, charcoal, black, green, tan, orange, lt
> >blue, lt grey.  We could do a minimum of 50 per color.
> >
> >Best regards,
> >
> >Mike Moore
> >Seattle Sports
> >
> >>>> <Thomas.W.Moritz@nww01.usace.army.mil> 06/28/00 03:12PM >>>
> >Mike,
> >
> >Do you by chance have the dimensions of this bag available?  I would like
to
> >confirm this bag would fit as well as I have been told.  Also, can you
> >provide information on the bag construction, materials, colors etc. that
I
> >might distribute to other Vanagon Westy owners/parts suppliers.  I would
> >like to confirm demand prior to placing an order.
> >
> >Thank you,
> >
> >Tom Moritz
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Mike Moore [mailto:MIKEM@seattlesportsco.com]
> >Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 2:11 PM
> >To: Moritz, Thomas W
> >Subject: Re: Sherpak
> >
> >
> >Dear Tom:
> >
> >Thanks for your interest in Seattle Sports' Sherpak.  We would need a
> >minimum run of 200 units in order to make this item, and I'd have to give
> >you a price after confirming your interest.  It's been so long since
we've
> >made them that I'd have to pull up the costing and update all the part
> >prices, etc.
> >
> >As a thumbnail, I would guess that it would be in the $110 range though.
> >
> >Best regards,
> >
> >Mike Moore
> >Seattle Sports
> >
> >>>> <Thomas.W.Moritz@nww01.usace.army.mil> 06/28/00 01:33PM >>>
> >A fellow VW Vanagon owner recently told me that a product  you used to
make,
> >the Sherpak 8, fit just right in the luggage rack of the Westfalia
campers.
> >Do you manufacture this product any more?  If not, would you consider
> >manufacturing a limited run?  If so, can you you give me a price/quantity
> >schedule for a limited run?
> >
> >Thank you,
> >
> >Tom Moritz
> >
> >
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