At 09:05 AM 6/14/2001, Doug Alcock wrote:
>(I think it's on their website somewhere) actually recommends no more than 70
>lbs for the Westy poptop. I'm just going to go for it and find out --- lots of
>racks are drilled into lots of fibreglass truck caps ---- carrying more weight

In my '84 owner's manual, the Vanagon is rated for 110kg total top weight
-- but only 55kg if it's a Westy.  That includes what's on the luggage rack...

david

David Beierl - Providence, RI
  http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"