I finally got a chance to set up the side tent that came with my 85 Westy
that I purchased last September.  The original owner bought the van and tent
in Germany and used both for  a couple of months before shipping it home to
the US of A.  I don't have any instructions but after laying out all the
pipes and elbows and some head scratching I figured out how it goes
together.   It has an internal aluminum pole frame with adjustable legs that
get raised after the poles are assembled and the tent is arranged loosely
over the frame.  I found a few small tears but overall it seems to be in
good condition for a 17 year old tent.

It says it's made in Germany with two logos on it.  One is a tent shaped
"POUCH" logo with a kayaker and the other is a square FRITZ-BERGER logo with
an image of a teepee style tent and a pull behind single axle camping
trailer with the message 8430 NEUMARKT below the tent and trailer image.
Sound familiar to anyone?  If anyone has a set of instructions to sell (or a
copy) I would  greatly appreciate it.  I marked the pipes before dis
assembling but I have some questions about how to best attach it to the rain
rail and staking to the earth properly.  Any info about this tent
appreciated.

My van is dark brown with an orange accent stripe and the tent is brown and
tan with orange, tan, and brown variable width stripes.  There is a groovy
curtain that hangs inside the front window with a design pattern that's hard
to describe with words!  Austin Powers would approve!  Yeah bay-bee!!  Pics
available for the curious.

Andrew

Andrew G. Martin
Gloucester MA
agmartin@gis.net
'85 Vanagon GL Westfalia  157K