>Not because we needed to find our own identities and be different from the
>rest of the minivan or camper population, but because some of us stumbled
>upon the Vanagon , by accident in my case- and found it to be a pleasant
>surprise.

Hear hear.

>The Westfalia camper is unique- nothing else compares as far as a camper is
>concerned.

Not in the US, you mean.

>Most Vanagon owners who were former Type 2 owners like me...

ALL Vanagon owners are Type 2 owners... because the Vanagon IS a Type 2.

>So when I think of bashing a SUV,  I try to keep in mind that an SUV can
>never be a camper

Sure they can... there's an outfit here converting older LandCruisers
into campers... fitting high roofs but retaining the body sides! a
SMALL camper. These are owned by camper rental outfits for those who
want to camp further out than most...
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Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut