Fun footage!  Nasty mud, definitely 4WD stuff.

I was wondering, as I watched these Vanagon/Transporter/Caravelle/etc fly
over the berms and get air with the front wheels -- is that stock suspension?
 I know my 85 2WD has tons of clearance, and I've been over some big stuff
(about as big as that in the film) but at a slow speed.  If I get my front
wheels a foot or so off the ground, am I going to crush my front end when I
land?  Or, will my shocks be sent up through the seats? (ouch)

I have had my wheels off the ground once, but only a teeny bit.  Just enough
to let the steering go free and make a little squeal when I landed.  I am a
bit afraid to go big, if that will destroy the van.

Bill Marshall
'85 GL Tiico "Pandora"
Aurora, IL