The answer is the tow bar. I bought a Reese towbar at Camping Whirled for
140.00.

  It has two brackets that attach to the bumper- not the valance, and holes
have to be drilled for the brackets.

The bars then attach with quick-release pins.

I have towed a Vanagon 500 miles with one. There are some limitations to
towing this way-no freeway driving, 50 mph max speed.  No brakes for the tow
vehicle so your tow vehicle better have good brakes.

I can e-mail pictures

Robert

1982 Westfalia

----Original Message Follows----
From: Frank Miller <fmiller01@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Reply-To: Frank Miller <fmiller01@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Towing a Vanagon?
Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 10:30:50 -0400

How in the world do you hook onto the front bumper? I looked at this option
a
while ago & never could find a solution short of removing the flimsy front
bumper & welding some attachment points to the bumper mounting points.
--
Frank Miller

Date:    Sat, 24 May 2003 18:46:30 -0700
From:    Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM>
Subject: Re: Towing a Vanagon?

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I've also seen several large RVs pulling Vanagons that had the hitch hooked
to the front bumper.  Once again, the vans were tracking straight and true,
one of them even passed me going 80MPH on I-80.

So I guess I'm trying to say that I've seen both methods used without issue.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,

Jeff

Robert
1982 Westfalia 1987 Wolfsburg

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