Simple tip.

My Vanagon (Rusty) has a big (18' x 30' I think), cheap (Under $40 at
Canadian Tire - it's a Canadian thing!) blue tarp that perfectly covers
it (and then some).

It goes on really very easily. Think of wrapping a birthday present. The
front, centre eyelet on the tarp (centre of the 18' span) gets a 3"
bungee to the tow hook on just right of centre.

The back gets a 3" bungee to the trailer hitch.

I pull out a corner and cross the front and use a 3' bungee to connect
the corner eyelet (say from the corner at the front driver's side)  to
the opposite back fender-well (on the passenger side rear). Tuck in the
slack and make a nice, tight seam that sits over the corner of the van.
It'll help in the long run.

Do the opposite with the other front corner and join it to the back
driver's side wheel well. I do the same at the back going corner to
opposite corner and it's wrapped up tight like a Christmas present.

Cut a hole to see through the wind-shield, wrap a 12" ribbon around it
and you have a parade float!

Send a picture if you ever do this of course!!

Seriously this has held up to some heavy winds and sticks  tight. Also,
taking it off is easy because once the four corner bungees are off, you
can fold the tarp in half exactly as the centre is held in place.

Hope this helps.

- Eric

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Jeff Oxroad
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 8:15 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Cheap car cover for Vanagon

Anyone have luck finding a cheap car cover for the Vanagon. I've got a
tree that drops nasty sap this time of year and would like to cover my
Vanagon. I hoping to have the option of disposing of the cover since I
think the sap will ruin it. Also I don't want to pay too much as there
is a chance it will get swipped from the driveway. (It's an LA thing).

I hoping for something in a $60 or so range as opposed to my Tyvek cover
that cost about $150. It doesn't need to be custom fit, and I'd prefer
to pick it up tomorrow as opposed to have to have one shipped.

Thanks,
Jeff
83.5 Westy
LA,CA