In a message dated 10/7/2003 6:22:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

> I completely disagree with you.  I've been driving a
> Westfalia camper as a daily driver since 1999.   I've
> done year around camping in both a 73' and my current
> 85' Westy with no issue.  Of course, this is personal
> preference and there are those folks that don't like
> to wake up to adverse weather and I respect that.
> 
> My personal spin is that it's when you stop using a
> machine that if starts to rot.  Continual use within
> the scope of it's engineering and continual
> maintenance to sustain it's function, that's what I do
> and the thought of pickling my rig just because it's a
> bit cold or damp is just wrong :-)
> 
       Very well said Brian.  My sentiments exactly !  

Cheers��

Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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