FYI VW made the Vanagon camper with a center bench seat and all the camper
goodies. I dont think its that much of a concern to add jumpseats as they
probably weigh less than the bench seat.

I really doubt anyone is going to die or destroy their vanagon by adding
jumpseats.

Chris DeLong
Fine Tuning
206.427.4777
www.finetuningperformance.com
Seattle, WA USA

>From: TJ Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM>
>Reply-To: TJ Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: jumpseat brackets
>Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 12:23:38 -0700
>
>Before installing that jumpseat in your Westy, do some calculations.  The
>GL Camper with its built-in appliances and tanks has less payload than a
>passenger type Vanagon even though they share the same chassis and GVWR. In
>order to offset the extra weight of the appliances, VW limited the amount
>of seating available by design.
>
>So do some weighing of your vehicle and see what happens when you add an
>additional seat, a passenger and their luggage to your vehicle. VW had to
>use generic numbers for their calculations since they have no control of
>who will actually be in the vehicle. A typical figure used to calculate
>payload is 200 lbs per passenger, not including the weight of the seat
>itself. Do you have that much additional payload capacity available when
>you are using your camper as a travel vehicle/camper?
>
>How you choose to modify your Vanagon is up to you, but take the time to
>calculate the affects of your modifications. What works for one
>listmember/Vanagon owner might not work for your particular situation. Your
>payload is your family and friends, how much are they worth?
>
>Good luck,
>
>
>
>
>TJ Hannink
>Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition
>1981 Bluebird Wanderlodge, FC-33
>Winter Park, Florida
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