I'm confused (again).  Just last week I removed all the cabinets out of an
'82 Westy.  They are not heavy.  As a matter of fact, I would describe them
as light.

As for the poptop... I helped a customer load one onto his SUV about an hour
ago, this is just a WAG, but I doubt it weighed more than 100lbs.

Seems to me, the heavy components in a Westy are the bed frame and the
appliances.

Cheers,

Jeff
www.vanagonparts.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Chris S.
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 12:10 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Lightening the load

By far the best solution for Westfalia owners would be
honeycomb-and-panel-aluminium sandwich material for the
cabinets.  Combine that with a carbon fiber and kevlar composite
pop-top and we've got ourselves a very expensive winner.

As an enthusiast bicyclist I always wonder about the folks
who'll spend hundreds of dollars to reduce the weight of their
bike by one or two pounds while the spare tire around their
waist is not getting any smaller. :-)

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Hershey -> http://www.knology.net/~vwghost/hershey/ '01 NB TDI ->
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