Hi John,

Our "westfakia" is configured very similar to the layout of a "weekender"
Vanagon... This makes the vehicle very practical as a second car for the
family and I've always felt that the westfalia kitchen was designed for a
couple rather than a family. At least, not for a family of five.

After a couple of extended family trips with the weekender configuration, I
came to the realization that we needed more storage capacity. A trailer
would definitely help. So over the past three years I have been refining the
"Westrailer"... It's  a box trailer that uses a westy pop-top for the lid
with tail-lights that match my bus. This trailer isn't used for sleeping,
but it does provide an excellent kitchen facility that has proven extremely
useful on a campsite or at a roadside lunch or dinner stop.

http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia/Westrailer

A vanagon model would not be to hard to make.

Happy trails,

Greg Potts
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato**  LY3H
1977 Sunroof Automatic L63H/L90D
http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia
http://www.busesofthecorn.com

On 11/14/04 12:00 AM, "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote:

> I just caught a show on the Travel channelon TV, all about Teardrop
> Trailers. Quite a fad. And still active.
>
> So, I looked up "Teardrop Travel Trailers" on Google. It's amazing how
> much stuff is out there about these trailers, including plans for
> building one.
>
> This may be the way to go for some of us. I'm looking into it for myself.
>
> Here are some links to what I found.
>
> http://home.earthlink.net/~frelance/greatlakesteardrop/
> http://www.desertteardrops.com/
> http://home.centurytel.net/edevold/
> http://www.outbackteardrop.com/
> http://www.desertteardrops.com/window.html
> http://www.teardrops.net/plans01.html
> http://www.jpjennings.com/home/TeardropTrailer/tdtrailer.htm
> http://pages.prodigy.net/rfs2growup/HOME.HTM
> http://www.angib.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/teardrop/tear00.htm
> http://myweb.cableone.net/jimbeckwith1/
>
> There are many more out there. These were but a few.
>
> Enjoy!
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>
>