The craziest/heaviest load I ever put on my 85 vanagon was the lumber for my
basement.

Which included the following:
8 - 2"x12"x16'
8 - 2"x10"x16'
24 - 2"x6"x16'
40 - 2"x6"x8'

I knew this was getting rather heavy when I piled all the 16 footer's on the
roof, (nailing them together into a rather solid block of wood) and put the
40 - 8 footer's inside.

It was rather dark and I had not considered the extra weight of the lumber
being "treated" and also soaked in water. It had rained for a few days, so
the lumber we put on the roof was about twice a heavy as it should have been
and a stream of water began to run down from it.

We had 43 miles to drive and went slow 35 to 40 mph, but got home safe, only
to drive into the yard and see for the first time (bright yard light) how
much the tires were squatting. ONLY God kept us from blowing all of the
tires.

A few days later when I picked the rest of the 2"x6"x8'(84), did I find out
that the lumber yard folk were placing bets, that I wouldn't get out of the
lot, more less make it home. They figured  I had loaded about 2,000 lbs,
because of the number or boards and them all being water soaked!

Never even dented the roof, but I don't recommend hauling that much lumber
with a vanagon.

Paul

----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Stevens" <dosteven@SYR.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 9:03 AM
Subject: what do you have in it

> Well after a busy fall weekend project,
>
> sitting in my vanagon ASI camper at a light, I thought of the new Dodge
> Magnum commercial.
> "WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN IT?"
>
> Lumber, concrete and lunch.
>
> well 16 80# (1280#s) bags of concrete, 8 4x4x8 posts, tools, supplies,
> lunch and 1 passenger.
>
> didn't take it on the highway but it handled traffic and the roads fine
> for the 12mile return to the yard.
> 2nd trip was 10 bags of concrete, 13 4x4x8 posts. and the tools.
> I was also remodeling a kitchen, so in 1 trip had a 5ft Kitchen sink
> and base unit.
>
> What have you put in your camper model? Max load? Most Odd piece?
>
> anyone with a sunroof model bring home a large/tall object?
>
> Dan Stevens
> 1980 TS asi