Chris --- can't the top be shipped?? Try a long-haul house moving company.
The Adventurewagon top ain't much bigger than a canoe. When I was moving
from Victoria to Toronto the moving company would have moved my canoe for
the same price per pound as the other stuff. What would the top weigh? I'm
guessing 150 pound at a buck or so per pound -- much cheaper than a road
trip. If you're not in a hurry -- they'll wait 'til they have a truck coming
your way from Oregon. You're looking at $800 worth of gas alone.
 Cheers,
Doug

 On 11/9/05, Tom Buese <bueses@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: JordanVw@AOL.COM
> Sent: Nov 9, 2005 7:37 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Removing the Westy Top and Installing a Temporary Top
>
> In a message dated 11/9/05 7:53:06 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> bueses@EARTHLINK.NET writes:
>
>
> > How about a poly tarp & duct tape!
> >
> > Tom-no sense in making this more complicated than you need to
> >
>
> thats great.....if youre not moving.. after 300 miles it would be reduced
> to shreds....
>
> Depends on how you install it. If you stretch it tight/put slats across
> the opening every couple of feet & duct tape it down tightly, I don't think
> it will flap much? Also put bungee cords across the top outside to further
> keep in place. Or install plexiglass in the opening w/ duct
> tape or gasket material-more expensive.
>
> The key thing is to keep the material from flapping which will
> disintegrate it like Chris says.
>
> Early bus sunroofs were fabric w/ slats that slid back to open the roof.
>
> Sounds like a WGC (wild goose chase) in any event- why not push the low
> tech to the limit??
>
> Grin,
>
> Tom
>