In a message dated 2/10/06 7:07:41 PM Eastern Standard Time,
westyvanagon@YAHOO.COM writes:

>
> i'm just wondering what, if anything, any of you have
> aquired in your vanagons when you purchased them.
> i've personally come up with some pretty wierd
> stuff...especially in that nook ok the side of the
> rear bench seat...by the way...you should always check
> that for illegal paraphranelia left there by the
> previous owner...both of my 84 Vanagon Westies came
> with roaches, and one came with a cheap mexican pipe
> stuffed with schwag weed...mmmm...old schwag (no, i
> didn't smoke it)!
>
>

i once found a sex toy in the bottomless pit on the right of the westy
sofabed on a camper i was parting out.

and, no it wasnt mine.

other treasures from parted out vans include pot pipes, money (all in change
unfortunately) 5 "Juggs" magazines stuffed above a westy headliner, a complete
floorjack, bentleys, more stupid seashells and odd shaped rocks, dirty socks
and underwear, outdated canned goods and mice eaten packs of Ramen in the
fridge and cabinets, action figures, tampons (un-used, thank god) matchboxes,
hunting knives, tire chains, unopened bottles of oil and other engine fluids,
etc..etc..

oh, and tons of mouse poop.

on the positive side, i have almost put together a complete set of craftsman
tools from all the tools i've found in vans i've parted..   apparently vanagon
owners have good taste in tools.

chris