That's fine, just kidding about the bet anyway. Both pieces of wood
together with the metal hinges and metal reinforcing bar on one edge of
the wood weigh 36 lbs, a little below your lowest number. The total
weight of the upper bed WITH mattresses is under 50 lbs. I don't
consider that heavy, in the context of a 4000 lb vehicle. It seems
reasonable to say that with a little less than 135 for the top, a little
less than 50 for the bed, minus some for the missing roof metal, a
complete Westy top adds something like 175 lbs total. People have asked
this many times over the years.

Mark

Greg Potts wrote:

> Hi Mark,
>
> I'd rather not wager on this until we can specify the  terms of the
> bet: ie...what weight range constitutes "heavy"???  Or if we're
> betting on my guesstimate then what range of values is considered
> accurate??
>
> My point was simply that the original german plywood is a LOT heavier
> than it looks.
>
> Happy trails,
>
> Greg Potts
> Toronto, Ontario, Canada
>
> On 30-Mar-06, at 4:41 PM, mark drillock wrote:
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>> Ok, how much are we betting? I have a couple sets of it here I can
>> dig out and weigh.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> Greg Potts wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Mark,
>>>
>>> I beg to differ on the question of the weight of the bed. The
>>> plywood  used in the upper bunk is very heavy.... I bet the wood
>>> used weighs  at least 40 or 50 lbs.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 30-Mar-06, at 3:21 PM, mark drillock wrote:
>>>
>>>> In response to a thread on another list, I just weighed a
>>>> complete  Westy
>>>> top. This is the 2 fiberglass sections, legs, mounts, hinges,  canvas.
>>>> The total was close to 135 lbs. This did not include any upper
>>>> bed  parts
>>>> though I may weigh those too someday soon. That bed stuff is not
>>>> heavy.
>>>> in any case.
>>>>
>>>> Mark
>>>>
>>>>
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