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Subject:Re: Motor Scooter hung off backside?
From:Rob Campbell
Date:Sat, 3 Jun 2006 12:06:56 -0700

http://home.earthlink.net/~johndolsen/index.html

I love ct70s/ct90s, so this page has always stood out to me...

good luck!

rob

On 6/3/06, Mike Elliott <j.michael.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> If there is one thing that Mrs. Squirrel does not like about camping in
> a Westy is how it tends to tie one down to a campsite. A trip to the
> grocery store entails a lot of shifting of gear -- stowing the awning,
> dropping the poptop, undoing gray water stuff, driving off the leveling
> blocks, unhooking the solar panels, and all those bits that are attached
> to Mellow Yellow and tend to reach out and grab nearby land.
>
> She's partial to making small trips to nearby villages, I'm happier just
> sittin'. Each to their own. She wonders if there is some way to bring a
> small 50cc motor scooter. I can envision hanging a light one off a
> sturdy rear hanger of some sort, but it would totally get in the way of
> opening the rear hatch and we already pack a fair bit of gear in the
> rear. A bitty trailer might be easier. I'd like to hear Handy Hints from
> anyone who's worked on this problem and found something that works for
> them.
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> KG6RCR
>

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