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Subject:Re: Motor Scooter hung off backside?
From:Tom Forhan
Date:Sat, 3 Jun 2006 19:27:41 -0700

Instead of the backside, try the frontside, like Derek
does:
http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/syncromadnessimages/drew-4.jpg

> On Jun 3, 2006, at 2:47 PM, Mike Elliott 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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