"If I had 4 people to help me with anything... I'm not sure I can really
comprehend what type of person or life I would have."

I will 2nd that as well, for my pop top project I used those load straps
with the ratchett and suspended the top from the rafters in the g-rage, once
up in the air I slowly rolled the van out from under and lowered the top to
the floor on some old carpet, flipped it over carefully (by my self) and was
able to work on the canvas upper screws while it was upside down on the
floor. Made it very easy to deal with the hardware.

Getting the top back on was tricky in that I had lots of clothes pins,
spring clamps etc to hold the canvas in a rolled up position while I rolled
the van back under.

I think having to figure out how to do almost everything with only yourself
pretty much sucks but it does keep your brain's creative energies flowing.

Doug

----- Original Message -----
From: "Conrad Klahn" <conradk@MAC.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 12:34 PM
Subject: Re: Removing the poptop -- how many people?

> I've removed the pop top and installed it myself. Kind of a pain but
> doable. You'll need some way to prevent damaging the fiberglass and
> slipping off the gutters the wrong direction. I used a blanket, two
> 2x4s and/or heavy dowels and a ladder. If you have two people, one of
> them will be weaker or not as committed as you are (or both) and so
> you should use the same technique.
>
> If I had 4 people to help me with anything... I'm not sure I can
> really comprehend what type of person or life I would have.