Eh, he cheats!  He's got struts that help push the poptop up with that
100-lb carrier plus whatever he's stuffed inside of it!

Not enough assistance for me to be able to get his poptop up - but almost.
So that kind of struts should enable me to pop the top of my van with a
47-lb kayak!  I've got to put struts on my poptop before I return to life on
the road...

But Kim was also towing a really huge trailer - eight or ten feet high,
maybe?  It was mostly empty this weekend, but if it if were full, that would
be some serious weight!  Of course he's not driving with a waterboxer
engine, either...

Joy

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Joy Hecht
now living in a real house in northern Virginia
and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
now living in the driveway and resting after two and a half years
lugging Joy and her stuff around...

For musings about life and the vanadventures:
http://www.joyhecht.net

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:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of Jake de Villiers
:::Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 10:18 PM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: A few more pictures from this weekend
:::
:::Looks like a nice event you guys!  Lots of vans.
:::I am slightly envious.       :-)
:::
:::Brennan, do you pop the top with that giant carrier on it?
:::
:::
:::
:::On 10/16/06, David Milo <dellaone@gmail.com> wrote:
:::>
:::> Hi Folks,
:::>
:::> Here are some more pictures from BBTD 2006. I am passing them on from
:::Alex
:::> Contreras, who was there this weekend with his wonderful family.
:::>
:::> Cheers,
:::>
:::> Dave
:::>
:::> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
:::> From: Alex Contreras <alex@alegre.us>
:::> Date: Oct 16, 2006 4:43 PM
:::> Subject: A few more pictures from this weekend
:::> To: dellaone@gmail.com
:::>
:::> Hey David
:::> I have a few more pictures in this website.
:::>
:::> Would you mind posting to the list, I seem to be unable to post
:::>
:::> Thanx
:::>
:::> Alex
:::>
:::> *http://homepage.mac.com/alegre69/PhotoAlbum22.html*
:::>
:::
:::
:::
:::--
:::Jake
:::1984 Vanagon GL
:::1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
:::www.crescentbeachguitar.com