We love the idea of putting a sturdy engine into Mellow Yellow, but it
doesn't overcome the one and only problem we have with van camping: it's
difficult to pop into town for a roll of toilet paper without either
packing everything up, or leaving it behind and exposed.

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR

Greg Potts typed:
> Hi Mike,
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> Why not invest the $$$ in reliability instead of a different platform?
> Put a $5K subie or Boston Bob engine in the vanagon and run with the
> devil you know. After a while, the preventative maintenance does die
> down to a dull roar, and the expenses become much more predictable.
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> Building a small trailer like my "Westrailer" might help free up the
> v'gon. What happened with the motorcycle concept?
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> Happy Trails,
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> Greg Potts
> 1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato
> www.pottsfamily.ca
> www.busesofthecorn.com
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> On 26-Feb-07, at 6:52 PM, Michael Elliott wrote:
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>> Mrs Squirrel and I are tossing around ideas for fulltiming, or at least
>> long-terming. We love Mellow Yellow, we love its floorplan, we love its
>> 360-degree views. We don't love its reliability vis a vis a newer
>> vehicle, and while van camping is nearly ideal, because it lets us visit
>> places too out of the way for the "generator people," a van makes a
>> quick trip into town for a bottle of aspirin, a restaurant dinner, or a
>> movie more difficult than a trailer because you can't just drive away
>> from camp without some tear down and setup.
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