Think about getting an Adventurewagen top for your westy, if it is
just the two of you it will revolutionize your storage situation.

Chris

On 2/26/07, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
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> Greg Potts typed:
> > Hi Mike,
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Building a small trailer like my "Westrailer" might help free up the
> > v'gon. What happened with the motorcycle concept?
> >
> > Happy Trails,
> >
> > 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:
> >
> >> 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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