

| Subject: | Re: nifty looking little trailer |
| From: | Mike Collum |
| Date: | Wed, 2 Apr 2008 14:01:07 -0400 |
In order to use a one wheel trailer on a vanagon, one would have to construct a faux bumper to attach it to. Mike Old Volks Home wrote: > Saw a few of those attached to "Splittie" Buses at the recent Bugs & Buses > Invade The Village Show in Bakersfield, CA this past weekend. Generally a > "vintage" item for the earlier crowd and can't pack as much as I would like > as I do in my 4x6 "Baby" enclosed wooden/steel frame trailer I haul behind > my Westy. Not sure if the crappy thin bumpers of a Vanagon could handle the > weight and strain. Splittie and Bay Window Bumpers are a bit beefier for > this type of trailer. One was for sale, but ya better have a very DEEP > wallet. No longer being made AFAIK. > -- > Jim Thompson > 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria" > 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt" > 73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise" > 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug" > oldvolkshome@gmail.com > http://www.oldvolkshome.com > *********************************** > On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 9:50 AM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote: > >> RE: Trailers >> I'd rather go with a small trailer that attaches to the Vanagon at TWO >> points and uses a single, swiveling wheel. I've seen a couple attached to >> Vanagons and Buses, no backing issue, no tracking issues. I don't know of >> a >> source though. >
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