sure go for it.
Weight and complexity.
Things that move that have to seal so they can't leak,
often wires that flex when the tilt-out or slide-out moves ....
Done right possible...
but I'd keep it modest.
I could imagine an arrangement where sleeping was across the back since
either or both rear sides could expand some.

not that great for stealth camping though.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Hanson" <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 7:00 AM
Subject: A far-fetched possibility...Vanagon with pop-out?

>  This occured to me recently while on my bizarre long-mile/short-term
> daily commute.  I can  easily see my spring-time jobsite ( a new house,
> remember those?) from our porch..but it is across the Gorge, on the south
> side of the Columbia River in Oregon and I live on the Northshore, in
> Washington.  My place and the jobsite are both about half-way between the
> nearest bridges across the Columbia, so getting over there by Vanagon is
> about 45minutes.  Some 'idle time' to come up with hare-brained ideas
> like....
>
>  Has anyone ever tried putting a 'pop-out' or tip-out or whatever the RV
> crowd calls those fancy slide out expanders that seem to be all the rage
> in
> motorhomes and 5th wheel trailers now a days?  It'd be nice to maybe put
> something in the rear of the van...we have about 5' across, inside, now.
> A
> pop-out or maybe two, one each side, that let you sleep cross wise inside
> would be nice.  Westies have that rear  cabinet-box on the drivers side
> anyhow.
>
>  I know, probably silly.  But we do all kinds of really silly other stuff
> to campmobiles....Like those with the extra big full length+  plastic tubs
> on the tops of some American vans, the Adventure wagons with the very tall
> tops, the Westie pop up roof, the Alaskan telescoping slide-in truck bed
> campers, some of the 'expando' low-boy trail behind camping trailers...
>
>  Just an idle idea, though I plan on taking a closer look at how the
> mechanisims work in motorhomes and trailers next time I get the chance..
>
>  Don Hanson