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Subject:Re: Totally NEW Add-A-Room for Vanagons - Coming Soon
From:Anthony Egeln
Date:Thu, 20 May 2010 04:42:50 -0700

Ron....
Will this work on pax vans as well?
Also, the pictures don't show the floor, but will the attached floor cover the gap under the vehicle so the entire space will be bug free? �That has always been the most difficult obstacle to overcome in my tentative plans to fabricate such an enclosure.
Thanks, Anthony'89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo)

--- On Wed, 5/19/10, The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM> wrote:

From: The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject: Totally NEW Add-A-Room for Vanagons - Coming Soon
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 8:42 PM

> Your idea has sorta been done many years ago by Westfalia &
> others for VW Buses� The tents that cantilevered off the side
> of the vw camper had privy attachments, removable sides, etc.
> & now sell for $1500 +- for a decent tent w/ poles.� Later on
> they did drive-a-way tents called Big Tops.

This might be a good time to mention that in 8 weeks I will have a
completely new modernization of the classic VW driveaway side tent/awning.
This is a total redesign that I've been working on for nearly two years, and
is unlike any other on the market. I'm an avid fan of driveaway VW tents and
awnings myself. I've owned and/or sold many different ones built over a 30
year period, including multiple generations of both OEM and aftermarket
German offerings. As I've used them over the years, I've often thought, "if
only I could combine this feature from this model with that feature from
another, it would be the perfect combination."� So that's basically what I
did - I combined the best of various models, and added some new ideas of my
own.

I have to say that I'm pretty happy with the result. It is more configurable
and more user friendly than anything previously available. For example,
every side can be raised and lowered independently, so you can use it as an
open pavilion, close individual sides to block wind, rain, or sun, or close
it entirely. Two of the sides can also be raised into an awning, adding an
additonal 10 feet of shelter beyond the footprint of the structure.� When
the sides are down there is a full floor, which can also be removed or
turned into a ground sheet. Also, it's available in color choices that are
specifically designed to compliment your Vanagon - a gray/blue color scheme
to match later Vanagons, and a brown/tan color scheme to match earlier ones.

You can find more info here:

http://busdepot.com/details/addaroom.jsp

- Ron Salmon
� The Bus Depot, Inc.
� www.busdepot.com
� (215)� 234-VWVW

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