This is a good question.  Last time I had Lola on the scales, she tipped at 4550.  The camping modifications add a lot, plus all the other goodies I throw in to go camping with.  What does a regular flat top vanagon weigh, no stove, no fridge, no furnace, no storage, etc.?  Just curious.

Ellen
Lola, '85 Vanagon ASI camper
Those two camping cats!

�Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you 
realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.� ~Lao Tzu

> Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 15:33:45 -0800
> From: vw.doka@GMAIL.COM
> Subject: Re: [WetWesties] RV coverage for BCAA, AAA etc
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> 
> Dear Likes to Use Subject Title for Names, 
> 
> Why would a Vanagon require the �ber tow truck?  
> 
> It's no heavier or longer than the average SUV.  A standard flatbed works
> just fine...
> 
> Cheers, 
> 
> Jeff