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Subject:Re: Rear seat comfort on a Vanagon Westy?
From:Jim Felder
Date:Thu, 26 Feb 2015 19:20:28 -0600

I put a third seatbelt in the middle using the two center anchor points. It
works for kids; adults wouldn't fit. This is in a Westy.

Jim

On Thursday, February 26, 2015, Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@mymts.net> wrote:

> No but you should at least offer them a seatbelt.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Feb 26, 2015, at 5:19 PM, Mudd Not Jack Sparrow <rummaging@YAHOO.COM
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> > When children are small they can fit three in the rear seat.
> >
> > When they get bigger they'll want go hang out with their friends who
> drive Pintos.
> >
> > You can't form you world around a Jump Seat.
> >
> >
> >> On Feb 26, 2015, at 3:04 PM, Julianna Elligsen <mumbrue@GMAIL.COM
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >>
> >> Most times I had my children relay info.  I had a jumpseat installed
> behind the passenger front seat when we had our 3rd baby.  Before then, the
> kids had walkie talkies!  They had fun, and so did I!  LOL!  Kid at heart!
> >>
> >> Julianna
> >> http://about.me/juliannaelligsen
> >> 1991 VW Vanagon Westfalia (Ophelia)
> >> 1990 VW Vanagon Westfalia (The Rastafalia)
> >> 1988 VW Vanagon Tintop (James)
> >>
> >>> On Feb 24, 2015, at 5:21 AM, Truls Erik Johnsen <t.e.johnsen@GMAIL.COM
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi guys,
> >>>
> >>> First of all: Thanks for the assistance on my question regarding the
> >>> headliner the other day. Turned out to be a no-brainer, really.
> >>>
> >>> Then: How is the rear seat comfort on the Westy? The spesific model
> >>> I'm considering is an '85 Club Joker with Westfalia interior. My old
> >>> camper had a secluded (half wall between front and rear) camper setup.
> >>> This gave a rather distanced feeling between passengers and
> >>> driver/front passenger seats. I'm mainly conserned with this distance
> >>> (hard to talk etc) and comfort when it comes to having my two kids
> >>> sitting in the back seat. So feedback from those of you who frequently
> >>> travel with more than two persons in the car, and especially kids,
> >>> would be ace.
> >>>
> >>> Kind regards,
> >>>
> >>> Truls
>