My 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile has what I certainly believe is the original tent.  The window is square, and the zippers separate like that.  It is difficult.  But, one can make it a point to leave them joined.  I do that, and yet am able to partially open the window if I want to.  I am short.  Bonnie is shorter.  We do have a stool.  We manage.  Could there be a better design?  I suppose.  Being new to VW campers when we bought this beast, we didn't know there was a different way.

mcneely

---- Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM> wrote: 
>         First off, don’t blame me for the subject line, I just copied and pasted what I got from the List Serv ?????  What’s up with that ?  Meanwhile back to the subject at hand.
> Just because Westfalia did it does not make it right !  Westfalia did a lot of things that I consider quite not right !  I understand your point, but one must still get the two ends of the zipper together to get it started to zip.  Let me see you do that at 3 am after a few rounds of Tequila !  It’s dark up there unless YOU installed a light, Westfalia did not provide lighting up there, remember ?  It’s a blind man’s perfect opportunity to show off !
> 
> > On Jun 1, 2015, at 12:00 AM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:
> > 
> > =E2=80=8BFrank, aside from the other very real problems you encountered wit=
> > h that
> > canvas I have to make one observation.
> > The square/zipper at top/velcro on the sides front window/screen is OEM on
> > about 90-91 Westies.  So not a unique idea by someone else.  Are they a
> > PITA for anyone that is not tall?  You bet.  But whoever is making the
> > replacement canvas is just copying an original Westfalia design.
> 
> 
> 
> Cheers,    
> 
> Frank Condelli
> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
> '87 VW Westy, '00 Kawasaki 250 Sherpa, "98 Ducati 750 Monster & Lionel Trains (Collection for sale <http://frankcondelli.com/trainsal.htm>)
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David McNeely