I am getting my van ready for Fathers Day camping weekend on Lake Winnipeg. Tried the gas fridge, lights up on the first try. I’m not a golfer but i imagine a hole in one feels similar. 

Jeff in Winnipeg
85 Westfalia

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> On Jun 16, 2023, at 8:16 PM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> So they "camp" but don't use the stove?  The refrigerator I can
> understand.  No matter how good a shape the vehicle is in, the refrigerator
> may not work, or work sufficiently well to trust it.  I ditched mine, and
> now just use a Yeti box with block ice.  It is more reliable.  The
> additional storage space after having removed the refrigerator is handy,
> too.
> 
>> On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 4:02 PM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi folks,
>> 
>> I need to do a trip report but before that I wanted to send this post.
>> 
>> At the middle of a long trip we stopped in the Thousand Island area.  We
>> passed what turned out to be a beautiful 87 Westfalia already camped.
>> 
>>        We wint over and met a lovely retired couple on the young retired
>> side.  What was so interesting is that they loved the van and kept it super
>> clean, but had no interest in the mechanics.  They had purchased it about 7
>> or more years ago.  It was in amazing condition.  And they just drive it.
>> It seems like they have had few mechanical issues.  It amazed me that they
>> were likely at the end of a decade with this van and really barely knew how
>> to use the features.  And, it really was beautiful.
>> The van was loved by the previous owner who died in a motor cycle
>> accident.  The widow sold it but only after making them promise to garage
>> it and to only use the best gas.  The van had a 2.5 GW motor and a Haynes
>> hitch on the back.  GW 16 wheels and an awning that looked like a 10 foot
>> Fiaama but was some brand I never heard of.   It was from PA.
>>        They have never opened the awning.  Not used the refrigerator.
>> Likely not the stove much either as they don’t know how to get the propane
>> filled.  I sure wish I could help them out but really they were not that
>> interested.  They just used it for summer adventures and then put it away.
>> 
>> Amazing that it could be so trouble free for them.  And with the GW 2.5
>> they move.
>> 
>>        I’m sending him the subscription info for this list.  I’m sure he
>> will need us eventually!
>> 
>> Eric Caron
>>