The owners manual states 2005 lbs payload. I have filled the bed of mine
(many times)with wood mulch until it was stacked to the roof line
without any problem. I have also stacked firewood untill the bed was
totaly full(plus some). These both included driving at highway speeds.
Good luck and be careful.
Ken Lewis
86 doublecab 161k miles(original engine).

On Fri, 2 May 1997 05:22:46 -0500 Lloyd Perkins <dad@together.net>
writes:
>Does anyone have an idea as to how much weight can be safely 
>transported
>in a Vanagon crew cab.  So that the engine is not stressed or the deck
>bent out of shape.
>Thanks, Lloyd Perkins   dad@together.net
>