Good ideas - my thought was to make it a bit more collapsible for easier
storage - maybe a couple of HD telescoping aluminum poles fitted with
anchors of some sort (that mount to either the seats or the doors), and some
canvas stretched in between.  I think this is similar to the early Westy set
up, n'est-ce pas?

Brent Christensen
'89 Syncro Westy "Klaus"
----- Original Message -----
From: Malcolm Stebbins <Malcolm.Stebbins@MSVU.Ca>
To: Brent Christensen <bpchristensen@MINDSPRING.COM>
Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:39 AM
Subject: Re: Kid's hammock (Was Are your kids grown?)

> One idea is to turn the two front seats to face each other, then build a
> bed/crib to fit that space (basically a padded board laying on the seats).
> Build a bunk bed with the upper bunk sitting on the shoulders of the
seat -
> put pegs in it to go down the head rest holes so it will not slide off.
Build it
> thinking about how to store it too.  Should hold kids up to 2 or 3 years
old -
> or a dog or 2.  Malcolm S
>
> Brent wrote:
>
> > This reminds me - after camping for 2 1/2 weeks with our 2-yr old, I
found
> > myself wondering if one of these could be fabricated for the Vanagon.
> > Anyone tried this?  Having never actually seen an example of the early
> > style units, I am a bit in the dark as to where to start...
> >
> > Brent Christensen
> > '89 Syncro Westy "Klaus"
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <JordanVw@AOL.COM>
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 1999 8:03 PM
> > Subject: Re: Are your kids grown?
> >
> >
> > > In a message dated 99-07-13 16:32:44 EDT, hhbolles@EARTHLINK.NET
writes:
> > >
> > > << Does anyone want to sell one of those hammocks for kids to
> > >  sleep in over the front seats of a westfalia?  My daughter
> > >  saw one when we last went camping, and thought it was
> > >  slick. >>
> > >
> > > unfortunately, they were only usually offered on the '79 down westys.
> > >
> > > chris
> > >
>
>