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j.pickens
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The ground clearance shot is my favorite.
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Clara 
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That reminds me of going to May 2005 Bugorama a back way through Oregon and Greg hit a rock with the center pin of my old 65 westy.
He said if it had 15" rims it would have cleared; he wasn't used to driving a short 14" wheel bus. 
This is the rock, you can see where it was hit:
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bugboy63
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well i finaly decided to move some trash - took me about an hour.
had to cut out some brush and thorns, and get on down the trail
...but i forgot to bring my shovel  i brought a pitch fork to move the trash.
the westy does not have enough ground clearance for the pipe...and loose gravel over mud, i just did not want to chance it out by myself 
there has been quite a bit of rain since i hiked the trail, wasn't expecting the washout.....
i have got to get more ground clearance and better tires  |
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Outkast
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Great shot Mighty Mouse Panel is looking awesome
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mightymouse
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Thanks man. Its getting there, still a long ways to go..but i drive it all the time now. What it deserves. 
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xavi_242
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Great shot Mighty Mouse Panel is looking awesome |
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sub-hatchtim
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damn this thread every time i open it i want to go camping  |
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sconord
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Cool, (on the roof rack) BYOB- Bring Your Own Beetle- some assembly required.
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Stocknazi
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finially got to see some off road action in my bus.
explored some local power line roads near charlotte, nc.
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EverettB
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finially got to see some off road action in my bus.
explored some local power line roads near charlotte, nc.
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Your Bus has a cool wear pattern going on.
This photo is very pleasing. Nice lighting, almost postcard-like.
No insult intended but when I first saw that photo, I was expecting a "Just found this Bus in a field" message.
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sled
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| No insult intended but when I first saw that photo, I was expecting a "Just found this Bus in a field" message. |
I think thats why the bus and the photo look so cool.
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Stocknazi
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thanks for the comments.
looking at this thread for months drove me nuts wanting to get off the pavement. defiently fun as hell cruising around on some dirt roads; i was grinning ear to ear. for those with stock height buses, i do recommend trying it.
some of you guys are nut where you take you buses; too extreme for me.
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sled
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yeah this thread drives me nuts. my 58 is a quite a ways from seeing the road, dirt or pavement. All I can do is wait.
MORE PICTURES!
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Stanagon
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NorCalWeekender
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Dragging it back from page 4...buddy and I went up into the Santa Cruz Mountains on Friday. Got some good pix, got some better video between the four cameras we had...just gotta edit those together first.
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BryanM
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thanks for the comments.
looking at this thread for months drove me nuts wanting to get off the pavement. defiently fun as hell cruising around on some dirt roads; i was grinning ear to ear. for those with stock height buses, i do recommend trying it.
some of you guys are nut where you take you buses; too extreme for me. |
Sounds like we need to get a off road trip going!
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Lou V.
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Shasta just happened where were You! I had a blast off road camping at shasta and 22 buses tearing up back roads, It was a blast!
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sled
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I know there is a SST 09 thread and Ive been reading it, but cant we get some of the 'glamour' shots posted in this thread? Nice to have all the shots in one place.
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Dufo's Pizza and Auto
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I really like this thread....maybe I'll be able to add to it this year!
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Stocknazi
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thanks for the comments.
looking at this thread for months drove me nuts wanting to get off the pavement. defiently fun as hell cruising around on some dirt roads; i was grinning ear to ear. for those with stock height buses, i do recommend trying it.
some of you guys are nut where you take you buses; too extreme for me. |
Sounds like we need to get a off road trip going! |
i am defiently down for that!
i think we need a southern trailbash
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