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richparker
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Packed and headed Telluride for the Ride Festival! My wifes application got accepted and we'll be vending at the event. It is a bus themed festival and well be camping in the festival in the bus, holla!
Sitting fat!!!
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 10:11 am Post subject: Re: 68 Westy Weekender revival |
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We made it to Telluride without any issues, even though the bus is super heavy. We pulled out of Rico and started to make the climb up Lizard Head Pass. We cought up to a family in a 3500 Dodge Cumins towing a 22 bumper pull camper. A long straight away comes up with a passing zone, no one was coming so I passed him. No harm, no foul. Then, like 10 turns later the guy pulls out on a double yellow on a blind corner and proceeds to pass me. I slowed up and let him by, what an asshole!
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 11:44 am Post subject: Re: 68 Westy Weekender revival |
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| We made it to Telluride without any issues, even though the bus is super heavy. We pulled out of Rico and started to make the climb up Lizard Head Pass. We cought up to a family in a 3500 Dodge Cumins towing a 22 bumper pull camper. A long straight away comes up with a passing zone, no one was coming so I passed him. No harm, no foul. Then, like 10 turns later the guy pulls out on a double yellow on a blind corner and proceeds to pass me. I slowed up and let him by, what an asshole! |
Glad you made it safe. Have a good time, keep the pictures coming! Also, don't let that dude get your down. He isn't worth it.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 4:20 pm Post subject: Re: 68 Westy Weekender revival |
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Sweet, you can stumble and fall into your bed.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 5:49 pm Post subject: Re: 68 Westy Weekender revival |
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Nice! I bought my bus in Telluride in '94. Saw it at the base of lift 8 every morning and asked about it in the spring when I bought it for $200 with a blown engine. Still a happy owner of that bus 24 years later.
Thanks for sharing your pictures - brings back great memories of my ski bum year for the '93-'94 season. I do have a bunch of great photos of my bus in Telluride, but they are old, so will have to scan in the photos and post someday.
Definitely enjoy seeing your posts and bus photos in the mountain areas. Keep it up!
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| Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 8:19 am Post subject: Re: 68 Westy Weekender revival |
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Rich you have GOT to frame that photo. Whats at the end of the Rainbow? Your VW van! That's just lovely! I really enjoyed reading this thread and seeing your photos.
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richparker
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| Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 4:06 pm Post subject: Re: 68 Westy Weekender revival |
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Rythnms buy the Rio was a huge success and a great time! The location was epic, the music was epic and camping with 52 other buses at bus camp was EPIC!!!
Big thanks to Scott and everyone who helped put this amazing festival together! Next year I will not only be there but Ill do my best to volunteer and help out where I can.
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Took me 2 hours but I got all loaded and its sitting FAT! We are headed to Pagosa Springs for the Four Corners Folk Festival. This will be our 3rd festival this summer (and on this page), woot woot!!! Were looking at 5 nights of camping, should be a hoot.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2018 2:10 pm Post subject: Re: 68 Westy Weekender revival |
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Enjoy the festival! Pictures always appreciated.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2018 3:17 pm Post subject: Re: 68 Westy Weekender revival |
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Just looking at your avatar and that last pic...did your red paint fade?
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| Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2018 6:27 pm Post subject: Re: 68 Westy Weekender revival |
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When I first looked at this pic, I thought your son had the coolest VW earring... 
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| Stuartzickefoose wrote: |
| Just looking at your avatar and that last pic...did your red paint fade? |
Totally, the rusty metal primer is no match for the alpine sun.
Made it to the festival with no issues. Even though the bus was loaded, it still had plenty of power. Cruised 60-65 the whole way with a few blips up to 70. Even with running it hard and it being 89* out, the engine still ran nice and cool. I unpacked the bus, set up the vending tent and set up our camp including the side tent, which is always a chore. Im gonna put a ARB awning with walls on my 71 and be done with this side tent business. Dont get me wrong its nice once its set up, but its time consuming, heavy and takes up a lot of space.
The temps as I pulled into Pagosa at 430 this afternoon.
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