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joetiger 
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Location: denver
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 Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 11:02 am Post subject: Re: Vans in the Snow |
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I've been trying to work then sneak away to shovel a path out to the street from my alley. That is some wet, heavy snow. I wouldn't bother but I have a very important appointment later today that I do NOT want to miss.
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'86 NAHT Vanagon GL Syncro/ supercharged ABA 2.0 "Pigpen"
'04 GTI 1.8T
'04 Golf R32
"get metaphysical with it. if it's simply a means to get to and from places, it will let you down. if it becomes your zen, it can't fail you." -dabaron
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MrPulldown
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Location: Truckee
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| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 3:26 pm Post subject: Re: Vans in the Snow |
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joetiger
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Joined: January 27, 2005
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Location: denver
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| Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 7:40 am Post subject: Re: Vans in the Snow |
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Puts a bit of a crimp in my Friday, but I'll gladly accept the free water.
And the paint looks much, much better when covered in snow.
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Joe T.
'86 NAHT Vanagon GL Syncro/ supercharged ABA 2.0 "Pigpen"
'04 GTI 1.8T
'04 Golf R32
"get metaphysical with it. if it's simply a means to get to and from places, it will let you down. if it becomes your zen, it can't fail you." -dabaron
"Still, it's good to be afield."--VWagabond
Available Now! Vanagon to Louisiana--A Two-Lane Reckoning Through Past and Present
www.josephtrussell.com |
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dobryan
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Location: Brookeville, MD
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Vanlife Geek
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Joined: September 19, 2014
Posts: 285
Location: CO
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| Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 8:09 am Post subject: Re: Vans in the Snow |
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| joetiger wrote: |
Puts a bit of a crimp in my Friday, but I'll gladly accept the free water.
And the paint looks much, much better when covered in snow. |
Yup, it's a sloppy mess in Colorado right now.
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Current:
1986 Syncro Westy
Previous:
1983 Westy
1981 Westy
1972 Bug (Last year you could buy a new one for under $2,000)
1965/66 Bug (2 bugs from a junk yard combined to make 1 functional bug)
1959 Bug (Pre Gas Gauge Era) |
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charleslabri
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Location: Nashville/Yosemite
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Schnippzle
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Location: Swede in London, UK
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| Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2021 11:46 pm Post subject: Re: Vans in the Snow |
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And so the start of my favourite season begins: Vans in the Snow season 
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jimf909
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Joined: April 03, 2014
Posts: 7466
Location: WA/ID
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| Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2021 6:39 am Post subject: Re: Vans in the Snow |
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Here we go again!
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Red Ryder
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Joined: June 26, 2021
Posts: 951
Location: Northern California
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| Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2021 10:09 am Post subject: Re: Vans in the Snow |
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Park those wipers folded out when snow is expected. You can thank me later! 
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charleslabri
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oldskewlsk8ter
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2021 4:39 pm Post subject: Re: Vans in the Snow |
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From the Texas snowpocalypse earlier this year!
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alaskadan
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Location: anchor pt. alaska
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| Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2021 7:51 pm Post subject: Re: Vans in the Snow |
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| Shhhhh quiet! Let's just not talk about it and maybe it will just go away.... |
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campism
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Posts: 4491
Location: Richmond VA
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| Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2021 4:13 am Post subject: Re: Vans in the Snow |
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Maybe I'll submit a photo of mine on our first 40F degree morning, just to ease into this season.
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childofthewind
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Location: Eastern Sierra
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| Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2021 7:22 am Post subject: Re: Vans in the Snow |
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Winter has come early in the High Sierra.
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0to60in6min
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| Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2021 5:28 pm Post subject: Re: Vans in the Snow |
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as it is today...
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Sodo
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Location: Western WA
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| Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2021 8:09 pm Post subject: Re: Vans in the Snow |
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Seattle got 3 inches
Slider door seal frozen to the van.
Dangit.
You can see it was already cracked.
I’m gonna try to weld it.
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Zeitgeist 13
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Location: Port Manteau
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| Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2021 8:31 pm Post subject: Re: Vans in the Snow |
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You're gonna weld junk pot metal?
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'89 Bluestar ALH w/12mm Waldo pump, PP764 and GT2052
'01 Weekender --> full camper
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Mateo83
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Joined: September 14, 2021
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Location: Lodi, CA
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| Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2021 9:39 pm Post subject: Re: Vans in the Snow |
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| I’ve been in north Lake Tahoe area for a week and seen 4. |
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Sodo
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Location: Western WA
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| Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2021 10:34 pm Post subject: Re: Vans in the Snow |
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| Zeitgeist 13 wrote: |
| You're gonna weld junk pot metal? |
It's cast Al-You-Minium
I was close.... real close to done.
Was welding the 2nd side when it fell apart and I cussed loudly.
It went downhill quickly from there.
I have ordered a new handle from VanCafe ($65 delivered).
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Zeitgeist 13
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| Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2021 1:50 am Post subject: Re: Vans in the Snow |
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Isn't that how pot metal responds to welding?
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