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bastardbus Samba Member
Joined: July 13, 2000 Posts: 1767 Location: Toledo, Ohio
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Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 6:27 am Post subject: |
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Does BBT still have any of these repop awning fabric still available? I would like to find one for a beater westy I have to use.
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Braukuche Samba Member
Joined: September 03, 2004 Posts: 10965
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Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 11:31 am Post subject: |
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bastardbus wrote: |
Does BBT still have any of these repop awning fabric still available? I would like to find one for a beater westy I have to use.
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CIP1 was selling them a few years ago, I would check there. _________________ Go Reds! Smash state!
Retirement is here!
1956 Ghia
1959 SO-23 Westfalia
1960 double cab
1960 Baja Bug
1963 stretched double cab
1962 Golde sunroof Ghia
1963 356 B coupe
1963 Notchback
1967 21 window less rusty now
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Big Bill Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2005 Posts: 1782 Location: Santa Rosa, Ca
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 6:40 am Post subject: |
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I had one when they first came out. I belive I paid $500 and I thought they were a good deal, for someone looking to have a tent you could actually use. Not ever having a true Westy tent I liked the quality of this one, the pole and stake bags was not that good as was mentioned before. I would buy another if I needed a tent.
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Braukuche Samba Member
Joined: September 03, 2004 Posts: 10965
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:25 am Post subject: |
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Big Bill wrote: |
I had one when they first came out. I belive I paid $500 and I thought they were a good deal, for someone looking to have a tent you could actually use. Not ever having a true Westy tent I liked the quality of this one, the pole and stake bags was not that good as was mentioned before. I would buy another if I needed a tent.
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I had one too, but keep in mind all you get is the awning and the material is quite a bit thinner than OG. _________________ Go Reds! Smash state!
Retirement is here!
1956 Ghia
1959 SO-23 Westfalia
1960 double cab
1960 Baja Bug
1963 stretched double cab
1962 Golde sunroof Ghia
1963 356 B coupe
1963 Notchback
1967 21 window less rusty now
1973 Ghia convertible |
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bastardbus Samba Member
Joined: July 13, 2000 Posts: 1767 Location: Toledo, Ohio
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:29 am Post subject: |
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Thanks, CIP has em for like $265 for just the material ( I already have a couple real westy tents I can use poles from). I don't mind the thinner material, I just want one to use on a beater bus when needed.
The only thing about the CIP tent is they want $70 to ship just the material to me?! I just ordered two HUGE boxes of sheet metal from them and it was only $150 and this tent top which is about the size of sweatshirt folded up is $70...?! What the heck it should be like $12-$15 max to ship. |
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Touch Nicks Thing Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2003 Posts: 2028 Location: Alexandria, VA
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 10:31 am Post subject: |
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bastardbus wrote: |
Thanks, CIP has em for like $265 for just the material ( I already have a couple real westy tents I can use poles from). I don't mind the thinner material, I just want one to use on a beater bus when needed.
The only thing about the CIP tent is they want $70 to ship just the material to me?! I just ordered two HUGE boxes of sheet metal from them and it was only $150 and this tent top which is about the size of sweatshirt folded up is $70...?! What the heck it should be like $12-$15 max to ship. |
Shit, you should trade me some real poles for my fakes, continue with the beater look! |
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56reddy Samba Member
Joined: October 22, 2005 Posts: 774
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 11:46 am Post subject: |
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bastardbus wrote: |
Thanks, CIP has em for like $265 for just the material ( I already have a couple real westy tents I can use poles from). I don't mind the thinner material, I just want one to use on a beater bus when needed.
The only thing about the CIP tent is they want $70 to ship just the material to me?! I just ordered two HUGE boxes of sheet metal from them and it was only $150 and this tent top which is about the size of sweatshirt folded up is $70...?! What the heck it should be like $12-$15 max to ship. |
I think that they ship them from BBT, hence the high shipping charges.
I'd buy a complete tent from CIP1 but shipping is $171, making the tent $721. _________________ New Vintage Specialist.
1974 ghia convertible
1981 Vanagon Westfalia
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Braukuche Samba Member
Joined: September 03, 2004 Posts: 10965
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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56reddy wrote: |
bastardbus wrote: |
Thanks, CIP has em for like $265 for just the material ( I already have a couple real westy tents I can use poles from). I don't mind the thinner material, I just want one to use on a beater bus when needed.
The only thing about the CIP tent is they want $70 to ship just the material to me?! I just ordered two HUGE boxes of sheet metal from them and it was only $150 and this tent top which is about the size of sweatshirt folded up is $70...?! What the heck it should be like $12-$15 max to ship. |
I think that they ship them from BBT, hence the high shipping charges.
I'd buy a complete tent from CIP1 but shipping is $171, making the tent $721. |
A lot cheaper than the real thing if you can find one. But, yeah, brutal shipping charge.
I wonder why BBT never made the walls? _________________ Go Reds! Smash state!
Retirement is here!
1956 Ghia
1959 SO-23 Westfalia
1960 double cab
1960 Baja Bug
1963 stretched double cab
1962 Golde sunroof Ghia
1963 356 B coupe
1963 Notchback
1967 21 window less rusty now
1973 Ghia convertible |
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oldbusboy Samba Member
Joined: June 25, 2006 Posts: 604 Location: Bowen Island, BC Canada
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Posted: Sun May 21, 2017 8:15 pm Post subject: Re: Repro Westy tents |
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I assume BBT and PLF aren't making tent sides? CIP only sells the top and poles, no sides... is there any other sources?
Does anybody have a pattern for the tent sides? Maybe I can get a similar fabric and have them made?
Trevor
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johny__utah Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2008 Posts: 426 Location: Arizona/California
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Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 1:13 pm Post subject: Re: Repro Westy tents |
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I had this one made 2 years ago, side and front walls included. BBT poles. Mike and Kim out of Phoenix Arizona. _________________ 1956 L31
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Lind Samba Member
Joined: November 06, 2000 Posts: 9905 Location: idaho
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Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 6:29 pm Post subject: Re: Repro Westy tents |
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HerrLowlight wrote: |
I assume BBT and PLF aren't making tent sides? CIP only sells the top and poles, no sides... is there any other sources?
Does anybody have a pattern for the tent sides? Maybe I can get a similar fabric and have them made?
Trevor
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The poles are out of stock at CIP1. BBT is also sold out as far as I know. _________________ .
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oldbusboy Samba Member
Joined: June 25, 2006 Posts: 604 Location: Bowen Island, BC Canada
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Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 9:34 pm Post subject: Re: Repro Westy tents |
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johny__utah wrote: |
I had this one made 2 years ago, side and front walls included. BBT poles. Mike and Kim out of Phoenix Arizona. |
Hi Johnny, Do you have any contact info for Mike and Kim?
Thanks
Trevor _________________ 1968 porsche |
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johny__utah Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2008 Posts: 426 Location: Arizona/California
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Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 10:00 am Post subject: Re: Repro Westy tents |
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[email protected] _________________ 1956 L31
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wanderbusvw Samba Member
Joined: October 20, 2008 Posts: 52 Location: Bisbee, AZ
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Malokin Martin Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2007 Posts: 3093 Location: E-burg
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ezcamper Samba Member
Joined: January 10, 2001 Posts: 896 Location: Atlantic Beach, FL
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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2023 6:12 pm Post subject: Re: Repro Westy tents |
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Jacek in Poland was making poles. _________________ I make HWE style roof racks, Jim-Dandy racks, SO-33 metal parts, Dormobile racks, HWE style ladders, engine crank start handles, Westy rack tags, Binz tags, Sundial badges, State of California tags, steering lock electrical covers and single / double cab gate latch friction blocks.
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jacobcallaghan Samba Member
Joined: August 07, 2018 Posts: 183 Location: Oregon
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Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2023 9:28 am Post subject: Re: Repro Westy tents |
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Is there any one in the states making poles? And tents? _________________ 60 Indian Red Bug
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Navydave73 Samba Member
Joined: March 09, 2017 Posts: 414 Location: Alta Loma/Los Angeles
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Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2023 2:55 pm Post subject: Re: Repro Westy tents |
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I heard that BBT was getting ready to make them again, so I reached out to them and got an email back. They are developing the poles first and then will make tents again. That was 2 or 3 months ago. |
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BulliBill Samba Member
Joined: July 09, 2004 Posts: 4561 Location: St Charles, MO
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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2023 11:19 am Post subject: Re: Repro Westy tents |
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Good to hear that BBT Bob is thinking of making those repro tents again. I have two of his pole/tent/roof mount sets from the initial batch still unused in my basement storage. And somewhere I have a few photos of the shelving racks in the BBT warehouse stacked full of hundreds of the tent/pole sets during one of my many visits, probably a decade or so ago... I'll post if I can locate 'em.
Bill Bowman _________________ I'm looking for these license plate frames for my fleet:
Coeur D'Alene - Lake Shore Volkswagen
Mission VW - San Fernando
Thornton VW - Stockton
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j.pickens Samba Member
Joined: December 03, 2002 Posts: 9787 Location: Exit 7, New Jersey
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Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2023 10:48 pm Post subject: Re: Repro Westy tents |
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I hope that Jacek starts selling on theSamba again. I've seen his stuff at shows in Europe, and his repro tent poles were top notch. It's tough to run a small mail order business and deal with overseas customers. Probably easier to just sell direct locally. But damn, he makes and sources nice stuff. _________________ Founder and Chairman Emeritus, ECMSAS
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