What's the weirdest/ grossest/ coolest thing you've found...

[Jeffrey Lee]

Yep, the park road inside Capitol Reef NM, Fruita, UT:

https://goo.gl/maps/iRz9JLQr6AysKAbBA

More pix from a few glorious days in that beautiful country here:
https://campwestfalia.com/route-66-to-the-grand-canyon-and-beyond/

[dhaavers]

Looks like southern Utah from here...very nice.

- Dave
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"The WonderVan"
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[plummerdesign]

Jeffrey Lee WHERE is this place? (the photo in your post) I want to go there, like now!
: )
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1984 Westfalia 1.9

[Jeffrey Lee]

It would seem that at various times all Vanagon owners should seek Professional Counseling.

But of course, when things are humming along, the sun is shining, and the miles are falling away behind you, the Vanagon provides its own therapy ...
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[Abscate]

Wonder if it was a practitioner or a client in kleptomania therapy?
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[Jake de Villiers]

[kourt]

I found this sign waaaay down between the bench and the galley. I keep it on the dashboard behind the windshield now.

kourt

[unibagel]

Since this on on topic, I have a few options that are offered...

https://uniwerksdesign.com/vw-vanagon/gauges-powerpods/
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[the joker]

food in the fridge was left by the PO he was selling it quick to buy a brand new VW fox from a local dealer, for a new job in Boston, drove it from
Long beach Cali this was in 1985


pink liquid not anti freeze westy was from Germany (joker) to key west that tank was removed

[mackaymanx]

Bought a Subaru Outback as a donor for $200 AUD, while cleaning it out got $52 in change (we have $1 and $2 coins here). 25% discount!
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[Jeffrey Lee]

[bobbyblack]

Well, the PO, Mr Lopez, drove my '87 Westy all over North and South America.

Along with a bunch of spare parts, like new clutch master and slave, belts, all kinds of repair bits for odd repairs, and a multitude of kitchen stuff like a coffee grinder, house current single burner table top stove, remarkable added lights, and a variety of interesting mods. But by far the most interesting was a hand made beaded necklace. I got in touch with the daughters of Mr Lopez, to return this precious family piece, bought along their travels when the girls were kids.

-bobby

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'87 Westy 'Flossie','86 Westy 'R1','86 tintop GL - Subi2.2 'J2','83.5 stock tintop L 'ZoomBus','74 Karmann Ghia, '63 Notch

[the joker]

Our 1st westy ( 81 )had milk eggs butter etc. in the running fridge, a new toaster and assorted camping tools ie ax small shovel

current westy joker (84) when purchased, had assorted tools haynes manual hunting knife and pinkish liquid in the h20 tank

[joetiger]

Razor blades. I found at least ten old, rusty razor blades between the back seat and the engine in my Syncro.

On one hand, it could have been as simple as somebody dropped a box of blades back there, yet they were all unsheathed. Perhaps they were scraping off old tint? Maybe the owner shaved with an old timey razor? Painting supplies?

On the other hand, a van full of rusty old razor blades conjures up images of all kinds of nefarious activities. Late nights with piles of Bolivian marching powder, perhaps. The mind wanders. In any case, after I found the first two or three I was very, very careful with my hands during that initial interior removal and cleaning.
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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

[mikemtnbike]

I keep all my small parts in the called secret compartment driver's side. Ignition switch ,spare blue cap, rescue tape, bag of clamps, bag of hose patches, bag of lug nuts/ bolts if I have to use my mis-matched spare, etc.

My amp is in the space under the passenger seat.

There's a surprising amount of room there.
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1995 Eurovan Camper "Marzivan"
2020 GTI SE manual

[bobbyblack]

[pnwkayaker]

Just curious, there're some posts in the first page that mention a "driver box" or "driver storage compartment" - are they referring to the auxiliary battery spot under the driver seat?
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87 Syncro Westy EJ25 ("Tardis")

Seattle Meetup at Marymoor (link)
A collection of Simple Useful Mods (SUM) (link)

[creative native]

My current Bus of 14 years was very clean when I bought it and I have always kept it clean. However, in 1991 I bought a '71 Neptune Blue camper which was in very good shape, but in my initial cleaning of it, I found many joint roaches. In my previous '67 camper, there were even more joint roaches and a partially used bottle of patchouli oil.

[campism]

Not my van. On my way to work one day I spotted a van on a lot so decided to go back at lunch to see it. The lady unlocked it for me and watched for a few minutes while I checked it out and then told me to bring the key back to her when I was done. She was about halfway across the lot when I called out to her, "Did any of you look under the back seat?" I'd have liked to look through everything but had to get back to work.

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'87 Westy in Wolfram Grey Metallic

[erste]