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digthemlows Samba Member
Joined: December 11, 2015 Posts: 36 Location: Sacramento, CA
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2020 2:48 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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One more. This is our favorite BLM camping in El Dorado National Forest in Northern California
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deaddrift Samba Member
Joined: June 01, 2020 Posts: 43 Location: Portland OR
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2020 3:14 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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My wife and I bought our van in Florida in 1998. It stayed stock for ten years.
This is SE Oregon. July 2020. It was hot. And spectacular.
In winter '99 we spent several months driving around the country, deciding where to move to. We ended up in Portland OR, and enjoyed our Westy for a bunch of years out here.
In 2008, we sold it (needing a new head and a transaxle rebuild) for a great price, to a friend, who absolutely pimped it out. Subaru power, solar array, bumper package, suspension upgrade, TF49 fridge (ice cream in the desert is a thing!) etc etc etc.
Here, I would really need the 4x4 and rear locker, had it rained recently... but it's SE Oregon. In July. I think we're safe.
Two months ago, we bought this camper back from him (also at a great price!) So we are the second AND the fourth owners of this van. Originally be-monikered Stanley; now Diego.
Enjoy these shots of our Vanagain. _________________ Nat
'91 syncro Westfalia, 2nd and 4th owner
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bsrad Samba Member
Joined: April 17, 2012 Posts: 254 Location: Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2020 7:48 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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deaddrift wrote: |
My wife and I bought our van in Florida in 1998. It stayed stock for ten years.
This is SE Oregon. July 2020. It was hot. And spectacular.
In winter '99 we spent several months driving around the country, deciding where to move to. We ended up in Portland OR, and enjoyed our Westy for a bunch of years out here.
In 2008, we sold it (needing a new head and a transaxle rebuild) for a great price, to a friend, who absolutely pimped it out. Subaru power, solar array, bumper package, suspension upgrade, TF49 fridge (ice cream in the desert is a thing!) etc etc etc.
Here, I would really need the 4x4 and rear locker, had it rained recently... but it's SE Oregon. In July. I think we're safe.
Two months ago, we bought this camper back from him (also at a great price!) So we are the second AND the fourth owners of this van. Originally be-monikered Stanley; now Diego.
Enjoy these shots of our Vanagain. |
That’s a great story deaddrift. Thanks for sharing. We’ve been to that playa and it has to be one of my favorite places in SE Oregon. _________________ Bill
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kamzcab86 Samba Moderator
Joined: July 26, 2008 Posts: 7892 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2020 8:18 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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West Dolores River, CO
Big Bear Creek,Telluride, CO
Clear Creek, south of Leadville, CO
Blanca Peak, CO
Sleeping with cattle somewhere in NM (ended up not raining)
_________________ ~Kamz
1986 Cabriolet: www.Cabby-Info.com
1990 Vanagon Westfalia: Old Blue's Blog
2016 Golf GTI S
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Timwhy Samba Member
Joined: January 01, 2009 Posts: 3995 Location: Maine
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dhaavers Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2010 Posts: 7733 Location: NE MN (tinyurl.com/dhaaverslocation)
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:45 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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Kam -
Tell us about the "non-Wasserstopper" top covers, please...probably something you sewed yourself...???
- Dabe _________________ 86 White Wolfsburg Westy Weekender
"The WonderVan"
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Sodo Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2007 Posts: 9517 Location: Western WA
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Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 10:50 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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Moab, Utah, now.
Camped on a 600 ft cliff above the Green River.
20 miles from pavement.
Haven’t moved the van in 2 nights, probably one more night here.
Morning
Sunset
Sat out a storm. It wasn’t as exciting as we hoped.
A little bit of hail.
Changed the oil at camp.
Support staff offers sustenance.
Now the 3rd sunset, Van hasn’t moved.
5th night (van hasn't moved) _________________
'90 Westy EJ25, 2Peloquins, 3knobs, pressure-oiled GT mainshaft, filtered, cooled gearbox
'87 Tintop w 47k 53k, '12 SmallCar EJ25, cooled filtered gearbox
....KTMs, GasGas, SPOT mtb
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MsTaboo Samba Member
Joined: June 02, 2006 Posts: 4065 Location: East Kootenay, British Columbia
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Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2021 5:11 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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Yesterday above the Kootenay River.
Couple years ago. On the cliffs above the lake.
Week ago.
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'90 Syncro Westy 3 knob w/Zetec
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VJP5 Samba Member
Joined: May 22, 2021 Posts: 52 Location: San Diego, CA
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2021 1:59 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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Mt Laguna, on the way to Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree (Cottonwood)
Nightime campfire/Guitar time
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happy2CU Samba Member
Joined: October 06, 2018 Posts: 52 Location: france
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 10:28 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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A beach somewhere south.... of France
And one of Lucy.
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Vanlife Geek Samba Member
Joined: September 19, 2014 Posts: 285 Location: CO
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2022 11:20 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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_________________ Vanlife Geek
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)
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Red Ryder Samba Member
Joined: June 26, 2021 Posts: 942 Location: Northern California
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Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 8:55 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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Northern California coast in December 2021…
_________________ “Most everyone’s mad here. You may have noticed I am not quite all there myself.” — Cheshire Cat, Adventures of Alice in Wonderland
“Scarlett” — 1990 Vanagon Carat Wolfsburg Edition
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