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dobryan
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edgood1
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good to see I'm not the only one who considers their vanagon a primary tailgate car. I also have a big HDTV to watch the other games on. The typical setup is shown in the pic with the BIG tent over the hatch.
I used to take it to every home Patriots game in Foxboro. I didn't make it to one this year 
... but there still is the playoffs 
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benandmj
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Too bad you can't park next to me Sunday at the Georgia Dome! We'll avenge your loss!
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Sweet setup! I'm really digging the table off the back, and the TV is a nice touch. Looks like a good time! Thanks for posting.
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randywebb
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can you tell us more about your table that hangs off the back?
how is it attached on the edge that touches the van?
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dobryan
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dobryan
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joetiger 
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Went out to the Broncos-Dolphins game yesterday; it was my first time tailgating with the Vanagon at Mile High and had a blast. We learned a lot and will make a few tweaks for next time, but overall a major success. I highly recommend VIP parking if you can swing it!
We had a steady stream of people stop by and ask a million questions about the Vanagon, which always makes me happy.
We had so much fun, my buddy is giving me another free game ticket and we're doing it again for the Bills game in two weeks. So, I have time to make a few tweaks, both to cuisine and setup.
I took cues from Dave on my setup; a bit rudimentary but that will expand. I did learn that my tired old house battery is not capable of supporting a stereo at full blast (classic hip hop to drown out the relentless country music from the Alabama dorks next to us) and a flat-screen TV, but we'll get those kinks worked out.
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"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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dobryan
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Hey, dobryan, nice setup. I might have to come visit you week 16. I live in VA now, but born and bred in southeast PA... Go birds!
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dobryan
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Halifaxwesty
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This is a heart breaking post...
Its my 1 year anniversary from my failed roadtrip from Halifax NS to NYC for the MIAvsNYJ game.
We made it to Conneticuit and my water pump went...had to rent car the rest of the way.
Almost made it.
Pictures would have been awesome.
This still haunts me.
Go Dolphins.
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joetiger
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They say you improve most between games one and two. We made a few tweaks to the set-up. Instead of going out of the back hatch, we went out of the sliding door this time. We set the TV up on the weekender table, which made a huge difference for shading, and I made a big pot of jambalaya and used the camp stove. About twenty people were fed, and the beer was kept ice cold by my new fridge.
I bought a 44AH SLA battery from Batteries Plus on Saturday and got that all set up; it withstood a stereo at full-blast, the fridge, and the TV for about four hours, so fairly successful. I'd like to see how things work out with a solar panel and some more amp hours, but that'll wait until I move all of the batteries under the rear seat as a winter project.
More importantly, my guests had so much fun that I secured a game ticket to the final home game and one of the playoff games.
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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
"Still, it's good to be afield."--VWagabond
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dobryan
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msinabottle
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Brilliant, dear fellow! And the Miami game was a good one!
I wrote up how we used Winston when my former girlfriend got a catering gig. He was superb in his role as an auxiliary kitchen and transporter of food and utensils!
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=530784
Best!
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snowsyncro
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They say you improve most between games one and two. We made a few tweaks to the set-up. Instead of going out of the back hatch, we went out of the sliding door this time. We set the TV up on the weekender table, which made a huge difference for shading, and I made a big pot of jambalaya and used the camp stove. About twenty people were fed, and the beer was kept ice cold by my new fridge.
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joetiger
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I'd also like to throw in a strong recommendation based upon real-world product testing.
These floormats are fantastic.
http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_484_128/german-vanagon-rubber-floor-mats.html
Not only is it a thing of beauty to have perfectly-formed mats in the front foot wells that were actually made to go there, but when one of my passengers dropped a pretty full 12 oz. beverage can on the passenger side mat, the little squares contained the entire mess without any spillage on the carpet. Highly recommended.
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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
"Still, it's good to be afield."--VWagabond
Available Now! Vanagon to Louisiana--A Two-Lane Reckoning Through Past and Present
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rockfish
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Tailgating before the Army-Navy football game...
Our Mid and his (new to him) '84 Westy...
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dobryan
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joetiger
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That is very cool, Rockfish, thanks for sharing!
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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
"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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