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Bulli Klinik
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Location: Bulli Klinik, Colorado Springs
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| What a wonderful trip you all had. Dang that just makes me want to obtain another bay window. The photos are wonderful as well and show just a part of the adventure you all participated in. I am envious. |
Funny...After the trip I was thinking of how I want another split window.
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peaceful warrior
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Joined: January 22, 2005
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Location: Taoswest, USA
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Wow James. The audio pickup on the Go Pro is awesome!
BTW, is your Westy an automatic? I did not hear you shifting. |
It's a manual. Apparently I am smoooooooth.  |
Must be that Berg Shifter. 
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Manfred58sc
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Mike, you w/out your DD just seems..well..wrong. Like the sun rising in the wrong place. Maybe another bad-ass split will come your way. Bubba made it home!!
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Kirk
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Location: North Texas
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| Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2015 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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| peaceful warrior wrote: |
Wow James. The audio pickup on the Go Pro is awesome!
BTW, is your Westy an automatic? I did not hear you shifting. |
It's a manual. Apparently I am smoooooooth. |
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Kirk
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Donnie and I left on Thursday the 30th. We drove from OKC to Raton, NM. We camped in the Sugarite Canyon State park. The moon was bright and the weather was perfect. Here is a video of the drive up from our campsite to the larger lake up in the park.
More videos to come...
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This was fantastic! Wow!
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richparker
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Location: Durango, CO
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This was fantastic! Wow! |
No doubt, Donnie and James brought it to the Muster...hot ass T2bs with 2L, Grabers, awnings and filled with kids. Hats off to you guys, I'm glad you made the trip out for the event and happy ya'll made it home safe.
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MR GAS
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Location: Canon City
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| Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2015 6:17 am Post subject: pics |
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WE had a great time! Cant wait till next year. PICS.
Also we found a House key on a string around the Saturday camp
Friday camp.
The meet up!
Coffffeeeee!
Saturday camp.
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jmstu76
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Joined: March 01, 2004
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Location: Edmond Oklahoma
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Friday night we met up with Greg (BusBoyJake) and Big Greg (Mr Gas) and Bubba and a few others. It had been a long day and we were trying to find the pin drop that had been texted to us hours earlier. I had video of us coming up the pass out of Poncha Springs and searching aimlessly for the campsite, but it needs editing becuase it's too long to watch. Anyways....here is our initial entrance into camp.
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mtnbus
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Location: Colorado
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What a great trip ! Super fun roads to blast (in the rain) ! I gotta hand it to Richie and Manfred for putting this trip on. Ive always wanted to do a trip like this but for some reason I think its too much for me to plan. Anyway, it was great. Good people, buses, kids, roads !
As you can see I broke my rear frame rail on the drivers side. Manfred and Norm hooked me with a quick fix with some wire I harvested from a local cattle fence (great idea Manfred!). I was able to limp over to Norms place where we ripped into the beasts ass.
We were there for almost 3 days cutting, grinding, welding, wrenching. I was super lucky to be with some kind folks who had the know how to fix my bus.
I posted up in the barn/work zone and proceeded to pull the motor while Norm and Manfred figured out the replacement pieces and plan.
These guys work very well together. And they certainly know what theyre doing ! I was unsure of the procedure but as things came together, it was obvious how bomb proof the fix was going to be.
Manfred just happened to have two rear frame rails (one for each side) from a bay window bus sitting in his stash.
They were able to cut out the old pieces and fab some new tubing to connect the new rails ! So rad !
Meanwhile, Norms girl (Tanya, who was super kind to me moving right into her life and living there with my giant dog for a few days) would make us bfast lunch and dinner. Delicious ! Thank you ! So generous.
They also took me to an awesome hot spring near by one night. Super refreshing after wrenching for 12hrs or more.
Norm is an animal ! He worked on my rig continuously for several days until I was "good to go"!
I was blessed to be with these great people and have them take care of me and get me back on the road. You guys are the best !
I highly recommend these pros for any and all Vdub work.
Photos to follow
Much love to my new friends from Penrose Colorado !!!!!!!!
You guys are the BEST
Thank you and see you soon !
Lets do this again.................
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Manfred58sc
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Thanks for posting the pics everyone. The Bubba fix was epic, luckily we had most parts on hand and plenty of experience with frame repair. The IRS conversion is now correct with proper support. It was an honor to fix such a famous Bus. The MtnBus will continue with rockin' adventures for many years to come. This Muster was an amazing gathering of cool folks,dogs,kids,bus's,scenery. Thanks to all!!
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Birkengrün Schönheit
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We just got home. Thanks guys for puttin' this one on!
It was such a fun time and great chance to (re)connect with good peeps. Glad to hear everyone made it home safe & sound.
Sorry we missed Cottonwood Pass. We launched from the Muster into a week-long trip and headed up from Taylor Park to Crested Butte, as far north as Paonia, and back thru new territory (to us) to South Fork...
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richparker
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Location: Durango, CO
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Laura, it's nice to see you with your own samba profile! It was great to see you and Chris. I'm stoked you guys will be at the 4 Corners Folk Fest, it's gonna be a great time. I can show you the secret no security check entrance.  nice pics!
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mtnbus
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| Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 8:41 pm Post subject: muster |
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Awesome photos !
Great to see you and Chris. Ill have to come out and pick up the zbed. hahahaha |
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Manfred58sc
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Man, those are some awesome pics. I sure miss my dog, we had 10 great years of adventures. Enjoy every trip..it goes by kinda quick. Thanks for sharing
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Birkengrün Schönheit
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| Laura, it's nice to see you with your own samba profile! I'm stoked you guys will be at the 4 Corners Folk Fest, it's gonna be a great time. |
I couldn't let you guys have all the fun
Looking forward to 4CFF, too.
We'll see you "up on the Hill where they do do the boogie" with the bus in festi garb:
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| Ill have to come out and pick up the zbed. hahahaha |
Or Chris needs to haul it to your place like he's talked about for the last 2+years.  Hope it's not that long before we see you again.
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| I sure miss my dog, we had 10 great years of adventures. Enjoy every trip..it goes by kinda quick. Thanks for sharing |
It sure does go quick! While we are camping in the bus more now that we have fewer fuzzy family members, the adventures and their companionship will always be missed.
These two are past their travelin' age and couldn't make the Muster:
Our forests as we remember them are going quick, too.
Let's get out there and enjoy them while we can!
Looking forward to checking out that repair on mtnbus in person... talk about adventures! |
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richparker
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I couldn't let you guys have all the fun
Looking forward to 4CFF, too.
We'll see you "up on the Hill where they do do the boogie" with the bus in festi garb:
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Since Bailey is vending we get to show up on Wednesday, I'm hoping to get a spot big enough for our side tent. Last year I didn't show up with the bus till Friday night and there was barely room to park it. Some kind folks squeezed their cars together which allowed us a bit more room. But it's a festival and that's part of the charm.
See you there!
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Manfred58sc
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What a great dog pic! Past travelin' age but not past lounging in the bus age. My old buddy loved to hop in for short trips and give the 'hood a good sniff. I put the 79 slider window in my bay so he could really stick his head out (along with custom shelf to sit on). My poor hacked bay has morphed to meet many needs. I think I will be doing the engine soon (line bore going). I will make it to Bus's at the brewery for sure, but my Bus may be outta commission for awhile 
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Bulli Klinik
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Bristol's Brewing and Bulli Klinik Presents:
Buses at the Brewery 2015!
Saturday, August 22nd, 2015
Colorado Springs, CO
10:00 am-3:30 pm
The Mission:
Join VW Bus fans from near and far Saturday, August 22nd, as Bristol's Brewing and Bulli Klinik presents, Buses at the Brewery 2015! This FREE event is open to all VW Buses as well as vintage VW's, Porsche's, and European Scooters. As in past events, Type 2's are given priority parking around the Brewery. Come celebrate these iconic vehicles at the historic Ivywild School! Offering patios and a modern taproom overlooking the Buses only parking area, this is sure to be a memorable event!
The Cruise:
The day begins with a cruise through the historic West side of our beautiful city. We will meet at the Garden of the Gods visitors center located at 1805 North 30th Street.. Take exit 146 off of Interstate 25, head West to 30th Street, then left to the entryway of Garden of the Gods. We will begin assembling cars for the cruise at 9:30 AM with a departure time of 10:00 sharp. The cruise will wind through some of the scenic routes our city has to offer with our destination being Bristol's Brewery. Bring your camera as there will be some not to be missed opportunities for photographs!
The Show:
Bristol's Brewing is located at 1604 South Cascade Ave, take exit 140 (Tejon Street) off of Interstate 25, South on Tejon 0.3 miles to a right on Navajo and you'll run right into it. Enjoy a relaxing afternoon perusing some of the finest VW's in Colorado at this non-judged event. Listen to classic sounds spun by DJ Nunn Chuck. Sample delicious treats from the bars, restaurants and shops of the Ivywild Collective. And of course, quaff an award winning brew, fresh from the source! We hope to see you there!!
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Manfred58sc
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Thanks for hosting Mike..We will be there!!
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