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71whitewesty
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Thanks folks for all the nice comments and glad you like the video, and thanks vwwestyman for getting the video on there for me.
For those that have been around here a while, you've really watched the kids grow up with these videos. I can't quite believe it myself. So glad we've done these trips and so glad I took lots of video and pictures along the way.
I highly recommend family road trips in the bus, you won't regret it. 
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airschooled
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| Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2021 4:04 pm Post subject: Re: 11th annual Family Road Trip! |
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Yeessssss! Always love your videos, and the editing was fantastic! Can't wait for the next one 
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earlybayjim
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| Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2021 11:25 am Post subject: Re: 11th annual Family Road Trip! |
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That video was so great! Thanks for sharing your family's adventure. You've definitely inspired me to do more in our bus this year!
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Hobug 
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| Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2021 10:47 am Post subject: Re: 11th annual Family Road Trip! |
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Thanks for taking me on vacation! Great video as usual. Your son did an awesome job!
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deepcflea
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| Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2021 8:37 am Post subject: Re: 11th annual Family Road Trip! |
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That looked like such and awesome trip!! Looks like you guys had a blast. Whole lotta miles! Arches is on my bucket list!
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THall
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| Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2021 6:00 am Post subject: Re: 11th annual Family Road Trip! |
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The editing was spot on!
What a great trip; you guys are an inspiration...we plan to bike the same areas next summer.
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richparker
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| Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2021 5:46 am Post subject: Re: 11th annual Family Road Trip! |
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Sweet trip, thanks for sharing!
If you and your boy find yourselfs back on the southwest again, I’d be more then happy to tour you guys around some of the trail systems. I’m a big mountain biker and recognized a lot of the trails in your video. ✌🏻
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Abscate
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| Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2021 4:49 am Post subject: Re: 11th annual Family Road Trip! |
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| ^^ lol! You're right, it's been a good 10 years since I've adjusted it. Works well still but it's a long pull. |
Adjust the back brakes FIRST!
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vwwestyman
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Mberglo
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| Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2021 2:37 pm Post subject: Re: 11th annual Family Road Trip! |
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| Your family roadtrips are inspirational! I'm building our own 71 Westy, and I hope it serves our family as well as yours has. |
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Clementine79
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| Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2021 1:20 pm Post subject: Re: 11th annual Family Road Trip! |
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Looks like a fun trip, these are indeed inspiring posts!
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Abscate
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| Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2021 12:41 pm Post subject: Re: 11th annual Family Road Trip! |
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Kids are getting so big - nice flashback for us empty-nesters.
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andrewtf
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| Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2021 10:47 am Post subject: Re: 11th annual Family Road Trip! |
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Honestly - these videos are one of the things I look forward to every year.
Every damn time I watch one, I immediately go do work on my bus in anticipation of that long elusive road trip and fantasize about where to go.
Thank you for my vicarious vacations. You take me along to some really wonderous places.
Andrew
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jmstu76
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| Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2021 10:43 am Post subject: Re: 11th annual Family Road Trip! |
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Good work as always.
Your trip recaps are one of my favorite things on this site.
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71whitewesty
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| Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2021 10:36 am Post subject: Re: 11th annual Family Road Trip! |
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Well folks, I still don't know how to embed this thing on here but here's the link to our 11th Annual Family Road Trip video!
This year my son took over editing duties and I enjoyed seeing what he put together. It might be a little long but hope it inspires someone to take a road trip in their Bus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfwEu3ILJ9M
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Twin 71 White Westy, Bus 2, that I pulled from a 15 year slumber in a dry eastern WA field in 2015.
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d-rick
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| Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 9:53 pm Post subject: Re: 11th annual Family Road Trip! |
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Super cool, it's great to have a family that enjoys the bus traveling.
Did you set up your westy tent every night? |
We only set the tent up in Telluride because the camping spot was a walk-in site. I still slept in the Bus but it worked great to have the tent up as a base camp.
I generally just set it up when we are at the same place for more than a day or two. |
Gotcha...that's about the only time I set mine up as well..multiple days and if it's all 4 of us
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71whitewesty
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| Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 8:18 pm Post subject: Re: 11th annual Family Road Trip! |
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Thanks all. I will make the usual video too but this year we’ve upgraded the GoPro and added a drone. Hoping my son will help make it since he’s better at that now too.
The growing family is a trip too. We still fit in the Bus, kids are sort of outgrowing their beds. But they don’t complain at all and sleep fine. It helps that they know the flow of the Bus and the trips and they get along great ( you pretty much have to back there..). There are still plenty of places I want to take them and we’ll probably go by Bus as long as I can get them in it.
As far as the squeaking cot goes.. ultimately I did nothing but tell him how noisey it was and he thought the same and just quit rolling around so much, lol! We also now bring a hammock and he chose the sleep in that several nights so it ended up not being an issue this trip. However I’ve decided that the humidity does play somewhat of a roll in that it’s noticeably squeakier on the coast here in Oregon compared with the deserts of Utah.
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1970's Snow Trac 1600 SP (sold 12/2016)
1968 Tucker sno cat, sold 2021
1969 Tucker Sno cat 542
2017 VW Alltrac
71 tin top stock 1600 DP (project but runs)
Twin 71 White Westy, Bus 2, that I pulled from a 15 year slumber in a dry eastern WA field in 2015.
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Angus II
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| Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 6:35 pm Post subject: Re: 11th annual Family Road Trip! |
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Hello,
Did you solve that squeaking upper cot issue for, a good nights sleep? What worked?.
Looks, like another great trip had by the family, courtesy of the old faithful.... Nice, adventure. Thanks for sharing. |
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Abscate
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| Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 5:39 pm Post subject: Re: 11th annual Family Road Trip! |
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It’s so neat to watch the kids grow up. Your young lady will make the amazing instant transition to a functioning adult, and then the three of you can watch the young man go through the pinball machine of boyhood.
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71whitewesty
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| Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 1:44 pm Post subject: Re: 11th annual Family Road Trip! |
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| d-rick wrote: |
Super cool, it's great to have a family that enjoys the bus traveling.
Did you set up your westy tent every night? |
We only set the tent up in Telluride because the camping spot was a walk-in site. I still slept in the Bus but it worked great to have the tent up as a base camp.
I generally just set it up when we are at the same place for more than a day or two.
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71 Westy 1600 DP, all stock Bus 1
1970's Snow Trac 1600 SP (sold 12/2016)
1968 Tucker sno cat, sold 2021
1969 Tucker Sno cat 542
2017 VW Alltrac
71 tin top stock 1600 DP (project but runs)
Twin 71 White Westy, Bus 2, that I pulled from a 15 year slumber in a dry eastern WA field in 2015.
1966 Sundial Camper "Boomer" |
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