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1 posted on 08/30/2013 11:54:56 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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I had a 72 camper van with a pop up top.
I was a young kid and would take friends and family out in this thing and we all loved it.

Had the fastest seat in the back that converted to a double bed in 2 seconds.

Was a great alternative to not sleeping in the ground, but was no hotel either.

You had to not rear end a vehicle since you could loose your legs in one of those. They were also top heavy.


2 posted on 08/30/2013 11:58:36 PM PDT by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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I love camper vans. I have miniatures in alcoves around my house. Here in the Tucson area many come to live life slowly. See them on the streets all the time. Always wished I could have slept in a pop-up. Thanks for this article. Sniff.


4 posted on 08/31/2013 12:56:55 AM PDT by lulu16 (May the Good Lord take a liking to you!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; fella; Salamander

It needs to be loaded up with shovels, rakes and other implements of destruction.

(fella: Your recognition of this reference will validate your claim to have been in college in ‘68.)


6 posted on 08/31/2013 1:40:37 AM PDT by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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No longer air-cooled, the Kombi is powered by a flex-fuel 1.4-liter four-cylinder engine

Oh, no! They've got heaters?? That ruins all the fun.

17 posted on 08/31/2013 4:25:36 AM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Dick Obama is more inexperienced now than he was before he was elected.)
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If you want a thrill try driving that POS across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge with wind gusts at 50 MPH.

Or try passing anything in that underpowered turtle on a two lane highway


19 posted on 08/31/2013 5:44:20 AM PDT by Venturer ( cowardice posturing as tolerance =political correctness)
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"Traveling in a fried out kombi,on a heavy trail head full of zombie"

for those of us who came of age in the 80's.

CC

21 posted on 08/31/2013 6:14:23 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

We bought a 1965 camper through a VW dealer in the US and picked it up in Germany. This was the last model with a split windshield.

It had its deficiencies—only the front seat was heated, and the louvered windows let in the cold air during the winter. However, it was great for camping, with a built-in sink and even a clothes closet, and we kept it for 17 years.


23 posted on 08/31/2013 7:05:32 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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Back in 1974, I bought a VW THING. It practically fell apart setting in the driveway. I had nothing but trouble with it, but it was great when it did work.


25 posted on 08/31/2013 7:12:42 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Sometimes you need 7+ more ammo. LOTS MORE.)
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I learned how to drive in one of these. I took it to a parking lot and found some gravel. I wanted to spin the wheels. I floored it and popped the clutch. She chugged away with nary a bit of gravel moving. It was truly an example of the minimalist movement. I believe it had a speedometer with a high-beam indicator light, and that was it for gauges. No fuel gauge, but it did have a spare fuel tank. It had brown curtains for the windows. My Dad pulled a snowmobile trailer with two snowmobiles with the poor old camper. I remember one time when he was passing a farmer on a tractor pulling a load of hay. The retaining pin broke on the snowmobile trailer and the back end of the trailer dropped onto the pavement. We were in the left lane, doing probably 25 mph and leaving a trail of sparks. I looked at the farmer’s face as we went by and he was terrified. Yes, we were the model for the Griswalds.


26 posted on 08/31/2013 7:13:03 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

One of our friends still has a Westfalia VW Camper Van. Drives it everwhere.


27 posted on 08/31/2013 7:14:11 AM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.)
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I met Mr. RightField in 1971, in large part because he was intrigued that a young girl in Cleveland had her own VW camper van. He was from California, and was in Cleveland visiting his brother. I had a 1966 camper. The rest, as they say, is history.

We now have a big Winnebago motorhome.

34 posted on 08/31/2013 7:49:09 AM PDT by RightField (one of the obstreperous citizens insisting on incorrect thinking - C. Krauthamer)
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If you take a front end hit, you will definitely be the first one at the scene.


35 posted on 08/31/2013 7:56:38 AM PDT by Palio di Siena
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