Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 15:29:38 -0700
Reply-To: Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
Subject: Re: jumpseat brackets
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Good grief. I go 385 all by myself. Add a pregnant wife, 2 kids, all their
junk, all our junk, tools, stroller, 2 dogs and a partridge in a pear
tree... no wonder the thing is slow.
I was thinking about the fit while I was driving today; it's one of the
reasons I agreed to buy the thing and fix it (the engine was trashed,
sorta)- the visor in the upright position is just above my eyebrows. Wife
says I have about 3" of headroom. The seat back stops just about the bottom
of my shoulder blades, but other than that, it's fairly comfortable. Nice
not to have to shoehorn m'self in.
Robert
'87 GL
----- Original Message -----
From: "jeff g" <jeffg@MIKOEXOTICWEAR.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 1:54 PM
Subject: Re: jumpseat brackets
> point well taken..
>
> between my wife and 3 kids and 2 dogs..thats 5 people and 2 dogs we weigh
a
> total of 606#...so...i need that jump seat in order to make sure all of
the
> kids have seat belts...but i understand your point TJ and appreciate all
of
> that info that you posted....
>
> jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of TJ Hannink
> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 3:24 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: jumpseat brackets
>
>
> Before installing that jumpseat in your Westy, do some calculations. The
GL
> Camper with its built-in appliances and tanks has less payload than a
> passenger type Vanagon even though they share the same chassis and GVWR.
In
> order to offset the extra weight of the appliances, VW limited the amount
of
> seating available by design.
>
> So do some weighing of your vehicle and see what happens when you add an
> additional seat, a passenger and their luggage to your vehicle. VW had to
> use generic numbers for their calculations since they have no control of
who
> will actually be in the vehicle. A typical figure used to calculate
payload
> is 200 lbs per passenger, not including the weight of the seat itself. Do
> you have that much additional payload capacity available when you are
using
> your camper as a travel vehicle/camper?
>
> How you choose to modify your Vanagon is up to you, but take the time to
> calculate the affects of your modifications. What works for one
> listmember/Vanagon owner might not work for your particular situation.
Your
> payload is your family and friends, how much are they worth?
>
> Good luck,
>
>
>
>
> TJ Hannink
> Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition
> 1981 Bluebird Wanderlodge, FC-33
> Winter Park, Florida
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