Date:         Mon, 26 Feb 2007 18:09:58 -0800
Reply-To:     Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
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From:         Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
Subject:      Re: As nice as, but better?
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A Westy would fit right on most pontoon house boats I've seen, assuming the
boat could take the weight.
There's an image: A two-story pontoon houseboat where the main deck is a
garage and the 1st level is the living quarters... just run the boat up to
the loading ramp, open the garage door, slide out the ramp and drive the
Westy away.
Oy.

Cya,
Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "mike ." <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 5:52 PM
Subject: Re: As nice as, but better?


> Really tough to park your van there though unless you have a BIG boat.
>
> Mike
>
>
> On 2/26/07 5:33 PM, "Nathaniel Poole" <myth.wright@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>> Lots of folks live on the hook (anchor), which costs nothing. But you
>> can get liveaboard moorage for $400.00, including utilities. Half the
>> cost of a tiny, grundgy apartment, and what a view!
>>>
>>> On 2/26/07, Zoltan <zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote:
>>>> There is still a good fee for the place you park your boat, is not so.
>>>> Z
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Nathaniel Poole" <myth.wright@GMAIL.COM>
>>>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>>>> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 4:33 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: As nice as, but better?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Do what I'm doing in April: Move aboard a boat and keep the westy for
>>>>> driving south in cold winters. That way you get waterfront living
>>>>> wherever you want, and camping in the boonies when you need something
>>>>> different. Either way you're out of reach of the man and his greedy
>>>>> claws.
>>>>>
>>>>> Nathaniel
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2/26/07, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Mrs Squirrel and I are tossing around ideas for fulltiming, or at
>>>>>> least
>>>>>> long-terming. We love Mellow Yellow, we love its floorplan, we love
>>>>>> its
>>>>>> 360-degree views. We don't love its reliability vis a vis a newer
>>>>>> vehicle, and while van camping is nearly ideal, because it lets us
>>>>>> visit
>>>>>> places too out of the way for the "generator people," a van makes a
>>>>>> quick trip into town for a bottle of aspirin, a restaurant dinner, or
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> movie more difficult than a trailer because you can't just drive away
>>>>>> from camp without some tear down and setup.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So while a small trailer is another option, with a husky little
>>>>>> vehicle
>>>>>> like a Subaru Forester, the eentsier campgrounds might be harder to
>>>>>> get
>>>>>> into, and none of the trailers we've seen (Casita, Scamp, T@B,
>>>>>> [Airstreams are too heavy]) have the tidy and sensible floorplan that
>>>>>> we
>>>>>> love about our Westy, nor do they have anywhere the window space. I
>>>>>> expect that just about everyone on this group knows what we're
>>>>>> talking
>>>>>> about. It's all about finding the right balance of compromises for
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> individual camping style.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mrs Squirrel asked me to write this group, figuring that there may be
>>>>>> some folks here that have seen alternatives that they've found to be
>>>>>> nearly as good. Main things: more reliable and windows, maybe all
>>>>>> this
>>>>>> in small trailer format.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> While this thread isn't one that I'd like to see take up much
>>>>>> bandwidth
>>>>>> on the Vanagon list, but the list membership are nevertheless the
>>>>>> ideal
>>>>>> folk to ask this question of, so if anyone has thoughts, please
>>>>>> p-mail
>>>>>> me. Mrs Squirrel will receive a copy of anything you send, for her
>>>>>> consideration.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>>>>>> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
>>>>>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>>>>>> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
>>>>>> KG6RCR
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
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