One of the things that make a VW so popular for road trips is the unique set of kitchen cabinets and equipment available. With a propane-powered stove, refrigerator, sink, and adequate space for utensils and dishes the VW provides you with the basic kitchen necessities sufficient to keep your stomachs …
Read More »Repairing the Sink Drain in the Vanagon Westfalia Camper
Westfalia full campers come with a sink in the kitchen. Sometimes the kitchen sink drain system develops a leak. Stowing items underneath the sink in the cabinet or items shifting around while driving may also damage the plastic drain catch hanging down. If your sink drain is leaking it can be …
Read More »Dispersed Camping or Boondocking is a Great Way to Enjoy Camping!
Dispersed camping is legally camping on publicly owned land that allows dispersed camping. . It’s often referred to as boondocking. This isn’t to be confused with stealth camping which is basically just parking to sleep. Stealth camping is basically camping in places that camping isn’t allowed such as city streets, …
Read More »Painting the Westfalia Fiberglass Pop Top with Interlux Paint
Often we see the Westfalia and even other fiberglass top models that become chalky or damaged and unsightly. Normally they get ignored or at most get a coating of something to try to bring back its former beauty. They don’t have to be ignored, and they can be returned to their …
Read More »MaxTrax Recovery Boards for the Transporter
Having something to help get you unstuck when dirving in the snow or offroad is a given. If you are going to have something then it better work, especially if it is bolted or strapped to the outside of your Transporter van. There are several recovery board options avaiable but …
Read More »Bay Window Jump Seat Fuse Box Replacement
Some parts on these vans are simply not very common anymore. Finding the jump seat fused switch box replacement for shoreline power today isn’t as easy as it once was. Back in the day these types of fused switches were common on all sorts of household appliances like bigger coffee …
Read More »WalMart Parking Lot Documentary
As Volkswagen owners we probably are more apt to know about the loose WalMart restrictions on using their parking lot for overnights. This documentary covers the different types of people that use the parking lot, from the truly homeless to those just traveling and trying to save time and money.
Read More »ENO Roadie Hammock Holder
Ever had trouble finding a spot to put your hammock? Two trees sometimes aren’t as close as they need to be for setting up your hammock. Now Eagles Nest Outfitters has made a stand that uses your vehicle’s wheels to support your hammock. Simply drive over the supports for the …
Read More »Cleaning the Pop Top Flocking
The pop top is one of the first major steps of our project Westfalia project. The luggage tray was torn almost completely off when we bought the van. The pop top was in good shape, just moldy on the inside and a bad moldy rotted tent. Since we are taking …
Read More »Changing the Circuit Breaker on a Westfalia
Anyone that has had a vanagon Westfallia has noticed that little button near the outlets at the back seat. That button is a 15 amp circuit breaker. What this does is keep your wiring from burning up if you plug in something that uses too much amps or if something …
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