VW Campers

Robin! · Post by **Robin!** » 14 Jul 2007, 13:30

Does anyone on here own on? I've got the chance of becoming an owner of a 1971 VW Baywindow camper. However its going to be a bit of resto project, so you maybe talking summer '09 before I get her up and running.

Anyhoo heres a wee piccy of her:

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 15 Jul 2007, 00:07

Is that 3009?

Robin! · Post by **Robin!** » 15 Jul 2007, 10:20

Porty wrote:Is that 3009?

Yeah, I went to look at it again with my friend. And the whole underneath is rotten. Bit of a shame

Puerto bella · Post by **Puerto bella** » 15 Jul 2007, 21:59

You luck ......person. Had one many moons ago and it was fantastic. It did the rounds of the UK many times summer and winter.
One memorable holiday was in Aviemore in the snow - there is nothing better than making and eating your ready brek in your camper - while still in your bed and then heading up the slopes. Beats a dodgy B&B any day.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 16 Jul 2007, 20:48

My sister used to have a VW camper and 7 of us spent two weeks touring Scotland in it in 1987. It was a great laugh. It's amazing how much you can pack into one

.

Scoop · Post by **Scoop** » 16 Jul 2007, 22:16

Epykat wrote:My sister used to have a VW camper and 7 of us spent two weeks touring Scotland in it in 1987. It was a great laugh. It's amazing how much you can pack into one .

...and amazing how many wears you can get out of your knickers.

rapunzell · Post by **rapunzell** » 16 Jul 2007, 22:49

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 17 Jul 2007, 22:37

Scoop wrote:
Epykat wrote:My sister used to have a VW camper and 7 of us spent two weeks touring Scotland in it in 1987. It was a great laugh. It's amazing how much you can pack into one .
...and amazing how many wears you can get out of your knickers.

The knickers weren't the problem - it was the nappies. We buried one under a Cairn in Skye along with the babygro

. As far as I remember we brought the baby back with us.

bearcub · Post by **bearcub** » 18 Jul 2007, 19:29

Epykat wrote:
Scoop wrote:
Epykat wrote:My sister used to have a VW camper and 7 of us spent two weeks touring Scotland in it in 1987. It was a great laugh. It's amazing how much you can pack into one .
...and amazing how many wears you can get out of your knickers.
We buried one under a Cairn in Skye along with the babygro .

I can just see that exciting the archaelogists in the year 3000 no end.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 19 Jul 2007, 21:29

We did feel a wee bit guilty because it's not a very eco-friendly thing to do

. However, the choice was between confusing future archaeologists or taking the most minging nappy/babygro you could ever, ever imagine and living with it in a VW camper van overnight - I rest my case

. The baby happily was washable and came up like new. Funnily enough she now shovels s**t for a living