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Old 09-20-2013, 08:09 PM   #31 (permalink)
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I wish her the best of luck over there. I hope that she is somewhere with a good D-Fac. That makes a big difference!

It kind of looks like the air would be able to reattach onto the tent bag, so that should help aerodynamics. I do not know how much a tent like that would weigh, I have handled plenty of heavy Army ones, but wouldn't that truck weigh around five thousand pounds?
Should be over 7 thousand, maybe closer to 8. Weight probably doesn't make much difference. I'd love to see Testing with same situations for the three situations, to see a calculable difference.

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A search shows closer to your estimate, just under 5 k for what I was looking at, but it depends on features. Either way, closer to 5 than 7 or 8.

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Old 09-20-2013, 08:13 PM   #32 (permalink)
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Looking at the pop-up on the beetle I think I'd rather just recline the seat back and go to sleep.
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Thanks X, I know I/she is grateful for the appreciation. She is a little live-wire alright! I believe the air would reattach as well, must have for it to climb a few mpg as it did. It is really light though at about 90lbs, super easy for two to load/unload. I think it's GVW is about 4.5-5k as it is only the 1500 model. I'm already thinking of a way to get it mounted on a little trailer to tow it with my ATV for hunting way back in the Elk woods! :{)
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Altough I still like the comfort and presumably safety of a rigid-body trailer, that setup seems nice to go cheaper on fuel.
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hey, here is one i just came across and couldn't help but laugh...man OH man what a ride that would be if he had to go up an incline...WhoooBaby!

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wow that is fantastic! We just got a TDI beetle, and this is something I would have never thought of. Could you post a picture of the C-pillar bracket and some reference for scale?
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hey, here is one i just came across and couldn't help but laugh...man OH man what a ride that would be if he had to go up an incline...WhoooBaby!

There was an artist who did a comparable project in Hong Kong, but smaller with a few fold-away panels to increase the internal space, as a protest against the raising costs to rent an apartment there.
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hey, here is one i just came across and couldn't help but laugh...man OH man what a ride that would be if he had to go up an incline...WhoooBaby!

I am not sure that I would like to go downhill, either.

Do you think that he locks the tricycle at night? Can you imagine if someone decided to steal both his car and home and unintentionally added kidnapping to the list?
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He is probably circling the Block.. its Obviously for Prostitution , or its really a home or taco stand..or taxi ...

That Beetle tail rack is something , it makes the Beetle a RV tent trailer Camper Special fuel sipper. Neat
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Thanks for bumping up this great project. it is camping season again, are you getting to use it?

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