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Werner Schmitz
- Apr 15, 2020
- 1 min
MacOS9 fun - drawing and sketching campervan stickers
Waisting time creating stickers and stuff with the old macintosh machines and OS. #MacOS9 and #AppleWorks on the old #iBook #clamshells or the PowerMac G4 Dual MDD #campervans #vwcamper #vwbus #vwt3california #westy #vwltflorida #classic_vw_lt #westfalia #volkswagen #vw #camperlife #vanagon #fatwesty #vanagonlife #westfaliaddicted #campervan #buslife #buscamper #freiheitsmobile #buscamper268 #vwcamper268
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Werner Schmitz
- Apr 12, 2020
- 1 min
1989 - Analogue picture from the pre VW California era.
Camping in Italy before the Westfalia period but with our first VW campervan. A VW Multivan Magnum with 112PS water boxer. Back then one of the fastest buses. Still without a catalyst. In the same year we bought our current VW T3 California. With the Mehler Bari travel tent from 1985 still on the picture. Back then top quality (like the buses 😉) The tent accompanied us through Germany and Europe for several years and still exists undamaged 35 years later. Due to the travel b
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Werner Schmitz
- Mar 30, 2020
- 1 min
I discovered “google photo scan” for me.
Due to the travel restrictions there is time to go through the analog photos from our early days with the VW T3 California. I can only estimate the time of the pictures from the additions on the vwbus or the location of the picture. (as far as I remember) - Translift roof rack bought in spring 1990 - projectzwo wheels since spring 1991 - Paulchen Heckträger since autumn 1991 In other words, the pictures on which the bus was still "naked" are the oldest. 1989-1990. A couple of
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Werner Schmitz
- Mar 23, 2020
- 1 min
Stay at home -no travelling - saved 99 Euro which already spent
So far I had an substitute as a cover for the propane tank fittings on the VW LT Florida. I ordered a new stainless steel bracket and a original VW plastic cover. Now with the travel ban I had enough time on my hand to restore the 30 year old cover abandoned from the VW T3 California. As many of you Westy owners already new, they original plastic covers always break after a certain time. From making the brackets for the solar panel I had some spare ABS panel and so I used th
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Werner Schmitz
- Mar 22, 2020
- 1 min
Campervan plastic refreshment - on the oldies
What an easy, satisfying job if you have the right product. I got this tip from Patrick from pataschasworld . The product I saw also at hermann-unterwegs.de , they used it inside the vehicle. Since we have a total of 90 years of VW camper vans here 😳, some of the plastic parts have of course been bleached out and I thought this was definitely worth a try. I only cleaned the plastic bumpers with water and applied the product lightly with a sponge. This went really fast and th
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Werner Schmitz
- Dec 17, 2019
- 1 min
VW T3 California News
Sunny dry winter day. No salty roads. Took the No. 1 for a spin just to keep him in shape. Seems all the work and financial effort in the last 30 years paid off. The Driving experience with the T3 is still the best compared to our VW LT Florida or the VW T4 California. Feels like as new 30 years ago. Starting with outstanding brakes, steady chassis and smooth and calm running engine. And of course the Diesel engine very quietly in the back of the vanagon. 🚐🤘
The Westy climb
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Werner Schmitz
- Oct 19, 2019
- 2 min
Weitere Vorstellung Lieblingsplatz
Ein weiterer unserer Lieblingsplätze diesmal wieder aus der Serie “Unterwegs im Herbst mit der ADAC Camping Karte”. Camping Le Saint Martin in Moliets-et-Maa im Süden Frankreichs am Atlantik. Grosszügige Plätze, perfektes wifi und gute Sanitäranlagen und das Alles mit dem direktem Strandzugang. Und was für ein Strand! 👍 Ein Paradies für Surfer und für kilometerlange Strandspaziergänge gleichermaßen. Wer wie wir auch gerne mit dem Fahrrad unterwegs ist, dem bietet sich im Hin
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Werner Schmitz
- Sep 14, 2019
- 2 min
ADAC Campingführer
[nicht bezahlte Werbung - unpaid advertisement] ADAC Campingführer – back to the roots (sometimes) In den Anfangszeiten unserer Camping Karriere war der ADAC Campingführer noch die „Bibel“ eines jeden Campers. Ob Zelt, Caravan oder auch die sehr langsam aufkommenden Wohnmobilfahrer nutzten diese doch sehr zuverlässige Quelle um sich vorab über die Gegebenheiten des anzusteuernden Reisezieles zu informieren. Durch den großen Umfang war der Führer leider geteilt in Nord- und Sü
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Werner Schmitz
- Sep 1, 2019
- 3 min
Stellplatz, Campingplatz oder Freistehen?
In den letzten Jahren in Deutschland mehr und mehr ausgewählte Stellplätze, Campingplätze in D eher selten. Leider oft muffig und otze Anmeldeprozedur. Im Ausland gemischt, Campingplätze und Stellplätze und …. Zu Beginn unserer Campervan “Karriere” 1988 war das freistehen eigentlich noch, auch mangels Infrastruktur üblich. Da konnte man in D aber auch noch an jedem z.B Hallen-/oder Freibad oder Supermarkt Parkplatz oder Wanderparkplatz stehen, solange man niemand damit beläst
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Werner Schmitz
- Sep 1, 2019
- 2 min
Presentation VW Grand California
Presentation oft the new VW campervan for the market launch, the VW Grand California
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Werner Schmitz
- Jul 5, 2019
- 1 min
Busy month for vwcamper268
July, busy month for the #vwcamper268. The VW LT Florida should have his “H”istoric old-timer certification and registration and the VW T3 California has to pass his 2-yearly TÜV inspection. And there is the #busfestivalgöppingen the 1st Bus Festival in our history of rocking the roads with our VW T3 California. And finally at the end of the month the Freiheitsmobile Treffen in Weiswampach in Luxembourg. After the big festivals #rar2019 and #gmm19 unfortunately I’m still more
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Werner Schmitz
- May 26, 2019
- 1 min
Festival season! 🤘
After only 2 usual festivals this year, #rar2019 and #gmm19 , I bought tickets for 2 unusual (for us) festivals in 2019. The #freiheitsmobiletreffen and the #busbastlerbasecamp . 🚐💨 Fun fact: In the thirtieth year with our #vwt3california the 1st festivals regarding #campervans. Of course 30 years ago weren’t any kind of campervan meetings nore so many vans on the road as of today. I was amused as a couple years ago the vanlife hashtag thing started. Who had thought stickin
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Werner Schmitz
- Sep 23, 2018
- 1 min
On tour
Heading southwest to meet up with the #vwt4california #fatwesty #vwcamper #campervan #vw #Westfalia #westy #vwltflorida #vwt4california
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Werner Schmitz
- Mar 16, 2018
- 1 min
The one with the fatwesty winter tour 2017
Fatwesty Winter Tour 2017
Trip with the VW LT Florida into the winter sun of Spain in December 2017.
Made the route map with tripline.net and the screen recording with the QuickTime Player in MacOS.
(Almost forgot this build in feature)
There is a short description of our overnight spots, rvparks or campgrounds in the video. For more information at the tripling map
https://www.tripline.net/trip/Fatwesty_Winter_Tour_2017_2018-5761361410041014A32883AAA0C5BEA5 #camper #vwca
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Werner Schmitz
- Mar 4, 2018
- 1 min
Our VW Campervan History
1988 -1989: VW Multivan Magnum 112hp 2100ccm 1989 - present: VW T3 California hightop TD 2000 - 2001: VW T4 Eurovan Weekender VR6 2010 - present: VW T5 California Beach 2017 - present: VW LT Florida 102hp 6 Zyl. #camper #vwltflorida #vwt3california #vwcamper #vwcaliforniabeach #Campervan #fatwesty
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Werner Schmitz
- Mar 3, 2018
- 1 min
Our 1st year with the #fatwesty
#fatwesty VW LT Florida Westfalia 1989 102hp 2400ccm Turbo Diesel 1st year review: 17 000 KM on the road - 121 days/nights spend. - 3 Festivals, RAR2017, AFK17, WOA2017 - Mountains - at 4 different seas & countless lakes - for biking, hiking, snowboarding, surfing and just chilling #camper #Campervan #vwltflorida #vwlt28 #westylife #fatwesty #vwltflorida #buslife
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Werner Schmitz
- Feb 4, 2018
- 1 min
Fatwesty is getting digital
Okay, not the VW LT itself, only the Entertainment. The Huawei #mifi was already longer on board of our #campervans, now the router is connected permanently to power and attached with velcro to the cabinet. As SIM card a Lidl Connect prepaid in the D-Band is installed. The TV was upgraded to a 20" version, 12V powered, with DVD and triple tuner. Connected to the DVB-T2 via an easy to use Antenna w/ magnetic stand. For streaming movies and more, an Amazon FireTV stick 1.gen. a
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