#westy

Werner Schmitz

Feb 21, 2022
1 min

The one about the Sherpas Translift

The one about the Westfalia Sherpas Translift #roofrack. The roofracks on the hightop are the original #sherpastranslift from Westfalia. I installed them 1989 as I bought the westy and took them only off 4 or 5 times for maintenance. Still working and in good condition after nearly 30 years of use. The threads for the upper mounts are in all the Westfalia hightops integrated, so although in the roof of my #vwltwestfalia . The racks can slide up & down for easier loading. I us

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Werner Schmitz

Jun 3, 2020
1 min

Westy pilgrimage 2015 recap Part 3

Westy pilgrimage 2015 recap Part 3 - =========== Ribadesella is a beautiful coastal town in the wonderful Spanish province Asturias with the Picos de Europa in the background. - As Catedreis beach. On a nice coastal route a beach with many arch rock formations and caves. Nice to see, if you want to see more as the regular joe prepare for knee-deep passages. - From the beautiful coast of Asturias and Galicia it goes up and towards Santiago de Compostela. - The arrival of the p

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Werner Schmitz

May 1, 2020
1 min

Campervan Stickers

Fooling around. #campathome #campervans #vwcamper #vwbus #busblog #vwt3california #westy #vwltflorida #classic_vw_lt #westfalia #vwt4california #volkswagen #vw #camperlife #vanagon #furgovw #fatwesty #vanagonlife #westfaliaddicted #campervan #buslife #busblog #buscamper #freiheitsmobile #buscamper268

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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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1989 - Analogue picture from the pre VW California era.

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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Campervan plastic refreshment - on the oldies

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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Stellplatz, Campingplatz oder Freistehen?

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

May 17, 2017
1 min

Weekend tipp - Erwin Hymer Museum

Veranstaltungslink Besides the usual and interesting exhibition about camping history a special weekend with "crazy camper" in the parking lot. see link above #camperlife #vwcamper #Vanlife #Campervan #westy #westfalia #Hymer

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33 year flashback. Odometer & Blaupunkt Radio

Werner Schmitz

May 15, 2017
1 min

33 year flashback. Odometer & Blaupunkt Radio

#odometer 😀🤘🚐 installed today. Flashback to my early driving days. In my 1st car, a VW beetle I had a similar km reminder. Now, 33 years later, I have still need for such a vintage thing. 😏 Btw, I just recognized the name of the radio. Nice name for a vintage apple freak. ⌚️ Blaupunkt Cupertino 📻🚐 previous post. Short explanation: I was surprised 😳 by the name of the car radio 📻 in the #vwltflorida . Because my 2nd faible besides traveling w/ my #campervans is my #

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Werner Schmitz

Apr 2, 2017
1 min

#rustingaway

Im Gegensatz zu letztem Wochenende, dieses Wochenende nicht auf Tour. Einige Arbeit am T3 California. Scheinbar hat sich aber der Einsatz in den letzten Jahren gelohnt. Viele Stellen sehen nach dem Winter gar nicht schlecht aus. Die Regenrinne musste nach 28 Jahren auch zum 3.Mal gewartet werden. Diesmal mache ich hier ein Experiment über die hoffentlich warmen nächsten Wochen. Nach dem entfernen der alten Dichtungsmasse und reinigen der Rinnen, erstmal ordentlich mit Ovatrol

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Werner Schmitz

Mar 19, 2017
1 min

VW LT Florida

Fatwesty arrived. Proud owner of a VW LT Florida. 2 month older than our westy. #vw #vwlt #vwltflorida #vanagon #vanagonlife #westfalia #vanlife #westy #fatwesty #buslife

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