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Tents for Vanagons, Eurovans, and Sharans (post 1980)
(Check out earlier tents, too. Some of the Breadloaf-style tents were still in use at least as late as the Vanagon period.)
Originally, I hadn't paid much attention to anything after the Breadloaf era.
Just to make me feel guilty, Rick
Gordon wrote:
you don't have my tent in here! I bought mine from
an Austrian on his way to Ecuador (no kidding - he was a geography
student). It's made for the Vanagon. I haven't found any label on it, he
says he bought it in Germany. He had a mid-80's Vanagon that he had
already sold. Description: no floor, aluminum frame, netting and canvas.
Peaked roof. It's yellow I think (I bought it last fall and haven't had a
chance to use it yet so I only looked at it once!) It will supposedly
stand alone, and I think even has a zip down door on the Van side for this
purpose (but I'm not sure right now)."
Westfalia
That's right, you can still buy a Westy tent new! The tent at right
is a genuine Westfalia model. Ron "Coyote" Lussler has a great page describing his recent purchase of a brand-spankin' new Westy tent.
African Legends / B-WEST Outdoor Specialties / Action Africa
 This South African outfit offers some nice looking if rather pricy tents. This is their "Sunseeker Kombi", designed to be used "as a free-standing five man tent or with a mini-van/microbus. The Kombi
has a large rear awning for use as a garage and a rear door which aligns with the sliding door of the vehicle."
B-WEST's website seems to have vanished. In February 2000, Roger A. Miller (rmalan@pacifier.com) reported "B-West is no longer in business. However the former sales director, Paul Zway, started a similar company called Action Africa, Inc with mostly the same products. The website is http://www.actionafrica.com/index.html , and the e-mail address is info@actionafrica.com. . . . I e-mailed them and asked if they were the old B-West company and the reply was as stated above." I've not been able to confirm the URL, but thanks Roger!
Reimo Tents
These tent pictures were sent to me by Helmut
Zeidler of Dusseldorf, Germany in mid-November of 1996. They are all apparently being currently
manufactured by the following outfit:
REIMO
Reisemobilcenter GmbH
Boschring 10
D-63329 Engelsbach
sales phone +49 6103 4005-20 (-21, -22, -23)
sales FAX +49 6103 4005-27
sales phone +49 6103 4005-29 (complete vehicles)
ordering phone +49 6103 4005-35 (-36)
ordering FAX +49 6103 42064
catalog DM 3.00
The tents are included in alpha order. The prices may be a bit steep, but hey, in
thirty years that funky Vento model will be rarest of the rare! Stock up now.
Note: Steve Lashley has better images than these and is a source for purchase info. He continues to update his site, so visit often.. |
ANTARES, #90005
size 320 x 210 cm
high 210 cm (middle section)
high 185 cm (border section)
weight 9.8 kg
scaffolding aluminium telescope
90006, inner sleep cabin
Prices (1996):
90005 DM 1659.00; s+h DM 25.00 (GER)
90006 DM 179.00
GEMINI, #90002
size 340 x 220 cm
high 225 cm (middle section)
high 190 cm (border section)
weight 14.5 kg
scaffolding aluminium
90004, inner sleep cabin:
size 190 x 140 cm
weight 4 kg
Prices (1996):
90002 DM 998.00; s+h DM 25.00 (GER)
90004 not yet available
Here are three more photos that show the Gemini tent's interesting modular setup:
KOMET, #90014
Per Steve Lashley, this item is no longer available.
size 340 x 200 cm
weight 26 kg
scaffolding steel 20 mm
90018, inner sleep cabin:
Prices (1996):
90014 DM 548.00; s+h DM 35.00 (GER)
90018 DM 189.90
MISTRAL, #90000
size 340 x 200 cm
high 190 cm (border section)
weight 25.2 kg
scaffolding steel
Prices (1996):
90000 DM 679.00; s+h DM 35.00 (GER)
PRIMAVERA, #90021
size 360 x 240 cm
high 225 cm (middle section)
high 190 cm (border section)
weight 23 kg
scaffolding steel 22 mm
90027, bay window for PRIMAVERA
size 130 x 200 cm
90026, inner sleep cabin
size 200 x 140 cm
90023, inner sleep cabin for bay window
size 190 x 140 cm
weight 4 kg
Prices (1996):
90021 DM 1799.00; s+h DM 35.00 (GER)
90027 DM 499.00
90026 DM 219.00
90023 DM 229.00
SAFARI, #90040
size 190 x 240 cm
high 200 cm (front section)
high 180 cm (back section)
weight 15 kg
scaffolding steel 18 mm
Prices (1996):
90040 DM 738.00; s+h DM 35.00 (GER)
SIENA I, #90030
size 340 x 200 cm
high 225 cm (middle section)
high 190 cm (border section)
weight 12.5 kg
scaffolding aluminium simple
SIENA II, #90031
size 340 x 200 cm
high 225 cm (middle section)
high 190 cm (border section)
weight 13 kg
scaffolding aluminium telescope
90011, inner sleep cabin:
size 190 x 140 cm
weight 4 kg
Prices (1996):
90030 DM 879.00; s+h DM 25.00 (GER)
90031 DM 1199.00; s+h DM 25.00 (GER)
90011 DM 175.00; s+h DM 25.00 (GER)
TRAIL, #90013
Per Steve Lashley, this item is no longer available.
size 340 x 200 cm
high 190 cm (border section)
weight 24 kg
scaffolding steel
Prices (1996):
90013 DM 789.00; s+h DM 35.00 (GER)
VENTO, #90008
size 396 x 230 cm
high 225 cm (middle section)
high 190 cm (border section)
weight 26 kg
scaffolding steel 22 mm
Prices (1996):
90008 DM 1425.00; s+h DM 35.00 (GER)
Generic Vehicle Tents, Repair, Reconditioning, Supplies, etc.
- Thanks to D. Axel Simmons for a lead to a source for repro Westy canvas: PLF VW in Washington state. Very well reputed on the Type II lists. Get their catalog!
- See some of the nice vehicle tents sold by Jeff at ArkaTents.
- Also, VW Canvas (site apparently down) sells awnings, poptop canvas, cots, and other gear. Folks on the Type2 list seem pleased with 'em.
- VanBondo sez, check out this German Site.
Don't miss the new vintage-style tents shown elsewhere on this site, too.
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