Follow our adventures and beautiful places we see in our VW Vanagon Westfalia campervan. We explore the amazing Pacific Northwest and surrounding areas with our boundless curiosity and desire to see what is around the next corner....
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We used to plan our trips. During COVID we decided to just go. Whenever the government lifted the restrictions we just went. No planning, just headed out. They were some of the best trips that we had been on. Most of our trips now are not planned. Great way to go adventurig. Such a great spot to spend the night.
Yea. Can relate. Years ago lost my best friend and climbing partner of 20 years. Ya kinda assume these closest of friends will be around when you are an old guy - AND GO ON VAN ADVENTURES! And a long time pet is like another family member. Best to you both. Keep plugging along. Peace and comfort.
VW engine? I love my aircooled westfalia... but the footage of that climb made my hands sweat. Have had a few scary situations on steep FSR's where the engine just couldn't make it, no way to turn around, having to back down 😬
Hey, I didn’t remember you had a synchro, is that new… to you? Great vid. Since you have a synchro can you let us 2Wd’s know if you used synchro on those roads.
Great video! Nancy did great going up that hairy dirt road. Cool to see the historic lookout building intact. Glad you got to enjoy yourselves despite the roadblocks!
Hey thanks for reaching out! We don't give out locations of places that are not well known just so they do not get over run. Hope you understand. Also, we have heard this place has been closed due to a locked gate on the road. :( nate
Do you know the size of the npt fitting that threads from the vans hardlines into the regulator? I’m looking to just run a grille tank via hose direct to the van
Thanks Nate. Great information! Was gonna do a TA rebuild but realized my 1990 has the upgraded gear so no pressure to rebuild it before 150K miles. So, just changed TA oil to Swepco 202 from Redline. Really noticing a big difference in shifting. Also upgraded to the GW SS fill and drain caps (not plugs). Both have magnets and all new threads. Recently had the linkage bushings upgraded to teflon and that makes a huge difference. Evidently the old style bushings absorb moisture and get tight. Teflon won't do that. BTW-did you two upgrade to a Synchro? Thought it looked like that on your recent video to the fire lookout.
The Swepco is a great oil, it’s all we use now. We have not done the Teflon bushings but may look into that! Nope still out 2wd but we put on our SyncNO badge 😁
Glad you're both back on the road and smiling again. Adventure heals a lot of wounds. Great video! I found out there's a fire tower on JBLM that is VRBO-able. Have fun!
Awesome as always from you guys! Happy birthday! I hope it was a great one! You guys are so inspirational! Thanks so much for sharing your adventures with us 🚐
Wow! Not sure my Syncno would have done as well! Great to see the “joie de vie” after all that your family have endured. Yeah! Still the nicest (and most capable) Westy on the internet in my opinion! Thanks for taking us with, the panoramic views were awesome!
🙏🏻 Thank you. It was a fun road to get up with a great reward waiting for us at the top! It was a much needed get away and helped us a lot. Thanks for watching! Nate
Sooo sorry to hear of your losses and the affect that it has had on you both and your family. Take whatever time you need to heal, and when you are ready, well all be here, subscribed and ready to share your next adventrue. Until then take care.
I'm so sorry for your losses! Thank you for being real! Sounds like you may be slowing down a bit and paying attention to your mind. That's a good thing! You have an amazing resource: Portland Friends of the Dhamma www.pdxdhamma.org Looks like they have a program starting in September with the monks. These guys are the real deal! These practices and teachings have helped me tremendously in dealing with depression and anxiety. May you be well 🙏💖
Thank you for the kind words and yes we have been slowing down and paying attention to not only our mind, but our emotions as well. Thank you for the resource. nate
Sending you soooo much love, and hugs, and good energy!!! The Lasswell Pack has been on a journey of its own. We completely understand the strengthening of the bond of love. So grateful you have each other. 24 years for us. You're an amazing team and we look forward to a time we can just "be" all together in a forest somewhere again. ❤️❤️❤️
12:38 - So at the end of the ride up that road (King's Peak?), did you find that your 2.2L Westy was enough motor? Any overheating issues? Looks like from a couple shots you were able to keep her at 3,000RPM's (or above) so as not to bog down. Finally, do you have an auxiliary cooler on your transmission?
Yes plenty of power if you plan ahead and not stall it out. Slip the clutch if needed but 1st gear was plenty for all of the climbs. We have a manual transmission so no tranny cooler for us. Nate
