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Tcash Samba Member
Joined: July 20, 2011 Posts: 12847 Location: San Jose, California, USA
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HastaAlaska Samba Member
Joined: November 22, 2012 Posts: 1438 Location: Off Grid
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 5:37 pm Post subject: Re: Traveling Threads |
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Thanks for adding this, looking forward to reading more about them. _________________ Around The World in a VW - Follow the Docuseries
2011 - 20Something
Latest Adventure Series - https://bit.ly/LifeDoneDifferently |
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SGKent Samba Member
Joined: October 30, 2007 Posts: 41143 Location: Citrus Heights CA (Near Sacramento)
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Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 2:02 pm Post subject: Re: Traveling Threads |
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Good place to have them all together _________________ "Most people don't know what they're doing, and a lot of them are really good at it." - George Carlin |
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Stuartzickefoose Samba Post Whore
Joined: February 07, 2008 Posts: 10350 Location: SoCal for now...
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 70532 Location: Phoenix 602
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Stuartzickefoose Samba Post Whore
Joined: February 07, 2008 Posts: 10350 Location: SoCal for now...
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 6:09 am Post subject: Re: Traveling Threads |
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EverettB wrote: |
How do you want it titled above since this seems to be your ongoing adventures? |
"On the road too..." seemed fitting since I don't really have a destination, so that works for me. Maybe when I find a destination where it stops or turns around I'll add that location afterwards to the title. Thanks Everett! _________________ Stuart Zickefoose
2011 Jetta Sportwagen TDi 6 speed manual
206-841-7324
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MaddMatt Samba Member
Joined: April 25, 2009 Posts: 272 Location: tucson arizona
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 2:46 pm Post subject: Re: Traveling Threads |
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Hey Everyone.
I'm going to be launching a 5 month road trip in the spring but I am starting the blog now. Updates twice a week on prepping for van living. Travel and road maintenance from a VW mechanic with 20 years experience.
Many travel blogs cover their break downs, many are stuck for months at a time due to repairs. This blog's focus is how to do your own maintenance, diagnose problems on the road, and keep yourself running without a monthly lowing bill. Every bit of maintenance will be covered from here on out, small or large.
Check it out.
http://www.bustrekkin.com _________________ It will make it. Trust me.
Owned: 71 Superbeetle, 72 Superbeetle, 63 Baja (on 69 pan) 74 baja, 74 Karmann Ghia
Own: 71 Deluxe Bus |
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Tcash Samba Member
Joined: July 20, 2011 Posts: 12847 Location: San Jose, California, USA
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Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2017 4:46 pm Post subject: Re: Traveling Threads |
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Added, it would be nice if you started a Thread on TheSamba
Good luck
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TheLills.com Samba Member
Joined: January 04, 2018 Posts: 92 Location: Traveling
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 2:18 pm Post subject: The Lills Travel |
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We're a husband/wife design team who have taken our 24-7/365 relationship and minimal lifestyle on the road to learn, teach and pursue a simple life with big adventures! We've been traveling for over 6 months straight in our 1978 VW Westfalia Bus, with our dog and kitten as co-pilots. Next stop...who knows?!
Enjoy our personal travel adventures, posts, photos and videos at: http://thelills.com/the-lills-travel/ _________________ Best,
TheLills.com
1978 VW Westfalia |
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GoBigEmma Samba Member
Joined: January 25, 2016 Posts: 209 Location: Currently scattered between Mexico and Illinois
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2018 12:18 pm Post subject: Re: Traveling Threads |
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Thanks for this Tcash! This is really awesome! Sorry I didn't see it until now...I'm not our usual family-Samba-monitor (Emma here). Hopefully we will be back to actually "traveling" soon! _________________ 1975 Bus "Big Emma", 1.8 FI, Hydraulic lifters
Interrupting our Pan-American Roadtrip for post-flood repairs: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=657738
Follow the trip on our blog: http://www.gobigemma.com |
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HastaAlaska Samba Member
Joined: November 22, 2012 Posts: 1438 Location: Off Grid
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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 3:46 am Post subject: Re: Traveling Threads |
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Adding to these resources for those with an interest who would stumble this way in the future.
AROUND THE WORLD IN A '73 HIGHTOP BUS
A (really good) video series about resurrecting a desert bus in the US and driving it overland to Australia. here is the first episode
Link
This one is on-going at the time of posting so...
You can follow this video series on the samba here: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=711045&highlight=
and if you wish to join the technical discussion:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=661841&highlight=
5 YEARS FROM CHILE TO ALASKA
Also if you wish to watch the 5 years travel series from Chile to Alaska picking up hitch-hikers and documenting the carnage that followed - you can see that here: https://kombilife.com/hasta-alaska/
Looking forward to seeing other's travels so please keep posting y'all
[/u] _________________ Around The World in a VW - Follow the Docuseries
2011 - 20Something
Latest Adventure Series - https://bit.ly/LifeDoneDifferently |
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Steimelz Samba Member
Joined: April 10, 2019 Posts: 4 Location: Massachusetts
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Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 11:29 am Post subject: Re: Traveling Threads |
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Hi all,
I wasn't happy when my husband retired and decided to drive across the country and back in his old VW Bus. But I gave him a camera and a shot list and we ended up having a great time documenting his travels (and travails, lol).
I hope you enjoy this video of the trip from Massachusetts to California...
https://youtu.be/r5a9GvlkSeQ
And the trip home again...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cw5a2n4GV8
Last edited by Steimelz on Fri May 10, 2019 12:29 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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420GOAT Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2006 Posts: 3343 Location: Wilmington, CA on a nice quiet street but still in the 'hood
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Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 10:17 am Post subject: Re: Traveling Threads |
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Steimelz wrote: |
Hi all,
I wasn't happy when my husband retired and decided to drive across the country and back in his old VW Bus. But I have him a camera and a shot list and we ended up having a great time documenting his travels (and travails, lol).
I hope you enjoy this video of the trip from Massachusetts to California...
https://youtu.be/r5a9GvlkSeQ
And the trip home again...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cw5a2n4GV8
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i like your video over many of the ones ive seen that are over produced and try to manipulate my emotions with the music, scenery, and "inspirational" IG quotes. this was cool straight forward and the information on the sites visited was really nice. thank you. i enjoyed your video. _________________ once you realize im not impressed we will get along just fine |
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Steimelz Samba Member
Joined: April 10, 2019 Posts: 4 Location: Massachusetts
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Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 2:36 pm Post subject: Re: Traveling Threads |
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420GOAT wrote: |
Steimelz wrote: |
Hi all,
I wasn't happy when my husband retired and decided to drive across the country and back in his old VW Bus. But I have him a camera and a shot list and we ended up having a great time documenting his travels (and travails, lol).
I hope you enjoy this video of the trip from Massachusetts to California...
https://youtu.be/r5a9GvlkSeQ
And the trip home again...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cw5a2n4GV8
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i like your video over many of the ones ive seen that are over produced and try to manipulate my emotions with the music, scenery, and "inspirational" IG quotes. this was cool straight forward and the information on the sites visited was really nice. thank you. i enjoyed your video. |
Thank you! It was very important to me to keep it authentic. I'm glad you liked it. |
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crownline Samba Member
Joined: September 10, 2010 Posts: 602 Location: Northwoods of WI
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Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 3:12 pm Post subject: Re: Traveling Threads |
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Steimelz wrote: |
Hi all,
I wasn't happy when my husband retired and decided to drive across the country and back in his old VW Bus. But I have him a camera and a shot list and we ended up having a great time documenting his travels (and travails, lol).
I hope you enjoy this video of the trip from Massachusetts to California...
https://youtu.be/r5a9GvlkSeQ
And the trip home again...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cw5a2n4GV8
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I watched your travel video. Loved it. Just a good way to show what it's all about. I loved how all the cars would fly by not seeing anything and you seeing everything. _________________ 1972 Bus 1700 cc Single Carb. But not a progressive.
Barelymuvin
Wish I still had the ones I got rid of.
"It"s got some dings and dents and neither of us is going to SEMA."(Update, I went to SEMA in 2019 but the Bus stayed home)
[url=http://www.vw-mplate.com/mplate-8446.png]Click to view image[/URL] |
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71whitewesty Samba Member
Joined: February 25, 2010 Posts: 1563 Location: oregon
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Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 9:07 pm Post subject: Re: Traveling Threads |
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Steimelz wrote: |
Hi all,
I wasn't happy when my husband retired and decided to drive across the country and back in his old VW Bus. But I have him a camera and a shot list and we ended up having a great time documenting his travels (and travails, lol).
I hope you enjoy this video of the trip from Massachusetts to California...
https://youtu.be/r5a9GvlkSeQ
And the trip home again...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cw5a2n4GV8
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That was fantastic! I watched both in one sitting. Really well put together. Great job and wonderful trip. _________________ 71 Westy 1600 DP, all stock Bus 1
1970's Snow Trac 1600 SP (sold 12/2016)
1968 Tucker sno cat, sold 2021
1969 Tucker Sno cat 542
2017 VW Alltrac
71 tin top stock 1600 DP (project but runs)
Twin 71 White Westy, Bus 2, that I pulled from a 15 year slumber in a dry eastern WA field in 2015.
1966 Sundial Camper "Boomer" |
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Steimelz Samba Member
Joined: April 10, 2019 Posts: 4 Location: Massachusetts
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Posted: Fri May 10, 2019 12:26 pm Post subject: Re: Traveling Threads |
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71whitewesty wrote: |
Steimelz wrote: |
Hi all,
I wasn't happy when my husband retired and decided to drive across the country and back in his old VW Bus. But I have him a camera and a shot list and we ended up having a great time documenting his travels (and travails, lol).
I hope you enjoy this video of the trip from Massachusetts to California...
https://youtu.be/r5a9GvlkSeQ
And the trip home again...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cw5a2n4GV8
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That was fantastic! I watched both in one sitting. Really well put together. Great job and wonderful trip. |
Thank you so much! In the beginning of this adventure, I was very distressed about my husband being so far away for so long. But by collaborating on documenting his trip, we ended up as a stronger team. And by watching all the footage, I had the sense of travelling along with him. It's amazing how these old buses can bring people together even when they're apart |
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Steimelz Samba Member
Joined: April 10, 2019 Posts: 4 Location: Massachusetts
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Posted: Fri May 10, 2019 12:27 pm Post subject: Re: Traveling Threads |
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crownline wrote: |
Steimelz wrote: |
Hi all,
I wasn't happy when my husband retired and decided to drive across the country and back in his old VW Bus. But I have him a camera and a shot list and we ended up having a great time documenting his travels (and travails, lol).
I hope you enjoy this video of the trip from Massachusetts to California...
https://youtu.be/r5a9GvlkSeQ
And the trip home again...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cw5a2n4GV8
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I watched your travel video. Loved it. Just a good way to show what it's all about. I loved how all the cars would fly by not seeing anything and you seeing everything. |
Thank you |
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LiamKO Samba Member
Joined: July 22, 2019 Posts: 5 Location: Crestone, US
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Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2019 1:17 pm Post subject: Re: Traveling Threads |
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Steimelz wrote: |
Hi all,
I wasn't happy when my husband retired and decided to drive across the country and back in his old VW Bus. But I gave him a camera and a shot list and we ended up having a great time documenting his travels (and travails, lol).
I hope you enjoy this video of the trip from Massachusetts to California...
https://youtu.be/r5a9GvlkSeQ
And the trip home again...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cw5a2n4GV8
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Thanks! |
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Thekombichronicles Samba Member
Joined: November 22, 2019 Posts: 19 Location: My 1976 VW bus
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Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2021 8:01 pm Post subject: Re: Traveling Threads |
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Travelling in a 76 late bay with my Mrs who restored it with her students (She taught motor vehicle mechanics in the UK).
You can follow our adventures around North America at
www.youtube.com/thekombichronicles |
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