Went to VW-team @ Tolbert/ Groningen/ NL. Nice VW Tech-Team and excellent interaction with the ca 20 VW-T2…T5 owners…. All different works and all same spirit of learning & helping each other. Loved the ‘vibe’ going on!
Testing various elements in my VW-T5 Doka. I also had a campsite testing (3days) and found that the diesel-cabin-heater for a warm temp was not working. Cold nights with extra clothing…. It’s going to be fixed by the VW tech team in a few weeks (…while better weather is coming, and more meetings)
Had a good meeting with the NL group of VW-bus owners. Good enthousiast, in a few days they’re helping me to get the cabin-heater in order. and a few other checks…
12th to 14th I’m in France (Mont Ventoux- biking event & a sad goodby to my old IT friend due to ALS..♂️)
And after that I’m also heading to the Alps, and then to Germany .. south to north through the forest, and the Luneburger dunes…
Perhaps we can join part of your trip?
I (Gerard) will be there.!
First Overland-bound meeting in EU.
I’m from the Netherlands and will use my VW T5-DokaAWD which I’ve setup to enable sleeping either in ‘back seat with Fuel based Heating’
Hope to meet & join with some of you all
Currently fixing elements like lights, battery, re-do kitchen&freezer, roof-solar panels with converter to 220V (EU), and a bull-bar plus HUD display for rough terrain….
Ok, for now I’m (re-)completing tech parts of my ride, and meeting the NL VW tech team in Tolbert. Next will be the VW campsite in may, and then ….. “Grand tour”
My birthplace is NL, “Den Helder” and via a nr of places in Curaçao, and 7 NL living loc’s, plus 12+ int. IT work-places I and my (2nd) wife live in an 1870 house in Twist (an about 2000 ppl with ‘traditional history’ and ancient buildings). Our pension has VW T5 Doka activity & finding new routes.
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