HAPPY ONE YEAR VANNIVERSARY!
VANUARY is more than a documentary – it is the first ever, patented “based-on-factumentary” (patent pending).
Our subject is Dave Drusky, whom in the month of January will be turning over keys to his comfortable studio apartment in Portland, OR in exchange for the shelter of a 1982 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia camper van.
While in resivancy, Dave will be tasked with various challenges – all of which must be completed in or around the van.
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ALRIGHT! So, if you weren’t able to attend the sneak-peek of #Vanuary last Saturday, don’t worry! Much like the van, this project needs its oil checked, windows defogged, and engine warmed up before it can move forward! In the meantime, our good friends over at Into The Woods have posted an episode of fellow van enthusiasts and local favorites AND AND AND playing inside the van. Socks were thrown, hands frozen, neighbors annoyed, and another Vanuary challenge was completed.
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dave:
SO excited to show you what we’ve been working on this Saturday! Unfortunately, right now, we’re just showing you this video that you’ve already seen. It once came from the future, but now it’s from the future-past, which makes it even more awesome, like Escape from New York. The name’s Plissken, and I hope to see you at Torta-Landia on Saturday!
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Look at this laser-cut Vanagon!
The laser cutter is an amazing machine. The level of precision is impressive — it can transform a digital rendering into a beautiful object, being faithful to the exact design, down to the smallest detail. Flickr user Greyerlynx used a laser cutter to immortalize his 1986 VW Vanagon in a five-layer cutaway. I think it’s beautiful!
He notes in one of the photo captions that he accidentally turned it into a right-hand drive.
Thanks for the link Cat!
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thanks to @kimkimkimkim for the awesome flyer! @marshallssauce @TheLittleCanoe #vanuary #tortalandia
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VANUARY IS COMING.
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who wants to give me £47,995? (that’s only $76,979.18!)
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I want a Dharma van. You want a Dharma van. We can’t afford Dharma vans!
Well, this might be the closest we’ll get to owning a Dharma van. The big problem is that you can’t drive it, and that’s because it’s a tent. Coolest. Tent. Ever. (Special thanks to FYL reader Greg for emailing me about this!)
“The scale replica of the original 1965 VW Type 2 Campervan has now been licensed by Volkswagen for the first time. You can buy it here at Firebox.com. The VW Campervan tent is available in yellow, red or blue, and is certain to stand out from all other tents. The tent is large enough to stand up in, contains two zip-separated double-size rooms, sleeping 2 people in each one.”
who cares about lost, i want to see a vanagon tent!
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366daysofkicks.wordpress.com
hey look! i’ve been featured on 366daysofkicks! make sure you check it out, but at all costs, AVOID THE NOID
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dinner!
our camping cooking implements include the vanagon stove, a little weber charcoal BBQ, a coleman griddle, a primus camping/backpacking stove and a campfire.
so many ways to cook—more ways than our apartment, even!
