Traveling With the VW Bus and Camper | 
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| Author: Cee Eccles
Creator: David Eccles
Publisher: Abbeville Press
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 692750
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 9.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 0789209195
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.79
EAN: 9780789209191
ASIN: 0789209195
Publication Date: March 30, 2007
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Book Description
Introduced in the 1950s, the VW bus was designed to be multifunctional. Since then, it has come to symbolize fun, freedom, and adventure. VW bus owners fully incorporate their vehicles into their lives: Some treat them as an extension of their home, while others undertake epic journeys in them, across desert and sea, and through Europe, Asia, and Africa. Some strap surfboards to the roof and head for the nearest beach, while others soup up the engines and take them drag racing in California. All will spend hours restoring and customizing them and even more time talking about them with fellow bus owners. Traveling with the VW Bus and Camper is a tribute to this passion, to the owners who have lavished time, effort, and inspiration on their campers, and, of course, to the VW bus itself. This book traces the cult of the camper, from family errands to vacation home to design icon. Above all else, the campervan is living history and readers will find chapters dedicated to travel narratives detailing road trips from England to Afghanistan and back, ad campaigns that sell the VW bus lifestyle, and weddings and other family events that feature buses in their ceremonies. Obsession or addiction? See for yourself.
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 Travelling with the VW Bus and Camper January 7, 2008
I didn't realize that this book is the same text and pictures as a previous book titled Campervan Crazy by the same author, David Eccles
 A good read. June 14, 2007
The same author has written the excellent VW Camper- The inside story. That book deals with specifications on the differnt campers, while his book are more about humans, culture and adventures.
This is a nice book, well written and good layout. I somehow think that it could have been more on travelling tips.
Nevertheless, a good buy!
Interesting but could have been better February 23, 2007
This is a good general history of the VW Campervan. Released in the UK as Campervan Crazy (which is a much more accurate title). I would have hoped to see more on VW expiditions and actual camping but alas much of the book (over 70%) was focused on the hippie van culture. And the book is from a decidedly British point of view. On the up side there are some great pictures and anyone who grew up camping in a combi will bring back fond memories reading this book. For some reason Amazon is not shipping this book at this time but it is availible from the publisher.
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