Touring the U.S. in a 1973 VW bus

I spent 3 and a half months touring the United States and shot video of the whole trip. This sequence includes the Northwest, California and parts of the Southewest.

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Travel & Events

Tags:

• vw
• california
• volkswagen
• oregon
• washington
• grand
• canyon
• zion
• southwest
• san
• francisco

[lisadaveg]

Leaving Milwaukee next week in Sunny our 72 VW Westy-headed for Burning Man-in the Nevada desert about 3 hours north of Reno. Plan on taking I80 going there. Coming back- heading south at Salt Lake City thru Utah and eventually hooking up with I70 Any Must See's near our route?

[theswatter]

@lisadaveg I should be hitting the road in about a week as well if the bus is out of the shop by then. Are you at VW Bus Camp? If so we'll see you there. :) Zion Park is nice as are all the parks. I really liked Death Valley but this time of the year in an air cooled might be tough. I also liked Valley of Fire. Great place to camp overnight. Very good facilities.

[b3astieboi2]

how did you keep your bus from overheating in the heat? aftermarket oilcooler?

[theswatter]

@b3astieboi2 Depending on where I was but if it was in a hot area then I just rolled along slowly and stopped every hour or so and let the bus cool down a bit.

[ValisFan4]

Theres an ad in my city selling one of these for $1500, is it a good deal?

[theswatter]

@ValisFan4 If the body is solid then yes. Engines aren't that hard to come by but a solid body is important. I'm just dropping 4K on rebuilding old Dante here but he's worth every cent. It's a great ride and an even better community of people.

[BenediktZoeller]

Hi, You can travel much faster, more comfortable and more miles per litre,with any other Car. But this is the only Vehicle, which gives you that special feeling, right? I wouldn't swap it for any other Car!

[afrohman1]

Your videos rock you should have a show on Travel Channel.

[lisadaveg]

No on the bus camp, but we will visit. We are with some local burners at the Camp Pleasure Garden- 630 on the Esplanade. It will be our first time at BM. Look for the orange Bus. Stop In.......Dave & Lisa

[harveybacon]

Respond to this video...  check out my vid /watch?v=M_oha3ttT2s this was just one stop along our FL trip!

[harveybacon]

@theswatter we were cruising across FL in the dead of summer, and that was the way we did, about every 45 min to an hour, pull over, have a drink and chill out. Part of he fun and the adventure. Always meeting great ppl, hearing new stories and seeing new areas!

[notchboy1]

Cheers Swatter-nice vid!

[NinezeroPlayer]

Thats what life is about, awesome.