VW Camper Family

A camping forum for VW bus and camper owners.

VW Camper Family

WELCOME
Hey everyone! If you found this, you found the online home of some very offline people - The VW Camper Family. People into VW bus and van camping. Get involved in the forum or check out the upcoming events. If you are into VW buses, vanagons, eurovans and camping, you should hang out with us. Really, you should.

HOW TO USE THIS SITE:
Post an event: Post an event that you are organizing or know about. People can RSVP right in the event. Please make any comments about the event on the event's page.

General Forum:
This area is for threads of interest to any VW camper.

Groups:
PLEASE JOIN THE GROUPS YOU ARE INTERESTED IN! THAT'S WHERE THE EVENT PLANNING HAPPENS! Groups can be created as specific needs come up. Things that are a help to all people, like "campground reviews", are perfect for this category. Or groups in a specific location.

RULES:
Just two so far:
1. Be nice.
2. Keep the content specific to VWs and camping. All other threads, photos, videos, etc will be removed.

Events

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Groups

central arkansas road tr…

5 members
Montana Camping & Driving

14 members

Oregon campouts and camp…

27 members
Texas Camping

21 members

Gold Country Campers (No…

96 members
SoCal Campers

26 members

VW women (For Women only…

60 members
American VW Dormobile Ow…

2 members

Camping Gear Reviews

88 members
California campsite revi…

73 members

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Videos

BigSurDriveTimelapse

Added by Jake White

Bus finally gets some love

Added by Robert Sotelo

1972 VW Bus

Added by Robert Sotelo

NEWS UPDATES!

TRYING TO SIGN UP TO BECOME A MEMBER?: We are currently getting tons of requests from people to become members who are obviously spam. Sometimes it is less obvious. So we are erring on the side of caution and not approving anyone who even slightly looks like spam. If you try to join and are wrongly rejected, please send an email to BigBlueVW@gmail.com. Be sure to answer the question. No one gets by without answering the question. Bus on!

Upcoming VW campouts & events:

5-24-13 - Buses by the Beach Bus Benefit! - West Olive, MI

5-25-13 - Bugorama - Sacramento Raceway, Sacramento, CA

5-30-13 - Natural Bus - Natural Bridge Station, VA

6-6-13 - BusFusion - Almonte, Ontario

6-7-13 - Train Spotting 4-2013 Northern California

6-14-13 - VW Bus Rendezvous - Maupin, OR

7-4-13 - High Sierra Music Festival - Quincy, CA

7-6-13 - Camping at The Golden State Star Party 2013 - Adin, CA

7-12-13 - West River Westies - Townsend, VT

8-1-13 - VW Campout at Mauch Chunk Lake Park - Jim Thorpe, PA

8-9-13 - Dixie Bus - Mount Vernon, Ohio

9-20-13 - Westies at Watkins, Watkins Glen, NY

10-4-13 - Bus Boo - Camp Blodgett, West Olive, MI

Forum

I'm in my "due diligence" stage... 99 Replies

Started by Keith Byler. Last reply by Keith Byler May 7.

2100 automatic vs 1.6 diesel????? Help! 3 Replies

Started by Jaime Lyn Brisebois. Last reply by Jaime Lyn Brisebois May 6.

Need help selecting new tires 4 Replies

Started by Diana. Last reply by Dom Fernandez May 4.

Bottle Rock Napa Valley May 9th-12th

Started by Tom Gorton May 2.

Lisa A 2 Replies

Started by Dom Fernandez. Last reply by Dom Fernandez Apr 26.

Replacement for AIRS (Air-cooled Interstate Rescue Squad) site 1 Reply

Started by whc03grady. Last reply by Adam Apr 6.

VW CAMPER NEWBIE! 6 Replies

Started by Joshua & Lauren Adams. Last reply by Randall Ellis Mar 24.

Camping Without A Campfire 10 Replies

Started by Jeremy Nix. Last reply by Jonathan anderson Mar 23.

Vacuum valve in engine comp. left rear. 2 Replies

Started by Dom Fernandez. Last reply by Dom Fernandez Mar 22.

Looking for a great spot for some on the beach westy camping in Oregon! 1 Reply

Started by Alex Berry. Last reply by Gary Marrs Mar 20.

Latest Activity

Diana commented on westywoman's event Train Spotting 4-2013 Northern California

"Sounds great. I can bring pork chili verde and tortillas."

2 hours ago

John LaTorre commented on westywoman's event Train Spotting 4-2013 Northern California

"I'm in. I can make my usual three-rice dish, or some chili."

4 hours ago

Kate, Ben Wellington, Chris Cassell and 3 more joined VW Camper Family

14 hours ago

westywoman commented on westywoman's event Train Spotting 4-2013 Northern California

"Is it too early to start the potluck discussion? Historically, we have had a potluck group dinner Saturday evening. Is this a tradition volks want to continue? Weigh in with your thoughts here. If we get positive feedback, then we'll start a…"

17 hours ago

Daley Schwengel just added their location.
(via Member Map)

22 hours ago

Westphalia commented on Big Blue's Driver's event Bus City 2013 - the 5th anniversary campout

"Awesome event. Our First time ever at a VW themed gathering. The first of Many. Great people and a great location made it wonderful. Fun around the campfire and watching the movie was a treat. Met some really cool people and saw some awesome rigs.…"

yesterday

Westphalia liked Big Blue's Driver's event Bus City 2013 - the 5th anniversary campout

yesterday

Westphalia posted a blog post

Bus City First Timer

Thanks to the organizers for this years Bus City.We took Serena up for the event which was out first VW Event.Had a great time and met some very cool people.Definitely looking forward to future events.Arnold~See More

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Claire jeannette posted a status

"Why do u think my pic is upside down? Another was sideways and I can't rotate them in customize. Direction I used my iPad when I shot it???"

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Kevin & Debie Welch commented on Big Blue's Driver's event Bus City 2013 - the 5th anniversary campout

"Wow what an outstanding weekend!!!! Big Blue you done good. Great people, weather, and just sit and look around at so many different types of buses was so very cool. One thing is for sure, bus people are really kindered spirts and Deb and I…"

Tuesday

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Mary Atleson commented on Big Blue's Driver's event Bus City 2013 - the 5th anniversary campout

"We're definitely up for one more big one at the end of summer:) In the meantime we will see some of you at Bugorama. Thanks again for such a wonderful time!"

Tuesday

Mike Fernandez liked Big Blue's Driver's event Bus City 2013 - the 5th anniversary campout

Tuesday

Peter commented on Big Blue's Driver's event Bus City 2013 - the 5th anniversary campout

"I counted 35 busses this year. I stopped counting dogs. :) Excellent camp out, this just keeps getting better and better. Thanks for the film, the general kindness, and the usual fun around the fire that I have come to expect from this crowd.…"

Tuesday

greg hall posted a status

"Hey rocky,also from California.5013170762 greg"

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Laura May might attend westywoman's event

Volkswagens at the Sacramento Zoo-Twilight Thursdays at The Sacramento Zoo

July 18, 2013 from 5:30pm to 8pm

July 18 - Volkswagen NightLive music by: ZuhGCar show featuring: VolkswagensFeatured nonprofit partner: WEAVE, inc. Dinner special: German Street Food, grilled beer bratwurst, sauerkraut and stone ground whole mustard on a hoagie roll. Served with German-style warm potato salad.See More

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