camping in the 914

[scotty914]

well it was a good weekend

took the 914 camping in the mountains, it ran great could go up most hills at 80 ( read as mountain ) in 5th but on a few had to down shift to 4th , most of the hills were 3 miles long but rose 1000 ft

then came then fun part was in the state forest, dirt roads, ruts six inches deep, rain and mud

now in the car was a tent, 2 sleeping bags, a cooler, food, cooking supplies, a tool box, 2 blankets, and 2 rifles
dont forget the girlfriend and black lab dog

no problems out of it except the ground was a little to rough for the 27 year old shocks

now the fun part to prove the kind of weekend i had and how well the 914 holds on dirt roads here is a good pic

[Jim Smolka]

Sounds like fun...
Since you were going off road, be sure to loosen the bottom screws of rocker pannels to remove the dirt; other wise, a great rust generator.

[maf 914]

In the old days I used the 914 as my daily driver and camped regularly, both at races and weekend trips. Camping and travel gear was always carefully planned so it would fit in the trunks. I had a regular packing routine and pretty well knew where everything would fit. Sort of minimalist. That was a long time ago. I still camp a few times a year, but now I throw everything in the back of my Nissan pickup. Big tent, big awning with poles, big coolers, chairs, table, etc. It would be tough going back to the 914! But maybe I should give it a try.

Mike

[scotty914]

just so you all know the hill the car is on is about 45 degrees... all the truckers try to get up it

and jim i dont have rockers currently so that was not a problem

but if any body has a good set of fiber glass rockers for cheap i will take em

[Zeke]

Scott, send skeit80 a private message. He had some FG rockers and is on your end of the continent.