Date:         Thu, 11 Dec 2003 10:19:37 -0700
Reply-To:     jbrush@AROS.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Anonymous Digest <jbrush@AROS.NET>
Subject:      Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
In-Reply-To:  <200312111558.hBBFwrTA021455@phobos.aros.net>

>I am confused.

>Why have a pop top if not the bed with it?

>Adam P

Well, for one thing, If there are only one or two people (who get along
<g>), what good is the extra bed? Not everyone needs the sleeping space,
but the storage space would be invaluable. Add in having room to stand up,
(albeit less than in a Westy) and it would be a great upgrade for a
standard vanagon. Its not a Westy for sure, but not everyone wants or
needs to cook and wash inside. In my case it would be the perfect upgrade
from sleeping in a bag, on the ground, as the 'downstairs' bed is good
enough. Not everyone has the same needs, and I think that is more the
point than anything else. Some folks poo-poo the idea because it doesn't
give one a complete Westy, but that is not always the goal. I think some
of the other mods I have seen are kind of goofy, but the diversity is what
makes it fun and interesting.

John