From my point of view there are advantages from both types. It really depends on you needs. I kind of liked the idea of having a removable kitchenette/fridge which was featured in on of the former posts for a newer vehicle. But I do enjoy my Westy. I too have toyed with the idea of getting away with a weekender. But the money trade-off always trumps any of my ideas. Steven 91 Westy On Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 10:11 AM, J Stewart <fonman4277@comcast.net> wrote: > Never knew until recently this was a hotly contested debate here. As the > owner of several full Westys and now a Weekender,(pop top) I've gotta say I > aint missing the fridge/stove at all, and I like the extra wide back seat > and the huge bed it makes. I was kinda missing the sink though. Sooooo, > last trip to the junk yard I picked up an ice box/sink cabinet from an > early bay. It wasn't in very great shape, and i had to use some of the > panels as templates to cut new ones, but it is done and installed. The ice > box stuff was pretty trashed, so it is now a storage cabinet/sink. I > removed the seat behind the drivers seat and mounted my new cabinet/sink > there. I mounted it back far enough that I can still recline the drivers > side seat back (important to me at 6'4") I missed the sink because I wear > contact lenses, and well, some camp ground bathrooms can be a bit on the > skanky side, and I'd rather deal with the lenses and teeth brushing in the > van. Oh, one more thing. All my life I've never been able to cut a piece of > wood straight-until now. I bought a used table saw at a flea market (from a > German guy who loved my Vanagon!) and I don't know why I didn't buy one 30 > years ago! Made every panel on my new cabinet straight as an arrow, and > even allowed me to duplicate the recessed cuts for the interior panels. So > now, as far as I'm concerned, I have the best of both worlds! > > > > > Jeff Stewart > |
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