Date:         Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:55:21 -0400
Reply-To:     Pete O <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Pete O <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Outside Table for Vanagon
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I have one for the '79 Westy and it is very handy - sits right out the
slider near the front passenger door.  Doesn't interfere with either door
and good for snacks cooking outside the bus, holding candles, etc... easy
to set up and break down.  On the Bay Windows, the back table is very large
and almost doesn't work inside the bus - takes up too much room.  Vanagon
back table is smaller, but still gets in the way.  I guess it is personal
preference, though.  If it is nice outside, I like my tables out there,
too.

Pete
'79 Westy "Aardvark"
'87 Westy "JoesVan"
WWW.Busesbythebeach.org <http://WWW.Busesbythebeach.com>


On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 12:22, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> I have one of those tables, except I bought mine years ago, and the slats
> are wood, no vinyl covering.  I love it.
>
> there are also fabric roll up tables, and people I know with them have
> been quite happy with them.  Why would anyone want a table that is tied to
> the jack point for use?  well, to each his own.  mcneely
>
> ---- Melissa Mourkas <westywoman@MAC.COM> wrote:
> > Don, you are describing exactly the table sold by REI (and others, I'm
> sure). I have one, too, and I like it best because it is sturdy without
> having those annoying 45-degree angle supports that other designs have-they
> make it so you cannot pull your chair right up to the table.
> > 
> > You can view it here:
> > http://www.rei.com/product/378009/camp-time-roll-a-table
> >
> > Melissa Mourkas
> > 84 Westy "Honey Bee"
> > www.westywoman.com
> >
> >
> > On Mar 15, 2012, at 08:37 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > > We had a camp table for years that was pretty handy and OK. I don't
> > > have recall where it came from but it survived almost 10yrs of use, 3
> mos
> > > at a time, as an outside table in Baja camping... A 'card table'
> > > configuration but made from vinyl covered slats with tubular legs that
> > > screwed on and a couple of cross braces under the tabletop to keep it
> > > deployed.. It rolled up with the legs and 'stretchers' inside, then
> > > slipped into a tube cover. packed up nicely..
> > >
> > > Don Hanson
> > >
> > >
>
> --
> David McNeely
>