Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 19:27:41 -0700
Reply-To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: camper closet removal?
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I don't know about the worry of keeping a Westie totally factory stock,
having never owned a true Westie. I don't care for canvas pop top
campers... and I didn't want the roof wind resistance, living in the
Columbia River gorge... I have a Westfakia camper, a tin top that I bought
a complete westie interior for..($300, used and I had to remove it
myself...glad I did because I learned how it was installed)
I installed it into my 84 tin top but I declined to intall the closet
and the back overhead, wanting the open area for room to load things, and
to make the camper's interior more roomy..... I didn't see a simple way
to modify the cabinetry on the fridge/stove/water tank area, so I stuck
with the standard bed, which IS somewhat narrow for two....Instead of just
leaving a hole over there where the Closet stood, I simply extended a shelf
out from the pantry/water tank cab. at the same level.... It serves as a
night table...It also provides a longer area for duffel bags or tool boxes,
in my case.
All that stuff comes apart, and it goes back in fairly easily...I found
all the right bolt holes and threaded inserts already in place in my plain
jane tintop.
While the bed is the same size still, it feels pretty large when you can
look right out either side, and you do have some 'elbow room' when you
sleep heads rear,
On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 4:37 PM, vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net> wrote:
> I think this general idea would help a lot of couples be more
> comfortable in the lower bed. Personally I am more likely to make the
> closet smaller rather than do away with it entirely. A filler piece
> would be needed but the A/C stuff would still be covered and some items
> could still be stowed there.
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> Dave Mcneely wrote:
>
>> Has anyone ever removed the closet and cubby behind it to get more room
>> for a
>> bigger bed? I can haul the stuff I need in crates bags, I don't need the
>> closet
>> or the cubby. Con't know why I haven't thought of this before.
>> David McNeely
>>
>>
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