The gentleman's name is Guy Kennedy, as I saw from his posting in FB Real Vanagon Owners. It appears that virtually everything was kept stock; the key difference was that he mounted a slim ball bearing slide plate apparatus between the table and the leg. And it works elegantly. On Friday, June 16, 2023 at 02:44:36 PM PDT, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com> wrote: Eric, you wrote, "He has his table high to access the lower cabinets ......... ." Can you elaborate on that? Is the table leg simple longer than the regular table leg? Thanks in advance. McNeely On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 8:51 AM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote: > A friend recently invented a cool mod for his van. > > Anyone up for creating this for others? > > It is a mod for his table. He has his table high to access the lower > cabinets as I do. He has the large table so closet door is blocked. > > He created a slide that goes between the table mount and table. When > needing to access the closet the table will slide several inches over the > stove top and allow the door to open. > > I think he posted some videos on FB Real Vanagon Owners and another site. > > I told him I want one but I don’t think he is up for another day of > fabrication. I also thought it would have been a great idea to include > that with a small drawer between table and leg. Then you have closet > access and a small storage drawer. Still just the slider seems like an > idea that should have been around years ago. > > Eric Caron > |
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