OK, there's a guy in these parts who specializes in old
microbuses.  Has a lot of contacts who do too.  One of the
people he's met along the way is a guy who lives in Idaho or
Oregon or something.  Vietnam war vet.  Works at a beer
factory.  Has an old microbus with a substantial list of
modifications - lawn chairs for front seats (easier to pull
them out and sit outside the van with them), a small pot
bellied stove (to augment the lack of heat), a pull start
arrangement (the starter died, and his wife begrudges every
cent he spends on it, so this was his improvised fix, so he
has to get a real good windup to get the thing started.  His
wife says he can spend the money on a starter, as she says
"What if someone SEES you doing that?".  He was
contemplating some sort of kick-start arrangement) and the
best part is the hole in the floor of the van for his 10"
ice auger.  Yup, loads the van up with beer from work, takes
his dog, drives out to the lake, gets the stove warm, turns
the lawn chair around and drops a line.  He says if you've
caught 12 fish before you've drank 12 beer, either you're
not drinking enough, or the fishing is incredible.  Every
year, he makes up his own Christmas card with a picture of
him, his dog and the bus and sends it out with a nice
letter.

Happy friday.
Keith
Calgary

"Joe L." wrote:
>
>         I dont know about a fireplace but I once saw a mini Pot-Bellied Stove in a
> Marine Supply Store. Coal fired or wood in a pinch it was about 2 ft. high
> as I recall and came complete with several feet of pipe.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of phil stanhope
> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 12:20 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Westy interior fireplace instalation
>
> Some ideas:
> Westy fireplace instalation,
> or how about installing a washer/dryer.