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Subject:Re: P22 Westy layout
From:Jim Felder
Date:Mon, 18 Oct 2004 20:31:06 -0500

Hey, this thing is right here in the same town with me. If anyone wants
me to take a look at it I will assuming that I can get the seller's
attention.

Jim

On Oct 18, 2004, at 7:41 PM, mark drillock wrote:

> For those who have never seen the rare early P22 West interior there is
> one for sale on Ebay right now with photos, though somewhat fuzzy.
>
> The P22 has no propane. Thus no stove and no true fridge. It has a
> stainless sink and an icebox style "fridge" that require blocks of ice
> to keep stuff cold. It has a 10 gallon water tank that fits under the
> bed. One advantage is that is has a full width bench seat and so a
> wider
> bed for sleeping and more comfortable seating for just hanging out in
> the rear. It also has both tables and the standard poptop with bed that
> full Westys have. Not a bad setup for many people but I like the
> propane
> models myself.
>
> A friend of mine and I converted one of these to propane by installing
> a
> Westy 3 way Dometic in place of the icebox and mounting the Westy stove
> in the stainless sink top next to the sink. A sweet setup that I have
> since seen was a factory layout in some European models. He still has
> that camper, done to a Wolfsburg Poptop Syncro, 1986 model.
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
> ViewItem&rd=1&item=2494301141&category=15291
>
> Mark
>