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Subject:Re: P22 Westy layout
From:Rocket J Squirrel
Date:Tue, 19 Oct 2004 05:47:15 -0700

Jeepers, Jim -- how can you tell that this is in your town? Looks like
Anywhere USA, Stripmall City, Generica. What gives it away?

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westphalia: "Mellow Yellow (The Electrical Banana)"
KG6RCR

Jim Felder wrote:

> 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
>>
>