Sounds just like a box I have, only I didn't have to build mine.  Got a good
hinged lid, sturdy carrying handles.  Mine sits aft of the driver's seat,
though I could move it if I want - but it's good for helping climb up into
the top, and can double as a seat.  Holds lots of non-refrigerated foods.
If I want to put refrigerated foods in it, I can, though, 'cause it's
insulated, too.  Just have to add a block of ice.

Mine's called a cooler!

Joy

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Joy Hecht
now living in a real house in northern Virginia
and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
now living in the driveway and resting after two and a half years
lugging Joy and her stuff around...

For musings about life and the vanadventures:
http://www.joyhecht.net

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:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of Tim Demarest
:::Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 6:08 PM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: camping accessories?
:::
:::Probably my favorite camping accessory is the wooden 'pantry box' I
:::built.
:::It's got a hinged lid and a couple of sturdy carrying handles screwed to
:::the sides. It usually sits just aft of my passenger seat, so it works as
:::a
:::footrest when the passenger seat is swivelled around to face the rear.
:::This
:::also puts it right at the door, so I can get at the stuff I need
:::throughout
:::the day without climbing all the way into the camper.
:::
:::I've always envied the storage bins on the inside of the side doors of
:::the
:::splittie campers; this gives me a lot of that benefit.  I can easily load
:::all my non-refrigerated foods for a weekend in there, and carry that
:::stuff
:::in/out of the camper in one shot (thus preventing me from keeping food in
:::the westie cabinets to get too old or attract mice between campouts).
:::
:::Tim