on 10/5/06 4:39 PM, Joy Hecht at jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU wrote:

> 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!

I was thinking/doing exactly the same thing, but I wonder how do you get it
aft of the driver's seat in a westy?

Tom-1 big cooler or 2 smaller ones?
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> Joy
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> and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
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> lugging Joy and her stuff around...
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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