Hi Mike:

There was talk on another site about routing the drain out the side of the
van via a 90� elbow. This particular person actually cut hole in the side
of the van, mounted a decorative face plate that had a garden hose
connector under the lid. Very slick idea. I suspect the decorative piece
could be purchased from Go Westy as the stock water inlet. Personally, I
would be a little wary about cutting a hole in the side of the van, but
it's actually much more functional and practical than the stock drain. I
suspect one could also just reroute the hose via some 90� connectors
(visit your local Ace hardware or depot for hose barb fittings). I would
guess that adding more 90s would slow the drain flow down a bit, but I
think that would be a minor inconvenience for the added space. (on my list
to do;)

Speaking of the depot, I was over there this evening and spotted some
metal lath. Nice thick stuff (3/32") with perfect size holes (diamond
shaped) to fit over the stove grate. It's thin enough so that the lid can
close-- yet another way to deal with the grand canyon holes in the
grate/grill.

Cheers!

You ever going to get out there and do some camping Mike? Sounds like
you're in full van modification mode? I'm getting ready to head off to
Valdez Alaska, can't wait!

Best,

Troy