I have owned a couple of Westy's,a Riviera and currently have a Vanagon
Country homes Camper.
I use my Van as a daily driver so I wanted more interior room. The CHC has a
full width seat and bed that is so comfortable! I dont miss the cabinets or
closet on the side, I like having it all open back there and the windows
uncovered. I put a Westy galley in this van as I felt the stove/sink/fridge
were the only things from the westy I really missed. I have some heavy
plastic totes from my days as a delivery person for a drug company that I
use for my pantry and camping gear so I dont miss the storage space at all.
As a daily driver I feel I am better of not hauling the extra weight of that
stuf around also.

Works for me!
Ed
87 GL CHC

On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 8:46 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> Over the years of camping in my Westy, I have come to appreciate more
> and more the intent of its original designers. It seems that every
> time I really think through the consequences of any changes I might
> imagine, I usually come to the conclusion that there's not much more
> you could do to make the thing as useful as it is.
>
> If there was one single thing I could change, it might be in the
> kitchen area. I get tired of crawling around looking for items in the
> pantry under the sink. I would have liked it better if that was where
> the water tank was located, and the pantry was where the water tank
> is. Or, even better, put a rack over the sink that served as a pantry
> at almost eye level, with the current undersink area reserved more for
> storage than for constant access.
>
> If you could change one thing, without modifying the way the body
> itself was made, what would it be?
>
> Jim
>