Jim Felder wrote:

>> Some might like the extra capacity, but the ability to stow away will be a factor for others. <<

  As always, YMMV.  IMO a dinky unit is useless if you plan to
boondock for more than a minute.  OTOH,it's fairly easy to construct
hidey-holes for the little guys.  We typically sleep up top, but if
the Z bed is deployed, we've got a cat litter box and a ton of shoes
under there. <g>

  In the past we never bothered to hide the thing- to us, it is what
it is, but recently a friend of ours sold his Westy and gave me a
gen-u-wine Westy accessory box, so now it's hidden away.

  The good:  the appliance is unseen, there's space for a few extra
camping items alongside, the box is strong enough to sit on, or it can
act as a footstool for the front seat when it's swiveled.

  The bad:  Larger footprint than before, colour is tan rather than
mouse grey,   it's difficult to lift 6 plus gallons of liquid out of
the box, although not as tough, say, as removing the battery.

George/ATL
'89 WestABA