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Subject:Re: GoWesty Thetford toilet - which model is it?
From:Jim Felder
Date:Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:19:25 -0600

Nice, thanks,

Jim

On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 2:01 PM, Jeff <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote:
> Jim,
>
> It mounts with two straps that attach to a couple of small brackets (similar
> to the ones on the luggage well).
>
> Here's a picture of one that was in a Syncro Westy Joker that I sold a few
> years back:
>
> http://www.autostadtwest.com/cars/WestySyncroJoker/88_Westy_Joker_04.jpg
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Jim Felder
> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 10:25 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: GoWesty Thetford toilet - which model is it?
>
> The accessory box sounds pretty cool. Does it mount permanently or can
> it be removed?
>
> Jim
>
> On Jan 16, 2010, at 11:56 AM, george jannini <georgejoann@GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
>
>> 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
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