From my point of view there are advantages from both types.   It really
depends on you needs.   I kind of liked the idea of having
a removable kitchenette/fridge which was featured in on of the former posts
for a newer vehicle.   But I do enjoy my Westy.   I too have toyed with the
idea of getting away with a weekender.    But the money trade-off always
trumps any of my ideas.

Steven

91 Westy

On Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 10:11 AM, J Stewart <fonman4277@comcast.net> wrote:

> Never knew until recently this was a hotly contested debate here. As the
> owner of several full Westys and now a Weekender,(pop top) I've gotta say I
> aint missing the fridge/stove at all, and I like the extra wide back seat
> and the huge bed it makes. I was kinda missing the sink though. Sooooo,
> last trip to the junk yard I picked up an ice box/sink cabinet from an
> early bay. It wasn't in very great shape, and i had to use some of the
> panels as templates to cut new ones, but it is done and installed. The ice
> box stuff was pretty trashed, so it is now a storage cabinet/sink. I
> removed the seat behind the drivers seat and mounted my new cabinet/sink
> there. I mounted it back far enough that I can still recline the drivers
> side seat back (important to me at 6'4") I missed the sink because I wear
> contact lenses, and well, some camp ground bathrooms can be a bit on the
> skanky side, and I'd rather deal with the lenses and teeth brushing in the
> van. Oh, one more thing. All my life I've never been able to cut a piece of
> wood straight-until now. I bought a used table saw at a flea market (from a
> German guy who loved my Vanagon!) and I don't know why I didn't buy one 30
> years ago! Made every panel on my new cabinet straight as an arrow, and
> even allowed me to duplicate the recessed cuts for the interior panels. So
> now, as far as I'm concerned, I have the best of both worlds!
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> Jeff Stewart
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