Most of the places I sleep, the only electricity would be from a battery.  One of the negative criteria for a camping spot is hook ups.  I boil my coffee.  Best kind.  mcneely

---- J Stewart <fonman4277@comcast.net> wrote:
> I have coffee in the morning too! Electric coffee maker on the front table (which I also added from a full Westy) with a timer-I do not like to wait when I wake up-eyes open, 30 seconds to coffee! Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message -----
> > the only times I've ever had any misgivings about having a Campmobile
> > and using all its features have been when I have briefly questioned
> > whether it is safe in bear country. but, it is, as the park service
> > and wildlife people say, "hard sided." The partial camper versions
> > (should they be called "sleepers"?) do seat more people. I like the
> > convenience of a refrigerator and stove. Ah, that coffee in the
> > morning!!
> > mcneely
> > ---- Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> > > We bought our '87 Westy especially for camping and seldom drive it
> > > for any other reason, but even I can see the attraction of the
> > > Weekender setup. We use the stove and sink every trip but the fridge
> > > never fired on propane and I plan to yank the Dometic and install
> > > shelves, which for us would be of greater utility. We always bring a
> > > big cooler anyway.
> > >
> > > If I were to have a Vanagon as a daily driver I'd probably prefer a
> > > Weekender and build a removable kitchen unit for camping, but this
> > > van is paid for and works just fine for us and the other would be
> > > many, many projects down the road from today.
> > >
> > > Stephen
> > >
> > > --- On Sat, 3/17/12, J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
> > >
> > > From: J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
> > > Subject: Full Westy vs Weekender
> > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > > Date: Saturday, March 17, 2012, 1:11 PM
> > >
> > > 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!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Jeff Stewart
> > --
> > David McNeely

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David McNeely