Mine is made to just slide under the rear bench when the seat is a bed.
Helps support it when people just "plop-down" on the edge of the bed.  Mine
also has a fiddle (a raised edge, boat term) around the top of the 1/2"
birch top, and that has some rubber mesh shelf-liner glued on.  The top has
no hinges but it is recessed into the Box....it removes and slips between
the box and the seat pedestal..  I have two holes for a handle and this box
does multiple duty...potty holder, step stool, extra seat, support for the
front of the bed, workbench, sawhorse, etc.  It also holds a Rubbermaid
tote perfectly on the lid...I stack some up to headrest height, then strap
those to the seat back when I am fully loaded....
On Feb 28, 2015 10:56 AM, "Abel Longoria" <houstonphotog@gmail.com> wrote:

> I agree sliding door are much more efficient... but... I wanted to match
> the inefficiency of the stock Westy cabinetry. I added a fridge door to my
> rear closet.
>
> http://dasmotoclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/vanagon_closet_mod-06.jpg
>
> Im a stickler for details... prolly more so than others and I wanted this
> new cabinet to look and feel much like the stock westy cabinetry. I wanted
> to match the inefficiency so it looks like it came from he factory =)
>
> the dimensions of the cabinet now are 2'-6 3/4" Wide x 1'-5 3/4" Deep x
> 1'-8" Tall
>
> The width of the cabinet protrudes out into the aisle way about half way,
> the small cabinet door under the kitchen drawer just barely has enough room
> to fully open.
>
> Abel Longoria
>
> On Sat, Feb 28, 2015 at 12:40 PM, Mudd "Not Jack" Sparrow <
> rummaging@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > There are advantages to sliding doors.
> >
> > Like Frank G made his rear hatch cabinet into a sliding door.
> >
> > What is the depth of you cabinet?
> >
> >
> > > On Feb 28, 2015, at 9:09 AM, Abel Longoria <houstonphotog@GMAIL.COM>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I was storing the Thetford where the stock fridge used to be and got
> > tired
> > > of it using up valuable storage space so I began to look at different
> > > options. Not finding any that I liked I decided to build a cabinet
> > myself.
> > >
> > > I originally wanted more storage so this is my first mockup i made with
> > > 1/2" insulation foam board from the local hardware store. This was just
> > to
> > > a cabinet and base or my Norcold fridge.
> > >
> > >
> >
> https://igcdn-photos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t51.2885-15/10802551_1004618506220964_1388766186_n.jpg
> > >
> > > Then I began to think, what if I made it taller, so it could house the
> > > Thetford marine toilet and house  false floor so my Webasto heater
> could
> > be
> > > installed behind the passenger seat. I'm a 3d cad designer by day so I
> > > modeled up a cabinet design that can cover those items.
> > >
> > >
> >
> https://igcdn-photos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/t51.2885-15/10860169_375827052586431_703602767_n.jpg
> > >
> > > After I modeled it I laid out a cutsheet and took it to a local sign
> > maker
> > > and for $40 he CNC'd all of my panels out of 1/2" birch plywood. This
> is
> > my
> > > "usable mock up" that I assembled. I've camped with this version for a
> > few
> > > times and have decided what I like and don't like about it so I plan to
> > > make some revisions to the design and have it recut.
> > >
> > >
> >
> https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xfa1/t51.2885-15/10853060_575272589270874_1875694596_n.jpg
> > >
> > > The front main door cut outs are the same size as the Westfalia flat
> > > cabinet doors so I plan to install an extra pair of doors there. I plan
> > to
> > > laminate the entire box with the same shade laminate and edge trim that
> > is
> > > used in the rest of the van so that the final product can look just
> like
> > > factory. I have a Westy kitchen drawer that I plan to tweak a bit in
> > order
> > > to have it reside on the lower left front of the cabinet for small item
> > > storage.
> > >
> > > This is prolly way overkill than what you're thinking of but so far the
> > > usable mockup costs me about $95. $55 for the sheet of plywood and $40
> > for
> > > the CNC. The final version will run me that PLUS the additional cost of
> > > trim, laminate, hinges, latches etc.
> > >
> > > Once I finalize the box I plan to post the DXF file online so others
> can
> > > download it for free and have the panels cut out by their local sign
> > maker
> > > if they want to replicate this cabinet.
> > >
> > > Abel Longoria
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 9:08 PM, John Dillon <
> johndillon@johndillon.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> I’d really like to pick up a storage box/toilet box thing … like
> > gowesty’s
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23278&category_id=&category_parent_id=
> > >> <
> > >>
> >
> http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23278&category_id=&category_parent_id=
> > >>
> > >> but that seems over priced and shipping to Canada would cost a ton i’m
> > >> sure … what have others been doing?
> > >>
> >
>