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Subject:Re: Mounting quickfists to cabinets?
From:David McNeely
Date:Tue, 26 Jul 2022 17:19:45 -0700

Then Jim, you not only have an original, but a rarity.

On Tue, Jul 26, 2022 at 5:00 PM Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> Mine excluded! : )
>
> Jim
>
> On Tue, Jul 26, 2022 at 6:48 PM David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Will the world be looking for "Westies?"  If you say this with a thought
>> to preserving the pristine nature of one, looking to it as a potentially
>> valuable antique in 25 years, perhaps best to look to see if it is in fact,
>> pristine, and what value it has for that currently. They ARE already
>> antiques. Many of the ones actually used for camping have been altered well
>> beyond any thought of "original."  Mine has had the stock refrigerator
>> replaced by shelving, a common alteration.  Others have replaced it with a
>> compressor refrigerator, for example a topic of discussion recently.  I
>> doubt there are many that have not had some modifications.
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 26, 2022 at 4:25 PM Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Double sided tape is a good solution. Remember, no matter how you get
>>> Carried away with your own needs, in 25 years the world will not be looking
>>> for westies with holes drilled in the cabinets.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> > On Jul 25, 2022, at 1:12 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Only way I can suggest , short of drilling holes, is using 3m high
>>> bond double sided tape.
>>> >
>>> > It’s quite strong. But you can use solvents to get it off agajn
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Alistair
>>> >
>>> >> On Jul 25, 2022, at 8:37 AM, Pete Sicilia <pete@coffeepot.org> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Hi gang,
>>> >>
>>> >> I was doing some last minute pre-camping shopping on Amazon and saw
>>> someone
>>> >> had mounted quickfists to the back of their cabinet. As seen in the
>>> reviews
>>> >> of this item... https://a.co/d/5OOFTvb
>>> >>
>>> >> I may have had a lapse in impulse control ;)
>>> >>
>>> >> Does anyone have an opinion on the best (strongest and least damaging)
>>> >> mounting option for securing quickfists and other items to the fiber
>>> board
>>> >> cabinets?
>>> >>
>>> >> Thanks!
>>> >> Pete
>>>
>>