Mine got so that even with ambient temperature 70 F, it would only cool to
55 F.  That was in addition to being a real pain to get lit, and then
sometimes it would go out for who knows what reason.  When I first got the
van, the refrigerator would frost the freezer compartment, though I never
tried making ice cubes. It would run at 40 F in hot weather.  Then it just
went to pot. I pulled it, cleaned the burner, cleaned the flu.  No
improvement.  Now it is in my shop, taking up space.  I put shelves in the
space where it was, and used the original refrigerator door as a closure.
I'm perfectly happy, and no, I don't need a compressor refrigerator.  I use
a Yeti, block ice, and everything is cold for six days in hot weather,
longer in spring and fall.  I freeze the ice myself in gallon jugs.  mcneely

On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 8:03 PM Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@icloud.com>
wrote:

> I am getting my van ready for Fathers Day camping weekend on Lake
> Winnipeg. Tried the gas fridge, lights up on the first try. I’m not a
> golfer but i imagine a hole in one feels similar.
>
> Jeff in Winnipeg
> 85 Westfalia
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jun 16, 2023, at 8:16 PM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > So they "camp" but don't use the stove?  The refrigerator I can
> > understand.  No matter how good a shape the vehicle is in, the
> refrigerator
> > may not work, or work sufficiently well to trust it.  I ditched mine, and
> > now just use a Yeti box with block ice.  It is more reliable.  The
> > additional storage space after having removed the refrigerator is handy,
> > too.
> >
> >> On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 4:02 PM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi folks,
> >>
> >> I need to do a trip report but before that I wanted to send this post.
> >>
> >> At the middle of a long trip we stopped in the Thousand Island area.  We
> >> passed what turned out to be a beautiful 87 Westfalia already camped.
> >>
> >>        We wint over and met a lovely retired couple on the young retired
> >> side.  What was so interesting is that they loved the van and kept it
> super
> >> clean, but had no interest in the mechanics.  They had purchased it
> about 7
> >> or more years ago.  It was in amazing condition.  And they just drive
> it.
> >> It seems like they have had few mechanical issues.  It amazed me that
> they
> >> were likely at the end of a decade with this van and really barely knew
> how
> >> to use the features.  And, it really was beautiful.
> >> The van was loved by the previous owner who died in a motor cycle
> >> accident.  The widow sold it but only after making them promise to
> garage
> >> it and to only use the best gas.  The van had a 2.5 GW motor and a
> Haynes
> >> hitch on the back.  GW 16 wheels and an awning that looked like a 10
> foot
> >> Fiaama but was some brand I never heard of.   It was from PA.
> >>        They have never opened the awning.  Not used the refrigerator.
> >> Likely not the stove much either as they don’t know how to get the
> propane
> >> filled.  I sure wish I could help them out but really they were not that
> >> interested.  They just used it for summer adventures and then put it
> away.
> >>
> >> Amazing that it could be so trouble free for them.  And with the GW 2.5
> >> they move.
> >>
> >>        I’m sending him the subscription info for this list.  I’m sure he
> >> will need us eventually!
> >>
> >> Eric Caron
> >>
>