Hey,
 must be the the fridge is extra good in the 85 model.  Several years ago a new 85 owner asked me to show him how to light the refrigerator.  I was in a packed bus event.  Several campers heard the request.  I turned on his propane set the dials and pumped clicked and held the primer. 

        I don’t know how you folks know if it is lit.  I go outside and listen at the vent. 

I did 30 or so pumps and check the vent.  It was lit. 

Then to my surprise, I got a standing ovation.

Eric Caron 

> On Jun 16, 2023, at 11:03 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
>>>