Thomas D. Hanlon wrote:
> 
 
> I once saw a Vanagon Westy set up in a campsite in which the owner had
> placed on the grate of the Westy stove a large ceramic block. The block was
> glazed in a Delft blue color, much like the tiles used on the exterior of
> heating stoves/furnaces in Europe.  I once saw a similar stove in Mozart's
> birthplace in Salzburg,  Austria, for example.  The ceramic block was about
> 4" x 6" x 10" and heated before the owner turned in for the night. The
>

Hi:
I have used standard orange ceramic flower pots upside down over the
burner. It turns red and lets off good radiant heat. Of course there is
no stored heat but it works well when the burner is on in cold weather.
Todd Francis 
91 Tristar
86 Westy Syncro