> Exactly the reason that the Weekender is not a crippled camper.  Add a
> cooler and it is as good as a full Westy.

Well, I didn't want to get into all that, but that's exactly why I chose to cut
a hole in the roof of a perfectly good van to make it into a poptop.  It was
the only thing that I really wanted from the Westy.

We have a 12V cooler which we can load indoors from our fridge (works great
with icepacks because it's insulated very well) and a chuckbox to carry all the
kitchen stuff including a white gas backpacking stove.  We still have the full-
width bed, can add an awning, and we're good to camp.  If I want to cook in the
van, I just swing out the table and do it there.  Otherwise, we like to cook on
a picnic table or our roll-out table.

Most of the time I leave all that stuff at home for grocery getting and I don't
get the Westy lefty lean.  :-)

Nothing against full Westys, of course, but it's not what we needed.

-Karl

Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA
'87 Westfalia Weekender  "Beverley" - 190K miles
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