At 12:35 PM 9/7/2009, Karl wrote:
>I get a good chuckle every time GoWesty's 'fridge eliminator kit' is
>mentioned ... moving the fridge to another spot has merely moved the
>space it used before. One could argue that a storage box placed
>instead of the new fridge would be far cheaper and just as useful.

Heh.  I don't disagree.  But here's my reasoning:

My Engel fridge works better than the stock fridge.  And because it's
top-opening, like a cooler, the cold air doesn't flow out every time
I open it.  (And I can quickly carry it inside and plug it in when
I'm not on the road.)

A top-opening fridge won't work in the original fridge cabinet.

At the same time, a front-opening cabinet is better for storage than
a top-opening storage box.

So, yes, "moving" the fridge didn't gain any space.  But it made the
space more useful and gave me a better fridge.  I'm happy with that.

As for GoWesty's kit: Yes, it's expensive and doesn't provide much
beyond some detailed instructions and a few parts that I could have
fabricated myself, if I had time.  But it was exactly what I needed,
as I was rushing to learn about my first Westy, get everything
stowed, and get on the road.

A crowd-sourced version on a wiki somewhere would be a good
alternative, but I expect GoWesty will continue to find willing
buyers for a packaged kit.