Westy wardrobes

[trebor]

I'm trying to figure out weather they are needed or not ? Can you hang anything in them or load loads in them ?

 

[Clem]

I think they are great. I hang clothes/coats in mine and store tall stuff like umbrella, fold up chairs etc ... lots of space for stacking stuff in the bottom too thats easy to access when outside the van too.

 

[Lee152]

Personally, for clothes no. For wash bag, chairs, spares, oil. Surprising how much you can squeeze in.

Lee

 

[Rippers]

I think they are good storage wise but a bugger in a LHD for vision when moving lanes on the M-way had a couple of close calls now

 

[trebor]

I'm only trying to work out what I will be happy with. Weather to buy an empty or kitted out bay. I need a cooker / sink for my bacon sandwich and tea first thing in the morning. The Westy sinks look big and in the way of the sliding door. I'd like to leave things original if it was in good but would I be better doing my own thing.
Rock n roll bed for sure as I couldn't be bothered with bits of wood and cushions to make a bed.

 

[Dave.P]

I've got a later Westy interior in mine with full width bed, which is nice. It has the big sink unit which is never in the van as its takes up too much room, and the tall wardrobe with drop down cooker in, which I'm not a fan of but holds tons of stuff.
I totally loved my old 77 buss's late Devon interior with the removable swing out cooker and removable buddy seat with 3/4 bed, it was so well designed.
I'm not a fan of early Westy interiors personally, I dont like anything that obstructs your view of the road. The build quality is good though. It's a real shame to part a bus from its original interior too I think.
You can buy new units that hold the cooker sink and fridge in one that fit behind drivers seat if you did get an empty bus.

 

[simo]

I think they are great - wifey has the tall one and i get all my stuff in the rear one, no probs going for a week or two, and i have no storage as such under the r+r bed as there is a 42 litre lpg tank there :lol:

 

[BARKING MARK]

I have a 71 westy and as said above the wardrobe does obstruct your view but the storage is great. If you buy an empty Bus you can design your own interior to suit your exact needs. However if you want to join us westy snobs[lol] you will have to accept the limitations of the classic design.
Good luck

 

[ozziedog]

My input may be be slightly different to most,,,,,,,,, there`s a surprise :lol: The big thing with me is I`m normally camping on my own or with other peeps with busses or very very occasionally with Mrs Ozziedog as co pilot :roll: My interior on my bus was a huge coolbox, a bedside cabinet, a rock and roll full size bed, a portable cooker that could be used in or out of the bus and that was pretty much it oh and a kettle. A couple of weeks back I chucked in a Westy interior which turns out to be quite a rare one as it`s a RHD Malaga Westy Campmobile interior. I really felt so claustrophobic in there with that lot,, and its just me. That sorted me out as to how I`ll do the interior, open and basic. If you get the opportunity, try and borrow one and try it for a couple of weekend jaunts and see how you get on. When I`m off somewhere, the only cooking I do in the bus is the first coffee in the morning and then get back in bed with it. After that the cooker lives on the bedside cabinet outside usually under the gazebo.

Ozziedog,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Just a bit different :roll: :roll:

 

[trebor]

I think I know what you mean ! I won't be needing a spice rack. I have seen those Smev cooker / sink units and been toying with the idea of just running a bus with seats then sling in cooker unit when needed. I read somewhere about curtains with magnets in so I could take them down when not in use. Sort of multi function bay come van that's what I need :!:

 

[RichardAlexander]

We hang clothes coats boots and everything in there, they are great my misses even made a neat utility thingy, looks like a dress on a hanger with loads of pockets, don't have the sink unit myself but got a little gas burner and a little frying pan and kettle sorted

 

[superfunkyfresh]

I'm probably different to the norm. I picked up a westy interior when we first bought the van, so I had a basis to work off. I am going to be modifying my massively to make it work for me. The sink is being converted into a Smev combi, the wardrobe I am going to split into two, add shelving in the rear section that you can reach into from the 3/4 bed. Then in the section that sits on the engine bay I will be backing the shelving that runs down to the window, adding a small light to it and cutting grab holes in there for when we are in bed.

I have decided I don't think I like the colour either, so I think I might vinyl it all in a nice white colour, maybe adding some detailing. I have already got rid of the cracked handles and added push open button handles.

I think long term I can use it to make the interior I really want. But I just want to get out and enjoy her tbh.

 

[Myvanway]

Shelf in mine now to get more in..... Growing family!

 

[Matt84]

and cutting grab holes in there for when we are in bed.
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Oooooh, kinky!

 

[ozziedog]

I think the curtains with magnets in was an idea I`d played with but not got around to sorting, the idea was to use fridge door type magnets but I went off that idea. My current plan now is to make roller blinds but in reverse so that you have to pull them up and the roller can hide behind the cards,, maybe it`ll happen,,,,,,,,,,, maybe not :mrgreen: The whole idea of cooking in the van is a bit claustrophobic so a portable with a throw away canister is absolutely perfect for me so I can use it in the bus if it`s pissing it down or in the awning / gazebo most of the time. For the amount of space they take up you could have two or even three in the bus :mrgreen:

Ozziedog,,,,,,,,,,,,Ready,,,Steady,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Drink,, or cook :mrgreen: