Campers with cooktop and icebox

[vanity12]

what year did they start putting in the cook top and ice box???

[busdaddy]

Who's "they"?, there's many different camper manufacturers.
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[vanity12]

excuse me if i'm not being clear.........how about what year did cook tops and ice boxes start appearing in campers

[BarryL]

In 1952 chassis #20-13280 was fitted by Dresden Karroserie with stuff like that but the stove had to be pulled out of a cupboard.

[Ran When Parked]

Most likely, BarryL nailed this one down.

If you mean, by appearing, standard fixed furniture in the bus, then that might be a bay window bus - 1968 or later.

I know a whole lot about nothing and I am bored, so I went ahead and put these links together to help you get the picture.

Here is some information that you can read on the topic of campers. It looks like early in the vw camper scene there were optional stoves available.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=99345

And in that thread, this link:

http://www.type2.com/library/camper/westyin1.htm

The only campers that I have seen that have a built in icebox and stove are the bay window buses, where the propane tank/hookups are built in to the bus.

Here is a wiki on vw campers:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Westfalia_Campers

Here is something (interesting) on vintage stoves and buses:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=430540

[vanity12]

^^thanks a lot....this gives me something to chew on

[Ran When Parked]

Here is a link to the August 1973 owners manual that has the icebox/stove combo in one piece of furniture.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/manuals/aug73westy/page19.jpg

All of the owners manuals are here: ( I browsed the camper manuals)

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/manuals/type2.php

[busdaddy]

the 1974 model was the first year a Westfalia was sold in North America with a built in stove, SO-44's (and likely other models as well as OTW manufacturers) had them in the 60's but they were only for the European market. Iceboxes started in the 50's.

But since you don't want to specify a brand it's very likely some of the first barndoors converted to campers by crafty DIY owners had built in appliances as well. Or if you mean camper in general and not a VW bus camper then I'd guess ~100 years ago when people first started converting early motor vehicles
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[earlywesty]

There were stoves in some models of early campingboxes (50's) and a propane fridge for the 1958 models. This is a really open ended question that likely needs some context to be answered appropriately.

[vanity12]

i had no idea that this question would have so many layers i just wanted to put together a kick ass split window camper.....that was for the most part time era correct (with the exception of color and upgrades to make it practical for daily driving)....and that had all of the bells and whistles

[Pinetops]

Just carry a coleman stove and a nice (vintage if you like) cooler, cooking in a bus will just stink it up.
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[Z]

The earlier campers with the door shelf for the portable gas stove always seemed to be the most useable, to me, for that reason.

If the inside of my bus is smokey, I want it to be GOOD smokey.

[Eric&Barb]

[busdaddy]

X3 or whatever on the cooking inside being not as great as expected or advertised, built in stoves were a great way for the salesmen to convince the housewife of the day that it was equipped for all her homemaking duties even on the road, but in reality a portable propane stove is far more useful (in the bus or better yet out on the picnic table). Same with the portable cooler, just ensure there's a way to fasten them down when travelling as in the event of a rollover or collision you don't want extra boulders in the washing machine with you
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[earlywesty]

We just travelled across the country cooking only on the inside factory stove of our late 70s westy. I will be bringing one of the coleman stoves from now as cooking outside is much preferred. The inside cooking option is most beneficial though on a rainy morning when you just wanna shake the fog off and stay warm in the bus with a cup of tea or coffee.

[BarryL]

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[pyrOman]

Gotta love that hairdoo! Early morning "just got up" look?
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