Custom shelf for a Eurovan Camper

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As a former Westfalia Vanagon Camper owner, I miss the handy shelf that the Westy had above the sink area. I decided to re-create this in my 2000 Eurovan.

Note: I have removed the top folding bunk since I don't sleep up there -- if you have the bunk then you'd need to do something different. Since the folding bunk was removed it left some screw holes -- I was able to re-use the existing holes -- no new holes were drilled during this install.

Pictures: (click for full size)



Parts & Tools

• nice quality 1"x4" wood, 6 feet
• (optional) some sort of molding
• foam rubber weatherstripping (the small size) - this goes between the wood and the shelf it sits on.
• saw, screwdriver, screws

Notes

• this installation was done after removing the top folding bunk (since I don't use it). You could probably do a shorter version of this with the folding bunk in place?
• you may be able to re-use existing screw holes if you are careful
• you may be tempted to use wood that is wider than 4" -- this will block the left grab handle making it hard to close the pop top roof.