I just want to point out that a stick to hold up the Galley lid may be just fine for those who camp only in windless summer weather. But for those of us who camp in places where is may get windy at any time - we need something better.
Imagine this:
You open your galley lid, prop it open with a stick, and lean over to get a cold drink from the ice chest in the galley. Just then a sudden gust of wind from behind you blows the galley lid farther open, the stick drops, and the full weight & leverage of that galley lid comes crashing down on your back. Not a pleasant thought. No, not at all.
That's one reason that you want gas shocks there. The other reason is that it makes the galley lid a whole lot easier to open, even for smaller, shorter people. And people who spend too much time in front of the computer instead of at the gym.
The gas shocks we used are the same ones that are for a full size pickup truck's fiberglass bed cover. Longer than we thought we'd need, and way stronger than we thought we'd need. Took 2 or 3 sets back to the Napa store before settling on the ones off the truck.
It was sort of tricky figuring where to mount then so they can fully extend, yet compress and get out of the way. 3 sets of screw holes attest to that. But we are so glad to have those gas shocks!