Mine works a lot better aboard Scamp at five knots than it does on the Westy at fifty knots...but "nicely warm" is about what I generally see. I remember one time it was too hot to stand under after a very sunny hot afternoon. And of course it works very poorly if the clear side is down. It doesn't keep heat any better than you'd expect of something completely uninsulated. david At 09:20 AM 2/1/2001, Doug Alcock wrote: > >So far, the black "Solar Shower" bag has been a > >disappointment, we'll keep using it, but it does not warm > >up much, > >I haven't been much impressed with mine either --- and if it doesn't heat >up in >the Egyptian desert..... David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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