Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 14:21:21 -0600
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From: Mark Upton <vwmark@CONCENTRIC.NET>
Subject: Re: Neat vanagon expedition accessory
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C'mon Jay, everybody knows the Hindenburg blew up because of St. Elmo's fire!
> If you are using plastic or metal gas cans, remove them from the vehicle
> when filling. They can develop dangerous static charges. This has
> occurred in the back of lined pick-up trucks were there was no grounding.
> A gas can in a Westy roof-rack may be a similar situation. Fill them on
> the ground and then store them away.
>
> Jay ('85 Westy-The
> Hindenburg)
>
> developtrust <developtrust@HOME.COM>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 12/17/2001
> 02:48:18 PM
>
> Please respond to developtrust <developtrust@HOME.COM>
>
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> Subject: Re: Neat vanagon expedition accessory
>
> Gary suggested to me to use some thin carpeting to protect my rack I just
> bought from him, and someone he knows used a piece of plywood (but that
> person also used plastic gas cans. What I have done is wrap the metal where
> "wear and tear" might occur, with thin carpet and plastic ties. Works for
> me. Gary is also sending me some neoprene rubber to glue on these areas.
>
> I'm going to wrap a thin piece of plywood on both sides (all around) with
> that "indoor/outdoor carpet" to make a platform for gas cans etc. that will
> not scratch the metal. I've also thought of using that rubber material from
> which sleeping bag mats are made instead. By the time I go to Baja, Mexico
> on a camping trip I will have found the perfect solution. I plan to do a
> few
> dry runs to the mountains and desert of S. California to check thins out.
>
> William P.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Lussier" <rlussier@LENSCRAFT.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 9:15 AM
> Subject: Neat vanagon expedition accessory
>
> > Folks,
> >
> > I've been urging Gary Lee to design a way for Vanagon folks to carry
> > extra gasoline on the vans. He had already designed a really cool rear
> > hatch-mounted ladder that seemed like a perfect place to hang stuff
> > from, and I asked him to try to figure out how to use it to hold
> > 5-gallon gerry cans of gasoline. (On the South American trip, I carried
> > them in the luggage rack, which significantly abraded the gel coat.)
> >
> > I'm happy to report that Gary has come up with a wonderful array of
> > options for his ladder which allows you to carry 2 gerry cans 2 spare
> > tires, or one of each. Check it out at:
> >
> > http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/ladder.htm
> >
> > Joyous Solstice,
> > Coyote
> >
> > ---
> > ron lussier / lenscraft fine art giclee prints
> > rlussier@lenscraft.com 67 crescent avenue
> > ICQ 23581466 sausalito / ca 94965
> > http://www.lenscraft.com/ +1 415.331.3687
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