Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 10:08:15 -0600
Reply-To: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Insulated pop top sleeve / cold weather boot/
heating/insulation
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While camping over in Fruita, CO a couple weeks ago, Richard Jones showed me
a piece of polypro blanket he fastened some snaps to, which he puts in place
on snaps on the van air duct rails, which when in place covers the stand-up
"hole". It creates an insulating barrier for cold nights. He had his heater
on while this was in place and had to turn the heater off. It was "chilly"
at night but not cold enough to need the polypro blanket. He sort of created
his own little rolling sweat lodge :)
I'm making one this weekend. I'm ironing on small patches so the snaps will
have some extra tough material to fasten to. I put the snaps on the air duct
rails last weekend and across the front of the stand-up opening. 4 across, 5
down the sides on the air ducts. The rear of the blanket tucks between the
upper bed mattresses. I like that space for luggage/etc. storage while
camping. I'll have this done later today and want to use it next weekend
while in Moab for their Fat Tire Festival. Supposed to be rainy and maybe
even snowy so I'll get a chance to check out the insulating characteristics.
Very easy to snap/unsnap to access the upper space and the blanket is a soft
head butt barrier.
So, there's another perspective on this thread.
Bob Stevens
'87 Westy Syncro
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Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 9:26 AM
Subject: Re: Insulated pop top sleeve / cold weather boot/ heating/
insulation
> Hi All,
> As I do a lot of winter camping I'm really liking this thread!
> And I've seen the outside insulation wrap.
> But after a night of rain & snow,
> you now have a bunch of wet frozen material!
> What do you do with that?
> Space is already at a premium!
> So, the Idea of Craig's, to have it on the inside,
> where it stays nice & clean & dry really sounds good!
> Perhaps even sew in some of the aluminum material to the center of the
> lay-up?
> thanks,
> John C.
> SLC, UT...
> 85 Westy & 90 Carat...
>
> In a message dated 10/22/2004 5:42:56 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> craigoda@GMAIL.COM writes:
> Fabrication of the aluminum wrap panels is the easy part. The problem
> is that I haven't figured out how to attach the wrap to the outside
> easily. When the top is popped, the top of the tent is pretty high.
> I'm not sure if I want to climb up on the roof and then jump off it in
> the rain/snow. Seems kind of a pain in the rear to do this if it is
> raining at night. If you can get the instructions on how to install
> this, it would be awesome. 219 Euro is not too bad if the system is
> easy to set up. Even better, if you can close the top with that
> siding on, it would be great. However, I think that is unlikely.
>
> I'm thinking of cutting foil bubblewrap into pieces that I can put
> inside the tent. Perhaps there is better heat reflection of the
> bubblewrap this way? Who is Robin? Are you getting the insulated
> layer yourself?
>
> Send me more info! :-)
>
> -- Craig
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 14:21:29 -0700, Doug in Calif <vanagon@astound.net>
> wrote:
> > Well,
> > Ask and you shall receive.
> >
> > I have been looking for any ideas on a "cold boot" for the top and here
> Robin is over in Germany buying a factory one as we speak.
> >
> > Here is the link:
> >
> >
> http://server2.gs-shop.de/200/cgi-bin/shop.dll?sessionid=0791816934710369&AnbieterID=4357
> >
> > If this does not work go to T3 Westfalia /Zubehor to find it.
> >
> > Doug
> >
>
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