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Date:         Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:05:00 -0700
Reply-To:     Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: swampy? cooler.....
Comments: To: Mark Tuovinen <mst@AK.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <f6645bd96e01.44c8afdb@gci.net>
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Used one that filled with water in 1952 going across country. Don't remember it cooling the car much but my brother and I stuck our feet out the window and the water drips cooled them really nicely.

That's one of my favorite memories.

Mike

n 7/27/06 1:21 PM, "Mark Tuovinen" <mst@AK.NET> wrote:

> If the mental image in my mind of what you are describing is correct it would > be similar to those used on cars back in the `50's and/or earlier. A round > tube that mounted on the outside at the top of the window with a place in side > of it for ice. Outside air was forced through the tube over the ice and into > the passenger compartment as the vehicle drove. Not much good in a traffic > jam and probably did little the rest of the time, but I have no first hand > experience just supposition. > > Mark in AK -- Too young to have used one of these > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mike Rouby <mikerouby@YAHOO.COM> > Date: Thursday, July 27, 2006 10:25 am > Subject: Re: swampy? cooler..... > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >> You do know that the Type 2 bus people have one that attaches to >> the outside of a window. Looks like a missle launcher, and it >> ducts inside and is very effective and of course, works for >> Vanagons too. Plus it uses NO electricity from my understanding. >> >> Anyone got a pic? >> >> Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >> Buy a couple? At $500 each? >> >> On 7/26/06, Kim Brennan wrote: >>> >>> Don't know anything about them, but I think I might pony up some >>> money to buy a couple to try out. >>> >>> On Jul 26, 2006, at 3:22 PM, Mark C wrote: >>> >>>> okay, what about this? >>>> >>>> http://www.swampy.net/im30.html >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Jake >> 1984 Vanagon GL >> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" >> www.crescentbeachguitar.com >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Do you Yahoo!? >> Next-gen email? Have it all with the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. >> > >


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