Date:         Mon, 4 Dec 2006 21:51:20 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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From:         John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Aircooled rules
Comments: To: Nathaniel Poole <npoole@TELUS.NET>
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Thats unusual. Usually Womankind's thermostat runs 10 degrees colder
than Mankind's thermostat!

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Nathaniel Poole wrote:
> Or alternatively maintain and improve on the heat system in the AC vans and
> viola! Warm as toast. I installed a pusher fan in my heater duct and
> insulated the ductwork and cleaned out the heater boxes and my wife is
> always telling me to turn down the heat. I like it warm.
>
> Nathaniel
>
>
> On 12/4/06 7:23 PM, "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote:
>
>
>> Roger Sisler wrote:
>>
>>> Rule #1 for aircooled Vanagons: Wear warm socks in winter
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> A little trick for warmer feet in Aircooled Vans.
>>
>> Sae your bread bags. Slip on your socks, slip on your bread bags, slip
>> feet with  bread bags into shoes. Voila! no cold feet.
>>
>> Bread bags trap the foot moisture, it can't get past the bag and soak
>> your shoe. So there is no path for heat loss. Your feet will stay warm.
>> Works extremely well if you have on an insulated shoe/boot or are
>> wearing shoe-pacs or Sorrel Boots in winter with felt liners. Or for
>> that matter high-top moosehide moccasins. Use to wear'em in my muk-luk's
>> back in the 70's and 80's in my travels all over Alaska. Never had cold
>> feet. Some times it looked like I had trench foot, if I didn't change
>> the socks twice a day, but otherwise, it really worked.
>>
>> I would consider the bags winter safety gear in norther climes.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> John Rodgers
>> 88 GL Driver
>>
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