Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:41:10 -0400
Reply-To: Joy Hecht <hecht.joy@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Joy Hecht <hecht.joy@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Burning Man? (LVC)
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Mine either.
Joy
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Joy Hecht
now living in a real house in northern Virginia
and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
now living in the driveway and resting after two and a half years
lugging Joy and her stuff around...
For musings about life traveling in the van or living in one place:
http://www.joyhecht.net
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:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
:::Of Tom Buese
:::Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 2:09 PM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: Burning Man? (LVC)
:::
:::Mine either.
:::
:::Tom B.-Locals set up car washes on the road out of BM to I-80 which I
:::used!(firehoses)
:::
:::On Mar 30, 2007, at 12:59 PM, VW Doka wrote:
:::
:::> Strange. YMMV is very apropos in this case. My '84 Vanagon has
:::> been to
:::> Burning Man each of the last 5 years and it doesn't show one bit of
:::> rust or
:::> ill effect from the alkali dust.
:::>
:::> Cheers,
:::>
:::> Jeff
:::>
:::>
:::> -----Original Message-----
:::> From: andy highland [mailto:andy@420.am]
:::> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 4:48 PM
:::> To: VW Doka
:::> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::> Subject: Re: Burning Man? (LVC)
:::>
:::>
:::> Re: the destructive properties of the alkalai dust:
:::>
:::> I took my '90 syncro westy last year for the first time. Anywhere
:::> there
:::> was exposed metal got rusty afterward. Especially spots where the
:::> paint
:::> was chipped. I'm sure there are places in the van that I can't see
:::> where
:::> the oxidation has been accelerated. I'm not happy about it, but I
:::> figure
:::> it will hold up long enough for length of time I will own this van.
:::> YMMV.
:::>
:::> -andy
:::>
:::> On Thu, Mar 29, 2007 at 10:53:18AM -0800, VW Doka wrote:
:::>> Markus,
:::>>
:::>> Your van will get a good dusting, inside and out. But it's really no
:::> worse
:::>> than any other trip to any desert (or any other dusty place). A good
:::>> cleaning will take care of the dust. The destructive properties
:::>> of the
:::>> alkali in the dust at Burning Man has been greatly exaggerated
:::>> over the
:::>> years.
:::>>
:::>> Cheers,
:::>>
:::>> Jeff
:::>> Burning Man Gate & Perimeter Team
:::>>
:::>>
:::>>
:::>> -----Original Message-----
:::>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On
:::>> Behalf
:::>> Of Markus Mumper
:::>> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 8:55 AM
:::>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::>> Subject: Burning Man? (LVC)
:::>>
:::>>
:::>> Hi all,
:::>>
:::>> I finally convinced my wife that it's OK to take our van to
:::>> Burning Man
:::> this
:::>> Fall.
:::>>
:::>> It will be the first time for both of us.
:::>>
:::>> She's concerned that we will get caught in dust storms that will
:::>> permeate
:::>> our van with fine talcum like dust in every crack and crevice
:::>> which we
:::> will
:::>> never be able to clean out 100%.
:::>>
:::>> I said that we will be OK and that we can control any dust
:::>> problems by
:::>> closing up the van whenever we are not in it (basically all day
:::>> long).
:::>>
:::>> So, depending on the vagaries of weather, anybody have any
:::>> experience or
:::>> tips? Or, am I going to be in trouble with the wife?
:::>>
:::>> Maggie, Markus and The Girl ('87 Westy)
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