Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:08:32 -0600
Reply-To: Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
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From: Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Burning Man? (LVC)
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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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