Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 00:46:11 +0000
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From: Sam Conant <samcvt@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Curtains
Love that semantic humor ... regularity was as regularity is ... and when it is happening, there is comfort in knowing that one is awake and aware ... Keep truckin, Rocket man ...
Sam Conant
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From: "Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
> All you guys that need blackout curtains either live at high latitudes
> where there's not much nighttime this time of year, or are a lot younger
> than me and are capable of sleeping in in the morning. Mrs Squirrel can
> sleep in regardless of conditions, pretty much. Me, I am up at 5:30 -
> 6:30 with great regularity.*
>
> -----
> * In both senses of the word.
>
> --
>
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR
>
> On 7/31/2007 3:44 PM Jeffrey Vickers wrote:
>
> > If you want a cheap sun block and insulator you can make an entire
> > set for about $25 if you make window "covers" with silver "bubble-
> > wrap" from Home Desperate. Just cut the stuff out to the shape of
> > each window and find some suction cups that have a "push pin" style
> > back to them. Attach a suction cup at each corner and yer done. The
> > bubble stuff is 100% opaque, reflects light and radiant heat, is
> > cheap and replaceable and stores flat in the upper bunk. I use mine
> > with my curtains drawn so I don't have to look at the shiny stuff all
> > the time and it works well as an insulator and light block.
> >
> > Jeff / 87 Subie Syncro Westy
> >
> >
> > On Jul 31, 2007, at 3:11 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
> >
> >> As for curtains, someone posted pictures of their van where they had
> >> replaced the curtains and added a fabric that's often used for oven
> >> mitts
> >> and ironing boards that reflects radiant heat and insulates. I
> >> think it's
> >> called Insul-Bright and is available at some quilting stores and
> >> online. I'm
> >> planning on using it to do just this as it's time to replace those
> >> old worn
> >> curtains in my van too. My only worry is this stuff will be too
> >> thick with
> >> an added piece of fabric (for appearance) to store open properly.
> >
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