Date:         Thu, 7 Feb 2008 13:37:37 -0800
Reply-To:     Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: small front table -> Laptop Mount
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I, too, use a laptop mount. The trick is to get it located so that it
does not interfere with access to the shifter and doesn't protrude into
Mrs Squirrel's space. Once there, I find that direct sun on the screen
often makes viewing of maps (I use DeLorme Topo 6) pretty much
impossible. Others put laptops on the floor. They clearly aren't as
clum-footed as I, and are able to focus on middle distances between the
20 inches my reading glasses optimize and the far distances my naked
eyes can see. Progressive lenses (for those of you who were just
thinking of chiming in here) are for people who don't sit on, wash, or
lose glasses on a monthly basis.

--
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 2/7/2008 1:25 PM Mike Collum wrote:

> Go to eBay and do a search for   laptop mount
>
> You'll find a bunch of different automobile type stands.
>
> I use an automotive type laptop mount in my '85 Westy and it works well
> for me.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> Bob Mac wrote:
>>   Thanks for the info but i checked my dash and if i mount it where it
>> shows in the pic. the shifter is in the way. I wanted it to put my lap
>> top on but i guess i'll have to look some where else. What's is
>> everybody else doing to mount their lap top up front. I got the gps
>> program to use with it so i need a handy spot. Possibly i could shorten
>> the shifter. This is an automatic shift tower.
>>