Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 11:41:17 -0400
Reply-To: Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
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From: Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: Fwd: Need advice on a van cover...
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What if you park it on 6-mil plastic sheeting to prevent the majority of
ground moisture from rising up under the car? Can't hurt, could
help.........
Mike B.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Zoltan Kuthy" <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: Fwd: Need advice on a van cover...
> IMHO, the cover is not sufficient. All the moisture that evaporates from
> under it will erode the bottome of the car just as well.
> Zoltan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 8:07 AM
> Subject: Fwd: Need advice on a van cover...
>
>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Bill Bowman <bill@bnnta.com>
>> Date: Fri, May 2, 2008 at 6:35 AM
>> Subject: Need advice on a van cover...
>> To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com>
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm shopping to buy a nice quality outdoor bus cover for my '87 pop-top
>> Westy (must be for a pop-top, not a regular Vanagon). Looks like I'll
>> have
>> to store her outside for the immediate future and I want a car cover that
>> fits snug but not super tight, that will stand up to year-round Missouri
>> weather (rain, sun, occassional snow and wind), will repell most water
>> but
>> is breathable. Can anyone who has already been down this path give me a
>> recommendation on a cover and place to order it from. Obviously, the
>> more
>> reasonably priced the better, but I want quality and will pay a bit more
>> for
>> it. It's a bitch to own so many old cars and run out of inside storage
>> for
>> all of 'em...
>>
>> Thanks for any suggestions.
>>
>> Bill Bowman
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jake
>> 1984 Vanagon GL
>> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>> Crescent Beach, BC
>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>>
>>
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