Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 09:08:53 -0700
Reply-To: Zoltan Kuthy <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
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From: Zoltan Kuthy <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
Subject: Re: Fwd: Need advice on a van cover...
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I think, one should drive into a big bag and have the air sucked out. I
would also leave one unit in there to pull all the moisture out of the air.
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike" <mbucchino@charter.net>
To: "Zoltan Kuthy" <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 8:41 AM
Subject: Re: Re: Fwd: Need advice on a van cover...
> 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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