Date:         Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:16:55 -0600
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From:         brions cars <zion-porsche-vw@Q.COM>
Subject:      Re: Nevada- A/C or No A/C?
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Craig,

Summertime in the desert I travel with at least two quarts of water and drink from them regularly. The dry intense heat will dehydrate you in a short period of time. I also have a portable misting bottle. That will cool you down greatly. The other must have item to keep in your ride, is the best cooler you can afford for your cold and frozen purchases. I do it both ways, sometimes with a/c and other times without. At about 110, it begins to get uncomfortable. I recall on day in Las Vegas when it hit 130 plus air temp above the pavement. My windshield cracked, and that was with my windows down. Be sure your battery and engine cooling system is 100 percent. The high heat will kill a weak battery the same as a sub-zero night.

Brion S.
Zion National Park, UT

Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:20:19 -0400
> From:    craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM<mailto:phishman068@GMAIL.COM>>
> Subject: LVC: Nevada- A/C or No A/C?
>
> Well guys, i'm planning to pack my bags for the summer and head West from
> Pennsylvania to Nevada. Some people have pointed out to me that my van
> doesn't have AC and claim i should bring along a gallon of water and a shot
> gun, to kill myself soon after entering the area. I'm no stranger to driving
> with the windows down, but i'm curious to hear first hand experience from a
> vanagon driver without AC in a desert area......