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Date:         Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:57:00 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: [NVC] Do you like camping in the rain?
Comments: To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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it's been raining 'nicely' over here for two days. ( Medford/Ashland ) not bad........slightly heavy at times, mostly just damp, mixed clouds with sun sometimes. Thought you'd already gone. Have fun whatever you do !

80 % chance of rain today, tapering off for the next few days. not bad.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 7:24 PM Subject: Re: [NVC] Do you like camping in the rain?

> You all have talked me into it. > > Here's where we're going, my 21 y/o son and I: > http://www.eugenecarsey.com/camp/eastfortrock/sand.htm > > The weather forecast has eased up a teeny bit. They now predict: > http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=97701 > > My son looked at the info and said. "I'm not scared. I'm down with that." > > Which is how the young people talk these days with all their > hippity-hoppity and their Mybook and Facespace. > > I purchased a barely-used kerosene heater, 7,800 btu, Aladdin Tropic model > to provide heat when the weather forecast was dire-er. Now the weather > doesn't look very threatening but I'm bringing it anyway to try out. More > about that heater about 2/3rd's the way down this page: > http://www.endtimesreport.com/kerosene_heaters.html > > The heater gets way too hot for use inside the van, I measured 600 degrees > F on the top cover. Could boil water on it, no problem. It's safe for > inside use in that it does not put out carbon monoxide, but it does > consume oxygen at a decent rate, and the fumes make one's eyes sting. I'm > going to "season" it per these instructions to see if the fumes during > operation lessen: > http://www.endtimesreport.com/breaking_in_new_kerosene_appliances.html > > But anyway, we're a-goin'. Mrs Squirrel says, "Brrr. . . see you when you > get back." (Barely heard was "...you idiot.") I am bringing a fair > selection of barley wine, stouts, ales, and Rieslings for companionship. > And a nice Chianti. For with the cannellini bean soup I'm making. > > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) > Bend, OR > KG6RCR


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