the jugs that salts used for purging on the day before a colonoscopy come in should work great. They are heavy polyethylene, and I have used them for the same purpose as Robert describes for years. David On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 4:05 AM, Robert Fisher wrote: > Since we camp in a tent we have to use large coolers for a 'freezer' > and a > 'refrigerator'. I have many bottles of water that I bought wherever > (hellmart or the grocery store) that I put in the deep freeze (after > pouring > out the 12% (+/-) for expansion). I look for a bottle that seems > pretty > sturdy on the shelf; the best of these seem to be the cheap store > brand > drinking water. The only time I can recall breaking any is when I hit > them > hard against something while moving them around; other than that > they've > held up well. I have some that are more than two years old (I do thaw, > sterilize and refill the bottles before the camping season). The point > is, I > keep them for months at a time in the freezer without issue, so I > would > think they'd work just fine for what you want. > > On the other hand, during the warm weather here I have to open and > refill > the bottles that I keep in the van for emergency coolant water all the > time > as they will 'suck up' from evaporation and break. Go figger. > > Cya, > Robert > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On > Behalf Of > Max Wellhouse > Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 6:22 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Vanagon Winter Survival Kit Question > > Vaseline drenched cotton balls make a great fire starter, kept in old > film canisters(soon to be hard to come by). > > I think this thread has fallen off the cliff, but if I understand the > consensus of the list, I can store water in my Vanagon in a sturdy > container with some airspace for expansion and not have it crack or > deform after a couple of weeks of temps at or below zero degrees > Fahrenheit. That's sorta what I was loking for, as I don't have > Westy parts to break or get damaged. > > Thanks > > DM&FS > > At 02:52 PM 10/30/2009, Mark Tuovinen wrote: >> Dryer lint and wax using an egg carton for a form works well too. >> Makes a >> great waterproof firestarter for your survival gear. >> >> Mark in AK >> >> On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Rob wrote: >> >>> Anyone carry a hardwood survival candle? I'd heard of them but never >>> made one. Wax and hardwood saw dust mixed and packed into a can >>> (coffee can?) to be used as a survival candle. >>> The burning hardwood sawdust (& wax) gives off heat, something to >>> keep you from freezing to death when you ran off the road in the >>> winter. This could be a lifesaver on a really bad day in a Vanagon. >>> >>> A quick search brought me to this site; >>> http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=009vSb >>> >>> I'm not even getting into the common sense stuff that goes along >>> with >>> fire in an enclosed space. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Rob >>> >>> becida@comcast.net >>> Western Washington State, USA >>> |
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