Date:         Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:24:02 -0500
Reply-To:     Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
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From:         Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Subject:      Re: Stealth Vanagon Camping
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com>
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Hi Don,

I was really just trying to rationalize not washing my van. ;-P

I put reflective tape on the inside of my doors and the frame of the
rear hatch. That way if I am at roadside with a door open, oncoming
traffic will notice it.

Happy Trails,

Greg Potts
Toronto, Ontario Canada
197x Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop (ND Graphics graphics wrap)
1988 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop (Colleen's ride)
www.pottsfamily.ca

BUSES OF THE CORN - AUGUST 12-14th, 2011
www.busesofthecorn.ca



On 11/11/2010 12:50 PM, Don Hanson wrote:
>     Greg
>
>    Karl is right about this.   If you are positioned so that any light
> from a passing vehicle will be reflected back to them by our
> reflectors...It is the same as putting up a billboard saying "Hey, Over
> here!"   Vanagon's don't have especially prominent reflectors, but it is
> worth a thought.  Maybe dirt on them will diminish the shine, but not
> completely.
>
>    My SO hauls a horse trailer with the Semi-truck reflective tape on
> it....Now that stuff really stands out...visible at night from about a
> mile away, and with a very wide reflective angle...Not something I would
> put on my van if I planned on camping.
>
>    Don Hanson
>
> On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca
> <mailto:greg@pottsfamily.ca>> wrote:
>