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Date:         Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:33:27 -0800
Reply-To:     David Vickery <david_vickery@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         David Vickery <david_vickery@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: The Looks.....(vanagon envy?)
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <AANLkTikrCZYjUcKqG9aZEjJC-oAQs-bkrjG7O8Hvo7z1@mail.gmail.com>
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Trip reports always generate a little envy for me. In Colorado we are having a cold spell right now and anyplace warm(er) sounds nice.

Earlier in the month I was down in Utah and Arizona and not a soul was out. I must admit I was on the lesser travelled roads around the backside of Canyonlands, but I only saw a couple pickup truck campers, and no Vanagons anywhere. Come to think of it, you don't see a lot anymore do you. I camped roadside one night and only 2 cars passed for the 12 hours I was there. The relative crowds you are seeing in So Cal would have been a nice change. I worried about the van not starting and wondered how long I would have to wait. I also have to say I finally appreciated seeing a Walmart after several days of terribly stocked stores struggling to make it.

Tonight, I am using this Colorado cold snap to test my new furnace. Poptop up, outside temp at around 8 degrees. I have the inside temp set to 45 degrees and it feels warm when you first step in the van. The heater is cycling on maybe half the time right now, but I need to check some more. I'd like to see how much battery drain I get with the 2 Amp furnace. I started with a nicely topped up battery at 12.68 volts. Heater ran for about 45 minutes the first time from 8 degrees before hitting the 45 degree shutoff point. The snow on the front windshield looks like it isn't going anywhere.

Dave in Fort Collins

--- On Fri, 12/31/10,Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> From: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> > Subject: Re: The Looks.....(vanagon envy?) > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Friday, December 31, 2010, 4:13 PM > On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Joy > Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> > wrote: > > > Idle curiosity - why the roof mounted spotlight? > > > > I hope the fireworks are a good show! > > > > > > > > > > Joy > > > > >     The roof-mounted spotlight...its' control > handle comes through the roof > right behind the review mirror so that I can reach it when > driving, without > any problem.  I use it to find stuff at night.  > Like driving along on a dark > back highway, I can spy side roads ahead and light them up > as they take off > into the woods to see if they might be possible > campsites.  I don't have to > turn the van to get light on stuff.  Also handy to use > around camp or for > helping light up tasks around the van at night and for an > extra strong > nighttime driving light in deer invested areas.  Good > back up light, too. > >   The fireworks make our doggies real nervous..and > last year some nut had an > assault rifle somewhere nearby..that was a bit > disconcerting. > >   Don Hanson > > > > > > > >   My vanagon is a low roof with a > westie interior, the windows are dark > > > tinted. I have some KC driving lights on the > bumper and a roof mounted > > > spotlight..2wd, but at a decent height > > >


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