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Date:         Mon, 30 May 2011 10:27:27 -0700
Reply-To:     Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Needed: DoubleCab Air Conditioning In Uganda
In-Reply-To:  <BAY152-ds1438E3784C7282FE9727A2A07B0@phx.gbl>
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This is exactly where hybrids excel..... And why (I think) that more trucks are getting hybrid engines just for this reason.... Really which there was a way to get one into my Westy.... :(

On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 7:01 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote:

> Many areas (pollution attainment) actually have anti-idling laws. My 2004 > motorhome was originally programmed to shut the engine off after 5 minutes > of no motion, throttle, or brake. Became annoying in NY traffic as it > didn't > respond to not being in neutral. All that computer integration and you > could > be in drive, sit in traffic and have the engine shut down. Had that > disabled. Here in downstate NY unless below 25F trucks are only allowed to > idle for 3 minutes. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Scott Daniel - Turbovans > Sent: Monday, May 30, 2011 1:01 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Needed: DoubleCab Air Conditioning In Uganda > > never thought I'd see these words !! ( anti-idling ) re "The DC 9000 is a > roofmounted air Conditioner for anti-idling applications like trucks and > campers." > > Man is that nice .. > some thought to keeping people cool in vehicles without idling the engine , > particularily diesels !!! > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2011 12:15 PM > Subject: Re: Needed: DoubleCab Air Conditioning In Uganda > > > > http://www.dcairco.com/index.php/products/trucks > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On > > Behalf Of Derek Drew > > Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2011 2:27 PM > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: Needed: DoubleCab Air Conditioning In Uganda > > > > My son (and now me and my wife) are going to be driving a 2.1L Double > > Cab 16" Syncro in Uganda, Africa, which lacks air conditioning, > > starting in about a month. > > > > The locals there say its unthinkable to drive without the AC because > > of the amount of dust in the air, which would come into the cabin if > > you try to drive with the windows open, but if you close the windows > > at the locations we will be at, you can hardly survive the heat > > buildup inside the vehicles due to the sun at the equator. > > > > Is my best option to buy a generator and a window AC unit, and then > > mount the AC unit in the rear window? > > > > Or is there some more elegant way, such as to buy a factory used AC > > setup from a dead doka? > > > > The A/C setup unit has to be operating by July 1. > > > > I know nothing about Dokas, so I don't even know if there is such a > > thing as an OEM Doublecab 16" A/C setup. > > > > Another route, which I know nothing about, is one of the after market > > units that install under the dashboard in the USA. Would this be an > > option? > > > > I am doubting that an evaporative AC unit would have enough BTUs, but > > maybe one of those things that blows air across ice blocks would help > > a little if all other ideas proved unfeasible. > > > > The length of the trip is 3 weeks, driving through lions, elephants, > > and extremely bad roads, testing some special VCs my son is working on. > > > > We are going to try to drive around the riots, tear gas, and Ebola > > outbreaks they are having in Uganda at the moment. > > > > And we still have to figure out some way to keep humans and primates > > from grabbing our bags out of the back of the Doka in the cities and > > in the jungle. > > > > I am going to bring some spare inner tubes and futz around with them > > after the bald tires go flat in the bush. > > > > Here is a picture of another Vanagon family in the bush, terrified, > > after their van broke down in the middle of a pack of inquisitive > > lions. A brave guy with a pickup truck tows them out: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w73wIjdv9qE > > > > Unfortunately, their rig looks a lot more luxurious than the work > > truck we will be using, which is used to haul food to market. > > > > It takes a week to send parts ahead for installation on the van before > > we get there. > > > > Any and all ideas welcomed. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Derek Drew > > Founder, ConsumerSearch.com > > Washington DC / New York > > derekdrew@derekmail.com > > 202-966-7907 (Call the number at left normally) > > (alt/cell for diligent calling only): 703-408-1532 >


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