Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:14:29 -0700
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Looking for Special Camping Utensil
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Hey John, there are five more just like it further down the page! ;)
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:20 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:
> Ryan,
>
> That's it! Except mine had the flapper/clappers that were rectangular
> like on a standard fly flap. Bloody handy in mosquito country and fly
> country. Better for flies than mosquitoes. I note that this one is gone,
> and apparently no link to contact anyone.
>
> So I'm still looking for a source.
>
>
> Thanks.
>
> John
>
> John Rodgers
> Clayartist and Moldmaker
> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
> Chelsea, AL
> Http://www.moldhaus.com
>
>
> On 6/22/2011 1:05 PM, Ryan Johnson wrote:
>
>> You must be thinking of this? Fly Clapper on
>> Ebay<
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&item=250810164012&nma=true&rt=nc&si=XpoVjqzAcnYDkDPPkBxAYWXRrLU%253D
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 10:41 PM, John Rodgers<inua@charter.net> wrote:
>>
>> Ever bothered by flies when camping? Well, they were a problem when I
>>> lived in Alaska, and they are down in Alabama as well. Around 1990 when
>>> in Alaska I bought an injection molded plastic two-flap pistol-grip fly
>>> swatter. There were two flaps mounted on a barrel, which in turn was
>>> attached to a pistol grip handle. The thing worked on spring tension.
>>> When cocked, and then the trigger pulled, the two flaps would slam
>>> together much the way your hands do when clapping, catching the fly in
>>> the middle - right out of mid-air. I really liked the thing. That
>>> ability to nail an aggravating fly in mid-flight was a handy thing. And
>>> it beat having to have a hard backing like a table or wall or bowl or
>>> Grandma's apply pie as a backdrop in order to kill him with the single
>>> flap type fly swatter. Nothing worse than swatting a fly and have the
>>> squashed carcass flip off the swatter onto the last slice of Grandma's
>>> apple pie.
>>>
>>> I have not seen one of these since around 1992 or '93. Only ever saw
>>> them in Alaska. I did learn they had come from California, but never
>>> learned more. But surely they will be out there somewhere. Hopefully
>>> someone has seen these and know where to get them. Would appreciate
>>> hearing of a source. Really great for killing the flies that get into
>>> ones camper or tent.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>> --
>>> John Rodgers
>>> Clayartist and Moldmaker
>>> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
>>> Chelsea, AL
>>> Http://www.moldhaus.com
>>>
>>>
>>
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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'
Crescent Beach, BC
www.thebassspa.com
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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