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Date:         Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:05:12 -0600
Reply-To:     Ryan Johnson <rhinoculips@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ryan Johnson <rhinoculips@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Looking for Special Camping Utensil
Comments: To: John Rodgers <inua@charter.net>
In-Reply-To:  <4E01725E.1030704@charter.net>
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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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