Not surprising. Ft. Yukon is on the Yukon River just north of Fairbanks where I experienced my 95F. The interior of Alaska is the hottest part of the state. There are no coastal breezes or cooling effect of large bodies of water near by. And for the same reason - it' also the coldest part of the state. You truly live in a freezer chest there in winter. The energy requirements are horrific. And operating a A Vanagon is a challenge!

John

On 7/22/2013 1:39 AM, Karl Wolz wrote: > FWIW, according to Wikipedia,the highest temp recorded: > Alaska 100 °F / 38 °C June 27, 1915 Fort Yukon > > Karl Wolz > > > > |-----Original Message----- > |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] > |On Behalf Of JRodgers > |Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2013 9:24 PM > |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > |Subject: Re: Sally is FS > | > |That is why I drive a Tin-top - the utility. > | > |Envision a pallet laying there with 15 one hundred pound bags > |of plaster on it. BTDT - From Anchorage, Alaska through the > |Chugach Mountains to Soldotna - a 150 mile trip. I took my > |time. There were several stretchs of first gear creep in my > |'85 GL. Glad the weather was cool in those mountains. > | > |John > | > |On 7/21/2013 2:24 PM, Zeitgeist wrote: > |> Truckasaurus! *http://tinyurl.com/lhdqp9y > |> * > |> or the following if you're not into the whole brevity thing: > |> > |> > |https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-CLwsISi33qg/TZIG5LKbl6I/AAAAAAAAAaE > |> /x2547iuZYgs/s640/van%2520rocks_1.JPG > |> > |> > |> On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Stephen Engel > |<sengel543@yahoo.com> wrote: > |> > |>> You're not alone! Although I do go camping. > |>> > |>> I decided on a tin top to maximize utility. I love the > |stares when I > |>> pull up to a loading area next to all the pimped-out, pumped-up > |>> F-250s, Rams, etc. > |>> > |>> Steve > |>> 87 Syncro GL > |>> > |>> PS Someone give that sexy red T3 a good home! > |>> > |>> Sent from my iPhone > |>> > |>> On Jul 21, 2013, at 1:59 PM, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > |>> > |>>> Sometimes it feels like I'm the only non-camping T3 lover > |out there. > |>> I've > |>>> owned four of them (including two campers), and ultimately their > |>>> utility value as a truck is what keeps me coming back for more. I > |>>> don't drive offroad (have a Quattro for that), so it's > |really just a > |>>> nice handling covered cargo area truck that can move people and > |>>> goods around in unique style...which means I look at a tintop as a > |>>> plus, rather than a deficiency. > |>>> > |>>> On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 10:07 AM, Jason <uberhare@gmail.com> wrote: > |>>> > |>>>> Ditto. It's just a bit too far from me. 1000 miles to > |home. I could > |>> use > |>>>> a decent passenger van. Pinball machines and lumber don't fit so > |>>>> nice > |>> in > |>>>> the Westy. If someone was local to check it out and get > |some more > |>>>> pics > |>> I'd > |>>>> consider the drive. I seem to be a sucker for long drives in > |>>>> unknown vehicles. > |>>>> > |>>>> Jason > |>>>> > |>>>> > |>>>> On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 9:31 AM, Stephen Grisanti > |>>>> <bike2vcu@yahoo.com > |>>>>> wrote: > |>>>> > |>>>>> If Sally were for sale nearby I'd be tempted. The Mopar > |>>>>> dog-and-lumber minivan needs a lot of attention and > |replacement has been discussed. > |>>>> We're > |>>>>> not camping this year (move) and does not look like we > |might (new > |>>>>> old > |>>>> house > |>>>>> mods and family obligations) so the Westy is doing some > |commuting, > |>>>>> and > |>> a > |>>>>> nice automatic (getting-old people ankles, knees and hips) in an > |>>>> attractive > |>>>>> package like this could easily end up in the new > |driveway. I'd be > |>>>>> seriously tempted, but not for twice the money. I hope this van > |>>>>> finds > |>> a > |>>>>> nice home. > |>>>>> > |>>>>> Stephen > |>>>>> > |>>>>> > |>>>> > |>>> > |>>> > |>>> > |>>> -- > |>>> Casey > |>> > |> > |> > |> > |> -- > |> Casey > |> . > |> > >