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Date:         Mon, 2 Oct 1995 12:37:00 -0400
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From:         cdesign@atlanta.com (L Christensen)
Subject:      Re: more heating ideas (insulation)

Howdy. Other insulation ideas for happier campers:

--------Buy a 4 x 8 sheet of styrofoam wall insulation. Pop top and place across roof area, leaving access space for the hold down handles, & kick stands. Cut slot for pull down handle. Fit to roof when pop top is raised. (This really cuts air entering from top.)

--------RE: Curtain behind drivers seat. Don't bother buying expensive vinyl. Buy a cheap shower curtain. Buy industrial strength velcro. Attach this to top edge along full length of shower curtain and headliner. (Run strip of Velcro along roof opening.) (And along side walls too if you really want to seal.) You may also purchase curtain weights to attach to the bottom edge of shower curtain. (small lead pellets or buckshot also works) This will weight down the curtain and is malleable around seats, over sink etc. You can also make other privacy curtains of dark or solid cloth here, using same installed velcro for quick change or whatever, for summer months. Then all you need do is change the curtain for its purpose, using same velcro on headliner.

________Curtain by side door. Replace short stock curtain with one the extends to the floor. It stores very handily into the area next to the side table. You can use the same method mentioned above (clear shower curtain weighted at bottom), or create a dual purpose curtain, sewing a clear panel on top for visibility from your shower curtain onto a heavier windproof and weighted bottom (old sails make good curatins). This longer-to-the-floor curtain is also great when you have the door open and want to change clothing, or whatever, without having to close the sliding door. The same technique works great for installing a mosquito screen. Just install a double curtain rod. One carries the netting (weighted on the bottom), the other is the privacy curtain. (Remember to mount privacy curtain on the INside curtain rod.)

________Make a SNAKE. Fill a tube shaped fabric bag with pellets (flax seed also works great), and place along the length of the dash, down where the defrost vents are. This stops an amazing amount of wind. You might consider making two snake tubes, one for each side=8A easier to remove one if you nee= d to defrost or remove interior moisture.

________Remove cardboard panel along front of van underneath the dashboard. (It should just pop out.) Install/fill with insulation. (Be careful not to interfere with dash wiring.)

________Remove the small door vents. Get heavy plastic 5-7 ml, and place behind the vent opening. Replace vent.

________RE: different subject: 110. I have a friend who stores a small microwave in the fridge/cooler. He plugs 110 in at a campsite or wherever he can find an outlet, and bought one of those Hot Seats, that you *microwave* for three minutes on each side. (I have one & it works great. STays heated for a long time=8A) Stops occasionally and finds a plug, zaps the seats (uses one for bottom seat, one as back rest), and is toasty for another 6-8 hours.

So! Wear Down and wool!, live well and hopefully somewhat warmer=8A

=46rom a happy camper

Louise Christensen '72 Westy


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