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Date:         Sun, 10 Nov 1996 10:35:45 -0800
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From:         busgirl@netcom.com (Martha)
Subject:      Zodi hot showers

Since the URL I posted last week for Zodi hot showers didn't work out, I promised many of you I'd post tidbits from the brochure I got from them via snail-mail.

They are basically convection, pump-free units. They look sort of like one of those electric units one uses to light charcoal in a BBQ, except that it's a copper coil, which one sets either over open flame, or atop for instance a propane burner. Basically, they work on thermal siphoning, so no need for batteries, etc. Just place the heating coil in your campfire, or over your stove, and the hot water is supposed to begin to flow. They offer many different models, and most range 10-20 minutes to heat. Some have a "sack"-like holding tank, others what looks more like a real metal tank. The latter can even be fitted with it's own special burner attachment to hold a propane bottle.

I called this place nearly a year ago, and it took them this long to send me a catalog. :) They never returned any of the 3 phone calls, either, so they may be a bit flakey, but their products looks as if they'd have a very pertinant application to VW campers, judging by the pictures.

Zodi Outback Gear PO Box 22741 Salt Lake City, Utah 84122 1.800.589.2849

***************************************************************************** /martha rubin <busgirl@netcom.com> ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/bu/busgirl/ '96 Passat TDI wagon (black) 45+ mpg; 149 lb-ft@1900 rpm = vroom! '81 Westy (puke-eggnog-ivory) type 231 '74 Thing/Acalpulco (STILL undergoing restoration) type 181* '79 Bug 'vert (triple white) type 115 - soon to be sold ***************************************************************************** _____ /____o\___ * Have or interested in a VW type 181 or 182 (aka thing/ /_ _|__|_ _\ safari/trekker)? Subscribe to the new VW Thing () () mailing list by sending mail to things@netcom.com

***************************************************************************** Current lust list: DC/12v coffee-grinder & blender, a Eurovan TDI transporter, black currant juice, a moped, hot showers and a faucet top for my '81 westy, and last but not least: a pair of those old-fashioned metal roller-skates, made, I think, by Winchester (but any would do) - the kind which fasten onto the outside of your shoes and are length- and width-adjustable with a metal key. They have leather straps for the ankle. They were very popular in the 60's. *****************************************************************************


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