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• Re: Battery/Charging system questions.. A lot of info included..
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:35:51 -0700
  ...12v >> reading, against a dry cell, should be around 1.5-1.6 for a fresh one. >> > > BTW, a "dry cell" would be your...
• Long-term Camping Food
  Historical mailing list - Rob Gunter
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 09:22:43 -0400
  ...Rice- can cook at home and dry it then rehydrate out camping, or minute rice. Tomato bullion (powder or cubes) green tea - no sugar...
• Attn CCCs
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  12 Jun 1996 12:03:16 -0700
  ...modest amount of split and dry pine firewood that can be yours for the taking for your camping trip this weekend or for future...
• Re: Happy New Year
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 31 Dec 2013 11:00:50 -0800
  ...https://www.facebook.com/events/1408275759409136/1423180681251977/?notif_t=plan_mall_activity A few of us will be dry camping in the vicinity tonight...
• Re: Carrying a washer in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 28 Apr 1999 17:00:32 -0700
  ...way home... :-) (The washer & dryer are at a relative's house in the mountains of So Cal - great camping up there!) Brent Christensen '89...
• Resolution: Smells like fuel -- wet spot on cold head
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:39:57 -0700
  ...Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> Reply-To: camping.elliott@gmail.com To: Vanagon <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Checking the plugs...
• Re: [NVC] Do you like camping in the rain?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:27:01 -0700
  ...do you folks feel about camping in the rain? Any tips for keeping the >inside of the van dry and clean? A 60% chance...
• [NVC] Do you like camping in the rain?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:23:36 -0700
  ...did I mention mud? How do you folks feel about camping in the rain? Any tips for keeping the inside of the van dry...
• Re: Ice Cream Camping
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 9 Mar 2010 01:13:33 -0800
  ...m ________________________________ Dry ice would be too expensive; going to a nearby Ice Cream joint defeats my purpose; I want to have ice cream out...
• Arizona Listees?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Thu, 21 Dec 2000 07:15:18 -0700
  ...Can anyone suggest a somewhat uncongested camping destination where it's warm? Yea, I know everyone has the same idea, but would appreciate any...
• Re: A camping season with the Bus Depot Add-A-Room
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Tue, 7 Oct 2014 13:23:31 -0400
  ...We love the added dry space it offers. We use it for a >> showering/dressing area as we store our clothes in the rear...
• Re: Speedo needle sits still sometimes
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 14 Jan 2014 08:25:36 -0800
  ...I am in a warm dry climate.. On Jan 14, 2014 8:04 AM, "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > > "(Link works...
• Re: places to SHOWER!
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 18:51:31 -0400
  ...best > > to wear when camping. My shirts do not absorb water like cotton, they wash > > out easily and dry quickly. Same for socks, shorts...
• dry camping info, RV sites
  Historical mailing list - Carol Sussman
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 10:40:04 EST
  While I was surfing the RV websites for solar power, cell phone, battery info I found this: www.phrannie.org/phredex.html Phred's...
• Re: Share your solar success story?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 1 Jul 2005 12:32:18 -0800
  ...or, > half a Dometic fridge on 12V power. > > > At 09:44 AM 7/1/2005 -0800, Mark Tuovinen wrote: > >RE: "Dry camping I tend...
• Re: URGENT: A/C dryer O-ring size
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 6 Jul 2018 04:10:04 -0400
  ...urgently tell me the size of the Vanagon 86+ A/C > dryer O-rings? > > I think OE number is 803 260 749. Cheers, Frank...
• Fridge more sensitive to low pressure than cooktop?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Wed, 3 Jan 2007 17:49:56 -0800
  ...realized that the propane tank is empty, 100% bone dry. When I was camping, the stove burners were working fine. So I'm wondering...
• Re: '90 Westy cushions - cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 8 Mar 1996 09:24:50 CST6CDT
  ...As we are getting the van ready ready for camping > season, my wife asked if we should wash our top bunk cushions. Since > the...
• Re: Chain saw
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Sun, 14 Jul 2019 02:02:32 -0700
  ...It's light, but has enough heft to go through dry pine like butter. The only battery powered item I bring with me, beside...
• Re: Using a generator with a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 21:48:05 PST
  As far as volts, 120V should be enough unless you're going to run a very large appliance like a clothes dryer or hot...
• Re: Winterize Westy?/Antifreeze in the plastic pores?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 00:31:53 EDT
  ...in winter(when I'm not winter camping!) and run the faucet till it's dry. Never had a breakage yet! You could,if...
• Re: 85 vanagon pop top /care of tent.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:11:24 -0700
  ...most important is to get the fabric dry as soon as possible after camping in the wet. Pop the top at home, sunny day...
• Best top fabric for a wet climate
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 6 May 2012 18:21:31 -0700
  ...rain on most camping trips, which means folding the top when wet, and it may not get a chance to dry out for nine...
• Re: A camping season with the Bus Depot Add-A-Room
  Historical mailing list - vw woody
  Wed, 8 Oct 2014 07:55:10 -0500
  ...A camping season with the Bus Depot Add-A-Room > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Where you finding that fabled $69 rear hatch tent...
• Re: Chain saw
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Fri, 12 Jul 2019 18:51:38 -0400
  Not that I bring it along when camping, but yes, I have a Greenworks 40V electric chain saw (and a fair amount of batteries...
• Rear Table Mod
  Historical mailing list - Susmay
  Sun, 5 Jul 2009 16:01:33 -0700
  ...Went camping with it this weekend, the table rises up like magic. T Hawkins 88 Westy
• Re: Oil recommendations simplified--morphed to camping/Big Bend
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 7 Jan 2012 08:38:26 -0800
  ...with washer and dryer aboard, with two or three TVs and multiple generators...that should not even be considered as camping...How could it...
• '90 Westy cushions - cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Fri, 8 Mar 1996 07:11:11 +0000
  ...As we are getting the van ready ready for camping season, my wife asked if we should wash our top bunk cushions. Since the...
• high side A/C unscrewed--now it wont blow cold?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Goldey
  Sun, 16 May 2004 09:33:41 EDT
  ...again? I recently replaced the expansion valve and dryer a few weeks before the camping trip.(A/C was working great before the incident...
• Re: [NVC] Do you like camping in the rain?
  Historical mailing list - Ellen in Oregon
  Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:22:19 -0700
  ...did I mention mud? > > How do you folks feel about camping in the rain? Any tips for keeping the > inside of the van dry...
• Re: Poptop rainfly
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 3 Feb 2008 09:04:33 -0800
  ...Even without rain, there is significant moisture buildup just from sleeping, so drying the canvas after camping is always a good idea... On 2...
• Re: mattress cleaning
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Jul 2017 23:59:05 -0400
  ...DO NOT DRY IN THE DRYER OR YOU WILL NEVER GET IT BACK ON THE MATTRESS. let it air dry on a clothesline. as...
• Re: Vanagon Winter Survival Kit Question
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:29:22 -0700
  ...Some listmembers recommended RV water supply antifreeze, others said to just run the pump dry and don't worry about it. Every time I...
• Re: [NVC] Do you like camping in the rain?
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:26:03 -0700
  ...Since then, everyone has invested in various rain-repellent gear, canopies and dogwear, so that we may continue to enjoy the best camping time...
• Re: Happy New Year
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Fri, 3 Jan 2014 10:48:33 -0500
  ...notif_t=plan_mall_activity > > > A few of us will be dry camping in the vicinity tonight courtesy of Jamie > Auch and Heath White...
• propane fridge
  Historical mailing list - Jo Whitson
  Tue, 30 Sep 2014 09:22:04 -0400
  ...new propane tank and I want to use the fridge when dry camping, but I cannot light the fridge. I’ve followed all instructions...
• Cleaning Interior Stuff
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 10:34:25 -0600
  ...I would strongly recommend air-drying them; putting them in the dryer is liable to make them shrink. Upholstery: I have an old Bissell...
• Re: Do lines freeze when winter camping
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 09:00:58 -0400
  Christopher Low wrote: > Has anyone used their eurovan or westy for camping in the winter? > > Say you were in the mountains for a few...
• Re: end of camping season????
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 14:32:31 -0400
  ...totally recommend camping in snow. It's beautiful and the crowds > are way down. If I had a better solution for drying out my...
• Re: Hot Showers & Snow Camping
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 Nov 1995 17:43:54 -0600
  ...would strongly advise Not to shower while winter snow camping. Your skin will not dry completely and you will shiver the whole night through...
• Re: por 15
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Sat, 26 May 2007 10:43:10 -0400
  ...Clean with the > Marine Clean, rinse with water and dry. Etch with the Metal Ready, 15 ~ > 30 > minutes, rinse with water and dry. Apply...
• Re: AC While Camping
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:01:54 -0700
  ...Swamp coolers always leave me feeling kinda clammy, but then I live in a dry place. Cheers, Peter On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at...
• Small microwave
  Historical mailing list - Warren Gaylor
  Thu, 27 May 2004 11:43:12 EDT
  ...cabinet of a Westy? Most of the time while out camping I prefer dry camp grounds but plan on living in my Westy while...
• Re: [NVC] Do you like camping in the rain?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:15:25 -0700
  ...did I mention mud? > > How do you folks feel about camping in the rain? Any tips for keeping the > inside of the van dry...
• 4 Optima Yellow Tops wired in Parrellel
  Historical mailing list - lchase
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 06:54:42 -0800
  ...Several days dry camping 3-10 3. Off line Gas 1000W generator w/Battery charge capability Note .... thinking about a solar assist panel .... but...
• Re: [NVC] Do you like camping in the rain?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:25:41 -0400
  ...camping.elliott@gmail.com> > > > How do you folks feel about camping in the rain? Any tips for keeping the > inside of the van dry...
• Re: Chain saw
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 12 Jul 2019 15:31:50 -0700
  ...Just if you are allowed to > cut up some dry wood on one of your expeditions for camp fire. > > Just curious, > > Steven > 91 Westy >
• Re: end of camping season????
  Historical mailing list - Yoel and Tina Crane
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 10:56:46 -0700
  ...totally recommend camping in snow. It's beautiful and the crowds > are way down. If I had a better solution for drying out my...
• Re: Substitute for the RM182B
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:22:45 -0600
  ...long as the 50W panel will allow (about 7-8 full dry-camping days without recharge of any kind, except solar). Of course, having...
• Re: Poptop rainfly
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 3 Feb 2008 11:03:50 -0800
  ...Even without rain, there is significant moisture buildup > just from sleeping, so drying the canvas after camping is always a good idea... > > On 2...
• Re: canvas weather resistance?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 23:08:55 -0700
  ...awning bent the rectangular aluminum stay, bu twe were dry dry :::dry. :::Happy Camping, Jake ::: :::1984 GL :::1986 Weekender :::----- Original Message ----- :::From: "jeff" <ptreyesone...
• Re: Water tank
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 17 May 2011 09:22:52 -0700
  On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 8:56 AM, Rocket J Squirrel < camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > > I usually drink the water in the...
• Threadjack...was camping ice cream added automatic stuff ....
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 30 Jul 2014 18:23:47 -0700
  ...At > that time, I just suggested a small, manual crank ice cream freezer like I > have, and which I have used while camping on...
• Re: pop top
  Historical mailing list - OregonSites
  Wed, 3 Mar 1999 12:04:10 -0800
  ...We stayed dry the whole way through... Brian 84 Wetsy, I mean Westy westfalia@oregonsites.com -----Original Message----- From: Steve Macaulay <smacaulay@INFINTIUM.COM...
• Re: Squeaking Bushings
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 06:59:54 EDT
  ...My Mechanic believes the bushings are the culprit but said they're dry.<<<snip>>> Anyone else squeaking? YES Anyone fix it? Tried Slick 50...
• Re: Cold-weather camping/propane heater
  Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
  Wed, 31 Oct 2001 05:18:44 -0800
  ...window just a bit helps by circulating some of that cold dry air and removing humidity, right? Is it correct to say that the...
• Re: REVIEW: Microfiber Camp Towels
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 26 Oct 2016 17:48:30 -0700
  ...However, I felt like I >> was trying to dry with a piece of plastic, and gave up using them. Despite >> Abel's glowing review...
• Re: A camping season with the Bus Depot Add-A-Room
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Tue, 7 Oct 2014 13:31:55 -0400
  ...We love the added dry space it offers. We use it for a >>> showering/dressing area as we store our clothes in the rear...
• Re: The Shower thread.........
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 14:39:21 EDT
  ...We heat it with the external propane stove that is part of our camping issue. This, the inflatable shower curtain, the slatted wooden utensil...
• Re: [NVC] Do you like camping in the rain?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:27:54 -0700
  ...did I mention mud? > > How do you folks feel about camping in the rain? Any tips for keeping the > inside of the van dry...