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• Re: Vanagon Winter Survival Kit Question
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:35:13 -0700
  ...I'm just concerned about >my camping trip. I'll most likely just take jugs of water, and >leave the system dry. Don't...
• Re: '90 Westy cushions - cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 01:18:12 -0500 (EST)
  My experience was the same as Dan's though I think it is important to stress not to put the thing in the dryer...
• re ev poptop raincover
  Historical mailing list - Rick Gordon
  Wed, 3 Sep 1997 00:15:21 -0700
  ...this is what I was thinking about to better cope with camping in >the rain and snow of the winter months. Does anyone else...
• Re: Poptop rainfly
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 3 Feb 2008 09:56:13 -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: Buses by the Beach... getting cold feet Shot Down
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:35:16 -0400
  ...Vanagon Camping is much better and dryer than tent camping. Ok, one last argument, I don't think eating chili all evening, and then...
• Re: fresh water
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stratton
  Wed, 5 May 1999 13:52:19 -0400
  ...As for the tank, we drain it between >camping trips, and the dry will kill most nasties. > Me too. I think people with wells...
• Re: K&N air filters
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 16 Nov 2020 08:43:26 -0800
  ...The only thing I don't like K&N is the cleaning and the time it takes to dry before reinstalling it. For ex...
• Re: Threadjack...was camping ice cream added automatic stuff ....
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 30 Jul 2014 18:48:08 -0700
  ...Threadjack...was camping ice cream added automatic stuff .... On self-powered stuff like the hamster wheel ice cream: We do laundry in our 'automatic...
• Re: What do you cook when camping?
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:30:20 -0700
  ...would call it). > > For extended stays I have soups (dry and canned), hot chocolate > (mandatory for any camping, but especially nice in the winter). >
• Re: Friday: Learn From My Lessons
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:54:10 -0700
  On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 8:03 AM, Rocket J Squirrel<camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > Anyone see the cables I use to...
• Re: DIY windshield de-icing solution?
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 13:14:45 -0800
  ...Angus On Feb 9, 2014, at 10:56 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > When ice forms overnight on my windshield...
• Re: generators vs. camping (long and tiresome)
  Historical mailing list - David Garth
  Thu, 3 Nov 1994 06:52:26 -0800 (PST)
  ...least for me, to "dry camp" for many days and see how efficently I can camp. Shouldn't camping be a little different than...
• Re: Retractable awning - opinions?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Russell
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 11:23:15 -0700
  ...Had it up in the rain yesterday and it kept us bone dry in a downpour. To view go to www.shadyboy.com Wolfgang...
• Re: Mini trip nearly over report
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 5 Aug 2013 17:45:17 -0500
  ...mcneely ---- Vanagon <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Four - coming up to five - nights on the bank of the Deschutes River (Central Oregon, USA). No...
• Re: Fridge Burner box
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:10:31 -0700
  ...Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2012 2:44 PM...
• Re: [NVC] Do you like camping in the rain?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:09:39 -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: DIY windshield de-icing solution?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 16:17:07 -0500
  ...Soon the urge to travel will diminish. > > > Angus > > > >> On Feb 9, 2014, at 10:56 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote...
• BEST POST of the YEAR - Re: Air conditioner for camping
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Fri, 29 Mar 2002 19:22:21 -0600
  ...I give it an A+, - best post of the year! I think if you used clothes-dryer ducting, it'd squish flat like a...
• Fridge Woes
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Sat, 29 Mar 1997 00:33:49
  In preparing for the upcoming camping season (my first with this bus), I tried all the appliances in my bus. The stove works fine...
• Re: Cleaning Seats
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Sun, 11 Mar 2001 21:56:52 -0500
  ...This stuff really works! You will want to vacuum it again when it is thoroughly dry to remove the detergent residue because that will...
• Re: Chain saw
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 12 Jul 2019 19:43:11 -0700
  ...No need for a maul, because I only burn small wood for camping. If nearby and in a developed campground, I just take some...
• Re: New Mexico replies
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 27 Aug 2005 13:49:42 -0500
  ...Here is a link to some camping: http://www.explorenm.com/camping/ I think it depends on whether you want to pay for camp...
• Re: pop top heads up
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 4 Mar 2013 20:59:43 -0700
  ...dry. > > -- > Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott > 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, > Bend, Ore. > > On 03/04/2013 07:22 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote: >> Actually, camping...
• Re: Bought Westy with no key for water filler receptacle
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:41:34 -0800
  ...you can more easily fill the tank when dry camping. Fill a jug, pour it in. (thank you Phil Z) If you're lucky...
• Re: 4 Optima Yellow Tops wired in Parallel
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 09:05:10 -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...
• Slow draining sink
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 16:35:21 -0800
  Water was slow to drain down the sink after my camping trip. Sink was 3/4 full on my way home. After trying to...
• Re: Good deals...NOW SUV
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sat, 13 Oct 2007 11:20:27 -0700
  ...4x8 sheets of plywood/drywall boats (my 12" Porta-bote fits in nicely) skiis manure dogs hunted (dead) deer/wild pigs/alligators 12' - 2x4...
• Re: [NVC] Create electricity-free cooler
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 06:56:10 -0700
  ...humidity. > > It would be more effective in hot dry climates than in hot humid climates. > > Neither conditions can be found this summer up here...
• Re: [NVC] Do you like camping in the rain?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:21:21 -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: [NVC] Do you like camping in the rain?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:34:43 -0400
  ...In dry weather and underway, I store the tube forward of the pop top hinge mechanism and wrapped around past the poptop holddown at...
• Re: Oxymoron Alert: AC While Camping
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 12:05:01 -0700
  ...though I am functional to around 105, assuming it is a "dry heat". Fruita was 102. We talked if over for a few minutes...
• Re: Cleaning the water tank!?
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 09:32:55 -0700
  ...Also, be sure to drain the tank between trips, as the nasties you are concerned about in your water are mostly killed by dry...
• Re: Threadjack...was camping ice cream added automatic stuff ....
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 30 Jul 2014 21:48:12 -0400
  ...At >> that time, I just suggested a small, manual crank ice cream freezer like I >> have, and which I have used while camping on...
• Updates to my Stretch Vanagon website.
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Lepage
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 23:00:56 -0400
  ...Yes we still have a little snow and will be a while yet before the ground is dry enough, but I'm getting anxious...
• Re: Ice Cream Camping
  Historical mailing list - RiffOil
  Mon, 8 Mar 2010 21:07:20 -0800
  ...Ice Cream Camping > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Monday, March 8, 2010, 7:03 PM > > Dry ice is pretty easy to find in...
• Re: Showering on the road
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 13:49:36 -0500
  ...When you are done, drain the sink, dry off with the hand towel, then use the bath towel from the floor to dry down...
• Friday Topic: The ultimate portable shelter
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 10:15:55 -0400
  ...It would fold down small enough that it would not be too onerous to carry in the van on a camping trip. So it...
• Re: Pop top canvas
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 21 Feb 2004 08:52:27 -0700
  ...It's so dry here in Utah that there is no concern about Mold/mildew. GoWesty also said that if you're doing the...
• Re: por 15
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Sat, 26 May 2007 14:15:38 -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: How to simply clean out the water tank?
  Historical mailing list - Marco
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 16:55:44 -0700
  ...normally store my tank empty and dry and always do the bleach rinse prior to a camping trip.� I didn't drink the tank...
• Re: air intake snorkel hose
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 26 Jun 2012 05:38:58 -0400
  ...The dryer vent tubing, 4" on, is a perfect cheap repalcement. Been doing this for years. You can also use the one from a...
• Re: Heading for hell Up 395..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 7 Jul 2007 17:04:30 -0700
  ...Dunno what 'style' camping you may be looking for but a few of the possibilities are: Red Rock Canyon SP, about 30miles north of...
• Re: URGENT HELP NEEDED near Pismo Beach CA
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 25 Sep 2021 23:17:19 -0700
  ...Make sure he gets it dry in a couple hours. On Sat, Sep 25, 2021 at 9:13 PM James Kim <jkim.phd@gmail...
• Re: Camping out Veggy style. Any vegetarians on this list?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 13:44:45 -0800
  ...Any vegetarians on this list? > >> What's in your camping food supply? >> > I'm still trying to perfect a vegetarian camping supply band I...
• Fwd: [WetWesties] waterproofing (was RE: RAISED ROOF hard tops
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Fri, 13 Oct 2006 12:13:08 -0400
  ...I distinctly told you not to touch it!!! Happy Friday the 13th, and Dry Camping To All! Tim At 05:37 AM 10/13...
• Re: Buses by the Beach... getting cold feet Shot Down
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:15:44 -0400
  ...Vanagon Camping is much better and dryer than tent camping. > > > > Ok, one last argument, I don't think eating chili all evening, and then...
• Re: [NVC] Create electricity-free cooler
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 09:40:02 -0500
  ...Of course, for camping application, terra cotta would also be rather fragile. If the idea catches on, maybe one of the camping supply outfits...
• Re: Water tank
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 17 May 2011 11:42:42 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 8:56 AM, Rocket J Squirrel < > camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I usually drink...
• Re: Friday and list check in
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 22 Dec 2017 12:37:18 -0500
  ...BZ- but it was a dry snow! > On Dec 22, 2017, at 12:00 PM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > > I can't...
• Re: Friday: Learn From My Lessons
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:09:07 -0800
  ...this spring i took a camping trip from here (knoxville, tn) to meat cove > and managed to leave > my fireplace grill at home. it...
• Re: [NVC] Do you like camping in the rain?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:48:35 -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...
• Keeping mold out of a westy
  Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 12:08:53 -0800
  Forwarded from http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/vw-camping/ Everyone has their own way of dealing with keeping mold out in their campers...
• Camping & Poptop & Other Volkswagens
  Historical mailing list - Lorraine Sym
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 11:31:56 -0400
  ...The top was dry by the time we left for home, I just had to watch for low hanging branches. Next camping trip I...
• Re: fighting condensation
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sun, 21 Nov 1999 20:30:50 -0500
  ...He claimed it did a great job of drying out the inside of the van while camping. BTW, why are you living in your...
• Monster Awning for Vanagon Westy ONLY
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:23:16 -0400
  Hi all Well this weekend I went Camping and took out one of my Unfinished Prototypes for a Dry Run to see if it...
• Re: What's to cold to camp?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 22 May 2008 09:00:53 -0400
  ...I don't have much experience > with camping, well sober camping. How cold will this get in the van? > I have one of those...
• Re: lazy fan
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 06:26:50 EST
  ...Does this sound like a bad motor, or switch = somewhere? Jeff, the fan motor bushings are dry and or worn. You can extend the...
• Re: Coolant reservoir bottle the 85 gl 2wd type
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Tue, 30 Jul 2013 21:02:05 -0400
  ...Coolant hoses seem dry, >> cap >> seem dry. Seems to leak under pressure. Drip drip drip. >> >> Thanks >> Tony >> >> Sent from my iPhone= >> >>
• RE: female stuff on trips
  Historical mailing list - Brad Hopp
  Tue, 13 Sep 1994 15:53:40 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I can't figure out why it doesn't work this way at > home! Does anyone else have this problem when camping > with their...
• Re: Toilet cleaning.... not while camping.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 20:00:45 -0500
  ...not while camping. > While we're on the subject of home remedies, allow me to share > the technique I learned elsewhere for keeping the...