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  • What about a Swampy cooler?
    Historical mailing list - ed maikranz
    Mon, 29 Jul 2002 13:24:23 -0700
    Has anyone used any of the Swampy coolers? www.swampy.net They have 12 and 110 volt models, evaprative and/or ice cooled. Looks...
  • follow this url was: Swamp Coolers?
    Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo (rlpa80)
    Thu, 20 Aug 1998 11:34:29 -0700
    http://www.swampy.net/airairha.html
  • swampy? cooler.....
    Historical mailing list - Mark C
    Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:22:11 -0700
    okay, what about this? http://www.swampy.net/im30.html
  • Re: What kind of AC is this?
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Fri, 6 Sep 2002 11:29:05 -0600
    "Swamp cooler page" ........or, "Swamp-Thing", not The Thing. Totally Tubular, dude. Bob http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare http://www.thebugbox.com/Swamp_Cooler...
  • Swamp cooler, old threads never die
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Wed, 25 Aug 2004 13:07:53 -0700
    I note that Swampy's Model MW1 "MightyKool 3-Speed Personal Cooler Equipped with Powerful Twin Brushless Energy Saving Motors" (!!!) , a small, 3-lb...
  • Re: AC While Camping
    Historical mailing list - Toni Rizzo
    Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:47:34 -0700
    ...http://www.swampy.net/wb.html Other options and prices: http://www.swampy.net/hprices.html Toni 1990 Westy
  • Re: What kind of AC is this?
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 6 Sep 2002 20:16:52 -0500
    Prol'ly pretty efficient in the desert southwest in the summer time especially!! John Rodgers 88 GL driver Bob Stevens wrote: > "Swamp cooler page...
  • Re: "Swamp Cooler" questions
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Fri, 21 Jan 2000 17:46:16 EST
    I would be interested to hear answers to Cary's post on swamp coolers. If you respond to him, please post a copy to...
  • Re: AC While Camping
    Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
    Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:01:54 -0700
    ...these? Looks cool to me. > > http://www.swampy.net/wb.html > > > Other options and prices: > > http://www.swampy.net/hprices.html > > Toni > 1990 Westy >
  • Re: swampy? cooler.....
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:42:40 -0400
    ...On Jul 26, 2006, at 3:22 PM, Mark C wrote: > okay, what about this? > > http://www.swampy.net/im30.html
  • Re: AC While Camping
    Historical mailing list - Toni Rizzo
    Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:47:56 -0700
    ...When I lived in a dry climate I used a swamp cooler instead of AC and liked it much better. A little moisture was...
  • coolers from swampy.net
    Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
    Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:30:13 -0600
    Hi everyone, I am about to buy a cooler from swampy.net, specifically the mw1 or t154. While I know that this is not...
  • Re: AC-Swamp coolers
    Historical mailing list - DrCory
    Wed, 10 Jan 2001 17:45:47 -0700
    give this site a look see http://www.thebugbox.com/Swamp_Cooler.htm Cory Stuart MacMillan wrote: <<snip>> This has been on the list...
  • Re: swamp coolers
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 10 Apr 95 0:22:45 MST
    --Martha Rubin said:-- > I'm looking for one of those car swamp coolers - > the type from the 40's or so. You mean the...
  • Re: AC While Camping
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:57:28 -0400
    ...When I lived in a dry climate I used >a swamp cooler instead of AC and liked it much better. A little moisture In...
  • Re: Swamp cooler, old threads never die
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Wed, 25 Aug 2004 20:12:56 -0700
    Mike, I use a swamp cooler from Home Depot when I'm working under my vans here in Phoenix. It's very effective in...
  • Airconditioning for Aircooled Vehicles. Zero install Swamp Cooler.
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 22 Mar 96 23:16:14
    ...Allied Trailer Supply 1050 Elcamino Ave Sacramento, CA 95815 (916) 922-3487 They sell 4 models of Swampies The C102 fits between the seats...
  • Re: coolers from swampy.net
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:32:04 -0500
    ...A caution - Swamp Coolers need to be set up for full air flow-thru. In a house, if the windows are not left open...
  • Home-made swampy?
    Historical mailing list - Pfunky
    Wed, 22 Apr 1998 17:24:40 EDT
    Being lazy and sick with the flu (yes, at the end of april) to search for myself, and after looking at the swampy website...
  • Re: "Swamp Cooler" questions
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 21 Jan 2000 15:26:23 -0800
    ...Been around for a long time, made in AZ where it is DRY! http://www.swampy.net/index.html -- Stuart MacMillan Manager, Case Program...
  • Re: coolers from swampy.net
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:08:26 -0400
    ...My home had a swamp cooler 'piggybacked' onto the roof-mounted central AC duct. When using the swamp cooler, you had to leave windows...
  • Re: coolers from swampy.net
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:44:32 -0700
    My father had a swamp cooler on the roof of his house in Bisbee, Arizona and it worked very well. When its 115 degrees...
  • solar swamp cooler
    Historical mailing list - Laurie Loeb
    Sat, 12 Oct 1996 23:04:59 -0700 (PDT)
    There's a company named Solar Chill in Tucson, AZ that I've been told installs solar swamp coolers in vehicles. I'm interested...
  • Swamp Coolers
    Historical mailing list - Steve
    Thu, 20 Aug 1998 08:54:16 -0700
    Does any one know the URL for the company that makes those neat swamp coolers for RV's....or any other info ... I'm...
  • window mounted swamp coolers
    Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
    Wed, 23 Jun 2004 12:24:33 -0600
    ...I've got 2 vintage window mounted swamp coolers, one with and one without a fan, up on e-bay motors. Item number 2482822954...
  • Re: swampy? cooler.....
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:27:56 -0700
    ...22 PM, Mark C wrote: > > > okay, what about this? > > > > http://www.swampy.net/im30.html > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www...
  • anyone actually _use_ an evaporative cooler
    Historical mailing list - Nolan Hester
    Wed, 19 Jun 2002 12:40:58 -0700
    ...anyone have actual experience with either the Swampy (http://www.swampy.net/t154page.html) or the ClassicAire Car Cooler (http://www.classicaire.com/page3...
  • Re: swampy? cooler.....
    Historical mailing list - bueses
    Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:20:01 -0600
    on 7/26/06 1:22 PM, Mark C at obeechi@RUNBOX.COM wrote: > okay, what about this? > > http://www.swampy.net/im30.html...
  • Re: AC-Swamp coolers
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 19 Jan 2001 08:19:16 -0800
    ...http://www.swampy.net/ -- Stuart MacMillan Seattle '84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1 '65 MGB (Daily driver since 1969) '74 MGB GT (Restoring sloooowly...
  • Re: Swamp cooler, old threads never die
    Historical mailing list - Tim Schneider
    Wed, 25 Aug 2004 16:18:48 -0700
    ** At 03:45 PM 8/25/2004, .michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET Rocky wrote:** >> I note that Swampy's Model MW1 "MightyKool 3-Speed Personal...
  • Re: swampy? cooler.....
    Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
    Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:57:48 -0700
    Here's one, and much cheaper & better than a swampy.net unit!! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Antique-swamp-car-evaporative-cooler-for-rat...
  • Re: Swamp cooler, old threads never die
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Wed, 25 Aug 2004 17:30:39 -0700
    Tim Schneider wrote: > ** At 03:45 PM 8/25/2004, .michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET Rocky wrote:** > > >> I note that Swampy's Model MW1 "MightyKool...
  • Swamp Coolers Found
    Historical mailing list - Steve
    Thu, 20 Aug 1998 14:24:54 -0700
    ...http://www.swampy.net/t154page.html It is $267, shipping included. Sounds great....I called the distributor. the only down side...and it is...
  • Re: Swamp Coolers
    Historical mailing list - Craig Standley
    Thu, 20 Aug 1998 09:46:09 -0700
    ...one know the URL for the company that makes those neat > swamp coolers for RV's....or any other info ... I'm heading to...
  • Re: swamp coolers
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 10 Apr 1995 09:50:22 -0700
    Thanks Coyote - great ascii! Can someone perhaps do one of the canvas bags? /martha
  • Re: What kind of AC is this?
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Fri, 6 Sep 2002 13:03:14 -0400
    http://www.thebugbox.com/Swamp_Cooler.htm --- here's some pics of one on a Bug --- Cool (so to speak) ;-) Cheers, Doug ><< ....... I was...
  • Re: After market AC - was Buying a Van - Bought a Van -
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
    Sat, 23 Apr 2011 14:22:34 -0700
    ...Rogers idea for the swamp cooler is more my speed - lots of dry heat here in S. Calif. Dan Los Angeles, CA '85 Westy...
  • Airconditioning for Aircooled Vehicles. Zero install Swamp Cooler.
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 24 Mar 1996 01:45:05
    Now that summers coming and thoughts turn from gasheaters to A/C... Tim Smith --- Forwarded message follows ---
  • swamp cooler wanted..
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 13 Apr 1994 15:04:51 +0800
    I am trying to locate a so called car swamp cooler. I believe that these were manufacture by Firestone in perhaps the 40s, maybe...
  • swamp coolers
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 9 Apr 1995 23:37:04 -0700
    ...I'm looking for one of those car swamp coolers - the type from the 40's or so. One fills them with water, or...
  • unsubscribe advice?
    Historical mailing list - Kate Shemisa
    Wed, 18 Apr 2001 13:54:22 -0700
    Hi guys- I ma getting a little swamped with email. does anyone know how I can get off the list? my efforts have been...
  • Re: AC While Camping
    Historical mailing list - Toni Rizzo
    Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:12:09 -0700
    ...When I lived in a dry climate I used >> a swamp cooler instead of AC and liked it much better. A little moisture > > In...
  • Re: Rooftop A/C Experiences
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
    Fri, 13 May 2011 14:04:10 -0700
    ...I too would like to hear if anyone has experiences with the swampy.net coolers. Dan Los Angeles, CA '85 Westy Weekender On May...
  • Need to Cool Off
    Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
    Fri, 26 Jul 2013 12:22:46 -0700
    We have a large swamp cooler on our roof it uses a 3/4 hp motor and has a large cage to blow air...
  • Re: swampy? cooler.....
    Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
    Thu, 27 Jul 2006 11:19:09 -0700
    ...22 PM, Mark C wrote: > > > okay, what about this? > > > > http://www.swampy.net/im30.html > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www...
  • Re: Unsubscribe
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Thu, 2 Jul 2009 05:53:15 -0700
    ...I wonder which command will really unsubscribe a poor swamped > BlackBerry�, > > unsubscribe vanagon OR SIGNOFF vanagon ? Maybe either? > > John
  • Re: coolers from swampy.net
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:59:39 -0500
    ...coolers from swampy.net > > > My father had a swamp cooler on the roof of his house in Bisbee, Arizona >> and >> it worked very well...
  • Re: Clear A/C drain valve, or have a smelly swamp
    Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
    Tue, 20 Jun 2000 10:08:35 +0100
    ...To avoid the "my >Vanagon is a smelly wet swamp" effect, consider checking the two drain >hoses behind the louvres at the upper back...
  • Re: Friday opinion requested - LVC
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:39:15 -0700
    --snip-- I daily a rabbit pickup. -snip-- "I met him in a swamp down in Dagobah Where it bubbles all the time like a...
  • Re: AC
    Historical mailing list - John Klun
    Thu, 18 Jan 2001 17:53:03 -0700
    Rocky Mountain Motorworks sells a 'swamp cooler' for old Beetles. It mounts on the outside of the passenger side window and looks a little...
  • Clear A/C drain valve, or have a smelly swamp
    Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
    Mon, 19 Jun 2000 22:46:32 -0700
    ...To avoid the "my Vanagon is a smelly wet swamp" effect, consider checking the two drain hoses behind the louvres at the upper back...
  • Re: swampy? cooler.....
    Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
    Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:21:47 -0800
    ...COM> Date: Thursday, July 27, 2006 10:25 am Subject: Re: swampy? cooler..... To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > You do know that the Type...
  • Evaporative Cooler Field report (aka swamp cooler)
    Historical mailing list - Nolan Hester
    Thu, 1 Aug 2002 12:02:26 -0700
    ...I took the plunge anyway and bought the Swampy T154 (http://www.swampy.net/12vcombo.html) for a week-long July trip through the...
  • gotta lie low for a bit
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 29 May 1990 16:00:12 -0400
    been working/living in four places and am getting swamped with list mail, so am unsubbing for a bit. Diesel vangonners can reach me...
  • 7 to 22 hp gain at wheels
    Historical mailing list - Brian T.
    Tue, 31 Aug 2004 21:07:48 -0700
    ...drink it & your van will see a 30% increase all across the board! I swear this works!! Brian Swampland and pork belly futures sales
  • Need to be removed from list
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Warner
    Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:08:38 -0700
    I have tried numerous times to get removed from this list--I enjoy the emails but am getting swamped with messages so need to...
  • Re: anyone actually _use_ an evaporative cooler
    Historical mailing list - Eric Johnson
    Thu, 20 Jun 2002 22:00:42 EDT
    ...anyone have actual experience with either the Swampy > (http://www.swampy.net/t154page.html) or the ClassicAire Car Cooler > (http://www.classicaire.com/page3...
  • spring break
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
    Mon, 3 Apr 2006 03:06:13 EDT
    Me and the family are off to the Okefenokee swamp and than down to Saint Augustine this week ,so wave if you see a...
  • Re: swamp coolers
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 10 Apr 1995 11:22:45 -0300
    ...I'm looking for one of those car swamp coolers - Yeah I remember these, drove with one hanging off the front of an old...
  • Re: Rooftop A/C Experiences
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
    Sun, 15 May 2011 03:36:32 -0700
    Since i live in Southern Ca, and I'm dealing with a dry desert climate here, I'm still wondering if a swamp cooler...