But what about your battery?

Thanks,
Chris

---- Original message ----
>Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 05:54:19 -0500
>From: "G.M.Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
>Subject: Re: Winters in the van...
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>Or just install an Eberspacher BA6 furnace, designed and
built for this
>Vanagon application, taking up no space in the van, and
providing enough
>heat to roast marshmallows.
>
>Bringing ideas to life,
>G. Matthew Bulley
>Bulley-Hewlett
>www.bulley-hewlett.com
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>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List
[mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
>Of Edward Maglott
>Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 9:28 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Winters in the van...
>
>Lots of ideas for solving problems roll around in my head
all the
>time.  Some are actually good, many don't ever get
realized.  One
>recently
>is for a westy heating system that uses the stove top, but
vents to the
>outside.    I have heard of this upside down flower pot on
the stove
>heating scenario.  What I picture is something like a 5
pound coffee can
>turned upside down over the forward burner.  exiting near
the top of the
>can are some metal tubes, perhaps 1/2" electrical conduit.
(the tubes
>are
>used instead of one big pipe to get more heat out of the
exhaust.)
>These
>tubes go over to the window above the sink, and point out
of it.    The
>whole thing is black so it radiates a lot of heat.  Perhaps
the tubes
>coming from the upside down can make a couple of loops
before going out
>the
>window.  Perhaps the inside of the can has some baffles
that cause the
>rising heat/exhaust to swirl wildly and flow easily out the
exhaust
>tubes
>which are oriented to face into the swirl.  Perhaps the can
portion has
>fins of some sort on it to radiate more heat.  Perhaps a
little fan
>blows
>on the apparatus to distribute the heat.
>
>Pluses:  Uses your existing fuel supply and burner.  No
moving
>parts.  Vents to outside.  KISS.  Others?
>
>Minuses:  Will enough air flow through it to exhaust the
exhaust?  Will
>the
>exhaust be so hot it will melt the plastic window screen?
(replace it
>with
>metal screen).  How could it be made compact for
travelling?  How will
>the
>wind affect the system?  Others?
>
>Edward