Move to a warmer climate.  Mick doesn't have these kind of issues.

Mike

On 11/15/02 3:05 PM, "patrice b" <prb@TELEVAR.COM> wrote:

>> From: Will Stiefel <will.stiefel@AUTODESK.COM>
>> Finding a power source ?  Have a nice long, heavy-duty extension cord
>> ...and one of those adapters that let you turn a light-bulb socket into a
> power outlet..
>
> "Mommy, why won't our Christmas lights work?"
>
> "I don't know, honey, but it started when that van parked in front of our
> house...."
>
> ;-)
>
>
>> From: pensioner <al_knoll@PACBELL.NET>
>> Use the Coleman Catalytic until bedtime and again in the morning.
>> No need for a heater  whilst you sleep.  You're asleep.
>
> Ah, doesn't work for me.  My bed has a sheepskin pad and my quilt is good
> to -30F.  But:
>
> I know when the van gets below 60F because the cat wants to get under the
> covers, with his head out next to mine on the pillow;
> I know when it is below 50F, because Cat wants to get under the covers and
> curl up next to my abdomen;
> and I know when it is below 40F because my nose that is peeking out from
> the warm and toasty covers IS TOO DARN COLD AND WAKES ME UP. :-\  And I
> start to suffocate with it under the covers...have tried silk nose mittens
> (balaclava dealie), but it's the temp of the air going into my nostrils
> that keeps me awake.
>
> I only sleep in the van in winter for more than roadside naps if I have a
> place to plug into AC, so I can use my little (10"x8") ceramic
> heater...it's the sort Home Depot sells for extra heat in the bathrooms and
> wet areas, and has a tip-over auto shut-off.  Oil-filled radiator is too
> big to pack around, but they make basboard models that could be
> do-able...but I like the fact that the fan in the ceramic heater makes a
> little 'white noise' that helps me sleep (if I'm near AC I'm near
> people/noise), and it dries the air a bit-- which cuts down condensation
> considerably. I haven't noticed feeling oxygen deprived. There's enough air
> leaking in through the vents I think.
>
> When I have to nap and it's freezing out and no AC, I have a hot water
> bottle. (I boil water while the van's running in a 12 volt thermos
> thing)...put that on pillow near my nose...helps, but it ain't my 1st
> choice!
>
> --Patrice
> 85 GL "VanaBlue"
>