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Subject:Re: extra wieght for blizzard
From:Mark Dorm
Date:Mon, 17 Feb 2003 12:51:33 -0800

Kettle bells wouldn't be cost effective... (www.kettleballs.com)

>From: David Brodbeck <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG>

>On Mon, 17 Feb 2003, David Beierl wrote:
>
> > At 02:00 AM 2/17/2003, Mark Dorm wrote:
> > >Where did this idea come from??? I've never been in a blizzard, nor
>have I
> > >taken my vanagon in the snow... I've only seen rain and wind, sunlight
>and
> > >shade...
> >
> > It's standard procedure in snow country for any vehicle that's light in
>the
> > back -- pickup trucks for example.
>
>I always used bags of kitty litter, the cheapest I could find, but the
>crushed limestone stuff someone else mentioned sounds like it'd be better.
>
>If you own a water softener, you could just store your extra bags of salt
>in the back of the van.  Anything heavy will work.
>
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