I have one of these lock extensions but haven't used it yet.. you have to
reinstall it each time you use it... I'm not so sure it would be safe to
drive with the rear hatch opened, because of the fumes from the exhaust
getting sucked into the compartment...

What about just drilling a hole in the rear glass, and having an electric
lid or cover, even made of glass, that reseals this hole(s) once the motor
is turned on... and there could be a solar fan mounted that sucks air out of
the interior...

>From: Roy Olynick <rrh@AUTOBAHN.MB.CA>

>
>I have a rear hatch lock extension that permits the rear hatch to be locked
>while propped open an inch or so, allowing great flow-thru ventilation with
>the
>top popped up and the screen zipped open or just the skylight opened. One
>of the
>top three accessories a Westy owner could ever want.
>
>See my website for pics.
>
>Or try a more high tech solution from West Marine. Highly recommended by
>one of
>our seasonal listees, Phaedra Savage, this solar powered roof vent can be
>seen
>here:
>
>
>http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001
>&langId=-1&catalogId=10001&productId=13740
>
>According to Phaedra, the vent mounts very nicely into the existing Westy
>skylight.
>
>Roy Olynick
>'87 VW Westfalia GL
>(till death do us part)
>'91 Honda Civic SE
>'01 Honda Civic LX
>www.autobahn.mb.ca/~rrh/Westy_Home.htm
>
>
>| But on a little more serious note, it always seemed to me that one should
>be
>able
>| to do something with convection to help cool the interior.  You can open
>the
>| skylight to let the hottest air out of the top, but where would the
>replacement
>| air come in if you didn't open your windows?  Anyone?

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