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Subject:Re: Crazy idea - hail shelter
From:Eric Zeno
Date:Tue, 5 Aug 2003 07:15:21 -0400

Convert your vanagon to a camper.  LOL.... isn't it friday?

tom ring wrote:

>Hmm, not a bad idea.  I have solar panels on mine, and they are rated for 1/2
>inch hail, which isn't much comfort during severe weather season up here.
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>Anyone with a good cheap idea?
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>tom
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>On 4 Aug 2003 at 12:10, VWNut Hawk wrote:
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>>This summer has been weird here in Ilinois.  We had had it relatively
>>cool and lots of rain.
>>Most of the rain is accompanied by storms close by and we are
>>frequently warned of 2"
>>hail being possible.
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>>I've been floating around ideas in my head on how to shelter the
>>vehicles I can't fit in the garage.
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>>1.) some type of inflatable cover
>>I have an air compressor here at home, I could run out and fill them.
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>>2.) some type of folding cover that has insulation board in it.
>>(both cover would have to have straps to hook on to whell well or
>>something)
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>>3.) Force field (no tech yet, never mind.)
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>Frank Zappa
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