Bob Stevens wrote:

> "try putting the cylinder between your legs and cuddling it for ten
> minutes"
>
> ... please, do not take my comments in a negative way. This struck me
> so funny in context of the propane tank on my van. I got this mental
> picture of me, laying on the driver side ground, under my van, legs
> pitched up, tank between my knees ..... anyway, you get my meaning.
> Thanks for the hoot .... or was it just an inside-job for me. Although
> I DO have a weird and meaningful relationship with my van, this
> extends the length of that considerably.
>
> Bob Stevens
> '87 Westy Syncro "cuddles"
> http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Stew <stew@SWITCH99.F2S.COM>
> Reply-To: Stew <stew@SWITCH99.F2S.COM>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: LP gas question--does this happen to you?
> Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 22:25:33 +0000
>
> Jim,
> I live in North Yorkshire, England. Up here were on a longitude slightly
> north of Goose Bay, Canada, and it gets pretty cold up on the moors.
> I friend of mine who was a member of the mountain rescue once gave me a
> tip. If your LPG won't light because it's too cold, try putting the
> cylinder between your legs and cuddling it for ten minutes to warm it up
> a bit. Might not be the first thing you'd want to try on a freezing cold
> morning, but it would be a good way to test if it's just the cold
> affecting your gas.
> Cheers,
> Stew.
>
>
>
LOL
I now have a head full of images of numerous arrests for indecent behaviour
all across the US and people trying to explain that some crazy Brit told
me to
do it!!!
No offence taken at all. My camper is my first, and I had no idea the
tank was
mounted outside on other models.
Cheers to all and a happy new year,
Stew.