I've slept in my van without heat or electricity down to 15 degrees.  I have
a fleece blanket and my sleeping bag, and when it's that cold I sleep in
sweats and socks and a fleece jacket with the hood on.  The hood is
important - keeping my ears warm matters!  It's very toasty, until I have to
get up in the morning!

If you've got electric and enough space, try one of the oil-filled electric
radiators.  They are quite safe.  I find that with the poptop down and
outside temp above 20 or so, it's too hot in my van.  Quite hot, like 75
degrees.  There's a major thermoclime, though - it's much colder down where
my feet are near the windshield.  I've used the radiator with the poptop up,
too - then it was in the 50s inside when it was quite cold outside.  Quite
bearable.  With four people and a dog, the van will be warmer just from body
heat.

Joy

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Joy Hecht
and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon

For musings about life and the vanadventures:
http://users.rcn.com/jhecht/gypsy

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:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of pete or nancy owsianowski
:::Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 10:02 PM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Winter Camping at Pokagon State Park
:::
:::Some brave bus pilots from the Buses By The Beach group are going to try
:::some Winter Westy camping at Pokagon State Park in Indiana on February
:::19th.
:::(We can't wait for Spring!) After hitting the toboggan run, we will
:::retire
:::to the campfire and our buses.
:::
:::Any collective list wisdom on staying warm after the fire goes out?
:::There
:::is electric available so we can run heaters.  What about those of us that
:::have to pop the top to sleep 4 and a Golden Retriever?  Anyone ever use
:::electric blankets?
:::
:::The coldest I have slept in the bus was about 38F.  Didn't have a
:::problem.
:::The average low in February in Indiana is 21.5F.
:::
:::Pete and Nancy
:::'87 Westy
:::"Joe's Van"