Several people asked if I had a photo of the
fleece thermal barrier that Bob Stevens and I
made to keep the lower cabin warmer when the
top is popped.  No.

But I asked Bob (in Salt Lake) and 20 minutes
later I had a photo ready:
http://jones.colorado.edu/jones/fleecebarrier.jpg
Maybe Bob and I need to get a life away from the
computer....

In the picture, the bottom is "front" and the
sides are the "sides"--the top (photo) has no
snaps and is just tucked in between the two
upper bunk cushions.  The right side has extra
material  because Bob just took a blanket he
had--again a prototype.  We both used iron-on
patches to reinforce the fleece where the snaps
were to be.  Note some "adjustments" in the
photo.  In the Westy, the base unit of the
snap (male part) is screwed to the top of the
metal around the pop-top opening--same place
the latch and the support arms are fixed.

Having some extra material on the sides is a
good idea because you want the fleece stretched
somewhat so it doesn't sag and it will pull
around the snaps.  Some margin of extra material
will keep it from making an air gap--which
mine has because my fleece piece was smaller.

Again, both of ours were "prototypes" but they
work so well that, well, they're good enough.
In fact it is amazing how well a thin fleece
barrier like this works.

This is not rocket science....

                        Richard A Jones
                        Boulder, Colorado