In a message dated 07/07/2006 9:07:04 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

I'm  taking my '90 westy to Burning Man this year where extreme
temperatures and  high winds are common. Insulating the poptop tent is
very desirable under  these conditions, since the temperatures inside
the poptop tend to be  extreme under normal conditions. Ideally, I
would insulate it on the  outside with reflective insulation to
deflect sunlight. One big issue with  that is the high winds. How can
you secure anything to the tent without  sewing or gluing it on to
withstand 70mph winds? I want to avoid making any  alterations to the
tent.

Solution? High powered neodymium magnets.  Cut the insulation into 3
panels, one for each side of the tent. Sew or  glue one set of magnets
onto the corners of the insulation pieces. Position  the insulation,
then attach corresponding magnets on the inside of the  tent, securing
the insulation in place. No tent alteration  necessary.

Andy, I use a double bubble silvered both sides  insulating blanket on the
outside of the pop-top canvas of my Westy and it  was at Burning Man two years
ago.  Held in place no problem.  See my  _Westy  poptop insulation jpg_
(http://members.aol.com/fkc43/graphics/vanagon/misc/insulation.jpg)  webpage for the
plan to make this blanket.  It  was originally published in the L'infoFalia,
the newsletter of the _Quebec Westfalia Club_ (http://www.westfalia.qc.ca/)  a
few years  ago.  The material is available in 48" width rolls sold by the
foot from better home building suppliers in the insulation department. You  can
see pics of the blanket installed on various Westys if you sift through the
photos of the _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm)  Report
&  Pics pages or in the photo gallery of the Quebec Club's website.  It is
held in place with a single bungie cord at the rear and rolls up for storage
behind the fold out section of the upper bunk.

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
'87 Westy, '90 Carat, '87 Wolfsburg  (Forsale) & Lionel Trains
Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa  Valley
_Frank Condelli  & Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html)
_Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust  Systems_
(http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm)
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camping event, Almonte, ON, June 07 ~ 10,  2007