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Subject:Re: swampy? cooler.....
From:bueses
Date:Thu, 27 Jul 2006 14:00:23 -0600

on 7/27/06 1:35 PM, Jake de Villiers at crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM wrote:

> Those are pretty neat. I keep seeing them on Type Ones at VW meets, but I
> haven't seen one for sale yet. 50-60 mph should ram plenty of air through
> the tube, just keep on filling the water reservoir!

Yes, nice original ones sell for about $400.  They don't fit on split window
buses however as the duct is wider than the slider opening in the front
windows, w/o modification.  You can buy repro ones for about that price
also.

FWIW,

Tom B.
>
> Jake
>
> On 7/27/06, Mike Rouby <mikerouby@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> You do know that the Type 2 bus people have one that attaches to the
>> outside of a window.  Looks like a missle launcher, and it ducts inside and
>> is very effective and of course, works for Vanagons too.  Plus it uses NO
>> electricity from my understanding.
>>
>> Anyone got a pic?
>>
>>
>> *Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>* wrote:
>>
>> Buy a couple? At $500 each?
>>
>> On 7/26/06, Kim Brennan wrote:
>>>
>>> Don't know anything about them, but I think I might pony up some
>>> money to buy a couple to try out.
>>>
>>> On Jul 26, 2006, at 3:22 PM, Mark C wrote:
>>>
>>>> okay, what about this?
>>>>
>>>> http://www.swampy.net/im30.html
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jake
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>> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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