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Subject:Re: Westy Winter Camping Suggestions..
From:Jonce Fancher
Date:Mon, 16 Oct 2006 23:12:17 -0400

Hi Ric and Others wanting to Winter Camp
Ive got a New Exterior Front Thermal window cover to let you keep the full interior space and keep the Heat in and the cold out. Also works in reverse to
keep the heat out and cool in. Im making them for all VW Busses and Vans from 1956-2003. Spinter is also Done But were talking VW here.
Ive got the prototype on the Board and as soon as I get it done I will post it to the list. Ive also got an idea for the complete poptop Boot to cover the fiber
glass top and canvas to keep the top from loosing all the heat. (little farther out on that one).
The Front attaches like my Sun Shades and Sun Blocks with and without Screens.
Check out my web site at < www.fanchers.com >
click on the VW Stuff Section!!
I Should have a Working Unit By the end of this week. I will give a link once done.
Thanks for the shameless plug!
Jonce

>Hi!

>The weather up here in New England is cooling off, and thoughts are
>turning to winter. My wife and I are thinking of trying some winter
>camping in our Westy. So far I have a set of thermal curtains that I
>got from Bus Depot a while back, a Mr. Heater buddy heater (with a O2
>sensor, and also a CO detector in the van), or a Pelonis ceramic
>heater if we can plug in. We have a couple of zero degree sleeping
>bags. I figure we can hang a heavy blanket to block off the driving
>compartment from the back of the van to keep the area to be heated to
>a minimum, and of course we wouldn't be keeping the poptop up while sleeping.

>Besides the above, any suggestions of other things that we could do
>to do some winter camping in the Westy?

>Thanks in advance,

>Ric

Jonce Fancher

56 Single Cab
66 Sunroof Bug
66 Variant Squareback
66 Porsche 912
71 Sunroof Bus
84 Vanagon "Gottfried"
85 Vanagon Westi
2003 10 Passenger Sprinter

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