I guess I did miss the point -- I do that sometimes. Of course you're
right: to detect propane, you don't use a CO2 detector. Do people do that?

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
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On 1/15/2008 9:31 AM Roger Whittaker wrote:

> my point is not so much that a propane detector is needed ...
> or even required ...
> but if you do have a fear of propane leaks
> then get the device that will suss out the problem of leaking propane
> rather than a device that warns of other problems related to other
> products with different properties
> yours
>
>
> On Jan 15, 2008 8:14 AM, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com
> <mailto:camping.elliott@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Put yourself where sharks swim and your chances of being injured by
>     one go
>     up. That said, at my age I have a deep appreciation for anything that
>     helps one sleep through the night. Propane leaks are pretty far down my
>     list of middle of the night worries so I can do without one. But if
>     worrying about it did keep me up, you bet I'd install one.
>     --
>     Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>     71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
>     84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>     74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
>     KG6RCR
>
>
>
>     On 1/15/2008 7:25 AM BJ Feddish wrote:
>
>      > 3 years ago I was boogie boarding on Assateague when I looked
>     right next to
>      > me to discover a small shark swimming along side me. I paddled
>     back to shore
>      > in a blur of kicking feet and thrashing arms. Yeah, they tell me
>     that I'm
>      > much more likely to die from a lightning bolt than being a fish's
>     lunch but
>      > I'll take my chances with the lightning.  I sleep better with a
>     propane and
>      > CO2 alarm in the van.
>      >
>      > :) ;)
>      >
>      > Bryan
>      >
>      > -----Original Message-----
>      > From: Michael Elliott [mailto:camping.elliott@gmail.com
>     <mailto:camping.elliott@gmail.com>]
>      > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 10:16 AM
>      > To: BJ Feddish
>      > Cc: Vanagon Mailing List
>      > Subject: Re: ...its alright ...if you wanna get down .... propane ...
>      > (apologies to eric c.)
>      >
>      > This comes to a personal decision, I reckon. My guess is that my
>     risks of
>      > dying from a vehicle accident while driving on the road, or from
>     a scratch
>      > leading to a MRSA skin infection, or from a stray bullet, are
>     probably
>      > far, far higher than from a midnight propane leak. But hey! if
>     someone
>      > sleeps easier knowing they have a propane detector in the van,
>     then that's
>      > a good thing!
>      >
>
>
>
>
> --
> roger w
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