> But more importantly, metal is better at keeping engine
> fires out of the place where you sleep.

Heh. I reckon that the window of opportunity for saving your van is
pretty narrow either way. Plastic & fiberglass that isolates the fire
until it melts and collapses, or steel plate that immediately conducts
that heat straight through to the flammable bed cushion.... sounds
kinda like a draw

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John Bange
'90 Vanagon - "Lastwagen"
'90 Vanagon GL - "Wiesel"