Better not tell you about my heated steering wheel in my Mazda then. :-)
Courtney

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris S" <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: Cold steering wheel

> I've yet to meet a cozy steering wheel on a cold winter morning.  In
> my New Beetle I use two nearby vents to warm my hands.  May I suggest
> some thin gloves?  Maybe some winter cycling gloves?
>
> On 3/18/09, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>> What is the Vanagon steering wheel made of? What polymer might it be? On
>> a
>> cold winter day that plastic material sucks the heat out of my fingers
>> like it's made of aluminum or some other material with high thermal
>> conductivity. Or is it something to do with specific heat? I was doodling
>> at the back of the physics class when they discussed heat capacity. But
>> anyway, it's cold, and doesn't feel like it's very interested in getting
>> warm to the touch. Mrs Squirrel's toes can be like sometimes.
>> --
>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
>> Bend, OR
>> KG6RCR
>>
>
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> Chris S.
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