You all have talked me into it.

Here's where we're going, my 21 y/o son and I:
http://www.eugenecarsey.com/camp/eastfortrock/sand.htm

The weather forecast has eased up a teeny bit. They now predict:
http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=97701

My son looked at the info and said. "I'm not scared. I'm down with that."

Which is how the young people talk these days with all their
hippity-hoppity and their Mybook and Facespace.

I purchased a barely-used kerosene heater, 7,800 btu, Aladdin Tropic model
to provide heat when the weather forecast was dire-er. Now the weather
doesn't look very threatening but I'm bringing it anyway to try out. More
about that heater about 2/3rd's the way down this page:
http://www.endtimesreport.com/kerosene_heaters.html

The heater gets way too hot for use inside the van, I measured 600 degrees
F on the top cover. Could boil water on it, no problem. It's safe for
inside use in that it does not put out carbon monoxide, but it does
consume oxygen at a decent rate, and the fumes make one's eyes sting. I'm
going to "season" it per these instructions to see if the fumes during
operation lessen:
http://www.endtimesreport.com/breaking_in_new_kerosene_appliances.html

But anyway, we're a-goin'. Mrs Squirrel says, "Brrr. . . see you when you
get back." (Barely heard was "...you idiot.") I am bringing a fair
selection of barley wine, stouts, ales, and Rieslings for companionship.
And a nice Chianti. For with the cannellini bean soup I'm making.

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Bend, OR
KG6RCR