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Subject:Re: Vanagon Winter Survival Kit Question
From:Rob
Date:Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:36:03 -0700

Anyone carry a hardwood survival candle? I'd heard of them but never
made one. Wax and hardwood saw dust mixed and packed into a can
(coffee can?) to be used as a survival candle.
The burning hardwood sawdust (& wax) gives off heat, something to
keep you from freezing to death when you ran off the road in the
winter. This could be a lifesaver on a really bad day in a Vanagon.

A quick search brought me to this site;
http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=009vSb

I'm not even getting into the common sense stuff that goes along with
fire in an enclosed space.

Rob

becida@comcast.net
Western Washington State, USA