Moderators have ruled all vanagon related topics are appropriate.  Others have mentioned that they have a "no beans in the van" policy, while still others have spoken of proper preparation of refried beans while van camping, and how to use a pressure cooker to prepare beans (or not, as one's adherence to manufacturer's cautions might preclude legume cooking in a pressure cooker).

---- JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
> ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!    ark...wtf are u smoking...its only  thursday...even in
> portugal...LOL
>
>
> In a message dated 5/20/2010 1:12:34 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> arkadymirvis@GMAIL.COM writes:
>
> Did  anyone drove along the feedlots where tens of thousands of pigs  are
> stocked? And having inside the camper 2 children of my neighbor who  broke
> nesty winds caused by digesting mexican beans consumed at "South of  the
> border" restaurant on the way to Florida.
> Those were "silent  killers"! At one point the camper was so full with
> methane that I was  afraid it would explode. If this wasn' t enough a
> disaster struck. One of  the girls stood up and announced that she released
> not only the gas, but  filled her pants.
> Now I wanted more than anything else to find a place  where the poor girl
> could wash. Beans must be avoided on long trips.   Ark

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David McNeely