On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> Idle curiosity - why the roof mounted spotlight?
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> I hope the fireworks are a good show!
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> Joy
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    The roof-mounted spotlight...its' control handle comes through the roof
right behind the review mirror so that I can reach it when driving, without
any problem.  I use it to find stuff at night.  Like driving along on a dark
back highway, I can spy side roads ahead and light them up as they take off
into the woods to see if they might be possible campsites.  I don't have to
turn the van to get light on stuff.  Also handy to use around camp or for
helping light up tasks around the van at night and for an extra strong
nighttime driving light in deer invested areas.  Good back up light, too.

  The fireworks make our doggies real nervous..and last year some nut had an
assault rifle somewhere nearby..that was a bit disconcerting.

  Don Hanson

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> >   My vanagon is a low roof with a westie interior, the windows are dark
> > tinted. I have some KC driving lights on the bumper and a roof mounted
> > spotlight..2wd, but at a decent height
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