This is exactly where hybrids excel.....     And why (I think) that more
trucks are getting
hybrid engines just for this reason....    Really which there was a way to
get one into
my Westy....   :(

On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 7:01 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote:

> Many areas (pollution attainment) actually have anti-idling laws. My 2004
> motorhome was originally programmed to shut the engine off after 5 minutes
> of no motion, throttle, or brake. Became annoying in NY traffic as it
> didn't
> respond to not being in neutral. All that computer integration and you
> could
> be in drive, sit in traffic and have the engine shut down. Had that
> disabled. Here in downstate NY unless below 25F trucks are only allowed to
> idle for 3 minutes.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Scott Daniel - Turbovans
> Sent: Monday, May 30, 2011 1:01 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Needed: DoubleCab Air Conditioning In Uganda
>
> never thought I'd see these words !!  ( anti-idling ) re "The DC 9000 is a
> roofmounted air Conditioner for anti-idling applications like trucks and
> campers."
>
> Man is that nice ..
> some thought to keeping people cool in vehicles without idling the engine ,
> particularily diesels !!!
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2011 12:15 PM
> Subject: Re: Needed: DoubleCab Air Conditioning In Uganda
>
>
> > http://www.dcairco.com/index.php/products/trucks
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> > Behalf Of Derek Drew
> > Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2011 2:27 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Needed: DoubleCab Air Conditioning In Uganda
> >
> > My son (and now me and my wife) are going to be driving a 2.1L Double
> > Cab 16" Syncro in Uganda, Africa, which lacks air conditioning,
> > starting in about a month.
> >
> > The locals there say its unthinkable to drive without the AC because
> > of the amount of dust in the air, which would come into the cabin if
> > you try to drive with the windows open, but if you close the windows
> > at the locations we will be at, you can hardly survive the heat
> > buildup inside the vehicles due to the sun at the equator.
> >
> > Is my best option to buy a generator and a window AC unit, and then
> > mount the AC unit in the rear window?
> >
> > Or is there some more elegant way, such as to buy a factory used AC
> > setup from a dead doka?
> >
> > The A/C setup unit has to be operating by July 1.
> >
> > I know nothing about Dokas, so I don't even know if there is such a
> > thing as an OEM Doublecab 16" A/C setup.
> >
> > Another route, which I know nothing about, is one of the after market
> > units that install under the dashboard in the USA. Would this be an
> > option?
> >
> > I am doubting that an evaporative AC unit would have enough BTUs, but
> > maybe one of those things that blows air across ice blocks would help
> > a little if all other ideas proved unfeasible.
> >
> > The length of the trip is 3 weeks, driving through lions, elephants,
> > and extremely bad roads, testing some special VCs my son is working on.
> >
> > We are going to try to drive around the riots, tear gas, and Ebola
> > outbreaks they are having in Uganda at the moment.
> >
> > And we still have to figure out some way to keep humans and primates
> > from grabbing our bags out of the back of the Doka in the cities and
> > in the jungle.
> >
> > I am going to bring some spare inner tubes and futz around with them
> > after the bald tires go flat in the bush.
> >
> > Here is a picture of another Vanagon family in the bush, terrified,
> > after their van broke down in the middle of a pack of inquisitive
> > lions. A brave guy with a pickup truck tows them out:
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w73wIjdv9qE
> >
> > Unfortunately, their rig looks a lot more luxurious than the work
> > truck we will be using, which is used to haul food to market.
> >
> > It takes a week to send parts ahead for installation on the van before
> > we get there.
> >
> > Any and all ideas welcomed.
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Derek Drew
> > Founder, ConsumerSearch.com
> > Washington DC / New York
> > derekdrew@derekmail.com
> > 202-966-7907 (Call the number at left normally)
> >                 (alt/cell for diligent calling only): 703-408-1532
>