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Subject:Re: Spillbuster cup/glass holder
From:Jeff
Date:Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:39:27 -0800

Scott, do you ever bother the look at the pictures in the links before
commenting??

On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 2:30 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans
<scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> You guys are not familiar with gimballed stoves and drink holders for
> sailboats ?

*** YES ***

>
> Unless this is something 'more' ..there's nothing new or unique about a
> two axis gimbal system.
> That they use the word 'gyro' with the product.
> that implies a full time spinning disc ..
> if it's powered and uses that technology ..fine . then 'gyro' is
> appropriate.
> otherwise it appears to me to be an ordinary two-axis gimballed mount.

*** NO ***

>
> Been on another planet for a while ?

*** I WISH! ***

> or am Imissing some informationand it's more than the common thing I
> think it is ?

*** YES ***

>
> about leveling the van ..
> there's an iphone app for that !
> and lots of travel trailers and RV's have small level mounts on their
> outside corners.
>
>
>
> On 2/11/2013 9:34 AM, Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski wrote:
>>
>> On Feb 10, 2013, at 6:52 PM, Alistair Bell wrote:
>>>
>>> Pics, vid etc here:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/02/10/vanagon-spillbuster-cupglass-holder/
>>
>>
>> I am unimpressed, Alistair. For a man of your engineering talent, I expect
>> a LED lighted dashboard version of one of those wave machines I remember
>> seeing back in the 80's:
>>
>> http://www.lavalites.com/wave_discontd.html
>>
>> That would pimp out your Vanagon nicely, with the added benefit of a built
>> in level to help you find a perfect spot you camp on some of those logging
>> roads.
>>
>> -Jarrett