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Subject:Re: swamp coolers
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Mon, 10 Apr 1995 07:50:06 -0700 (PDT)

On Mon, 10 Apr 1995, Tim Smith wrote:

> Yeah I remember these, drove with one hanging off the front of an old 
> Landrover, later transplanted to an almost as old Saab 96 for trip over 
> Maroc Tunisia. They work great, nice to have cool water when you stop. It 
> was simply heavy coarse canvas, several layers. You soak them overnight, 
> then fill and hang in the breeze. Get one made, use part of the filler neck 
> from a wine box (quality no less) and stitch it all together.

If this is really what you mean Martha, I have seen them for sale here in
Victoria.

Alistair