> My uncle, a VW/snowmobile {!} mechanic shared his setup with me. He 
>likes to camp in Montana in the winter, so he obtained the smallest 
>propane furnace meant for a motorhome. Cut carved and plumbed it into the 
>divider between the driver's seat. Intake and output were sent outside 
>the bus. Themostatic heat! Claims it makes snow camping comfortable..If 
>anyone wants more details, I'll contact him. Might be a little overkill 
>for CA, but on the right night........

    I'd be EXTREMELY interested in his choices. Are you talking 
    about this guy having somehow integrated a kind of oil-filled
    indoor radiator into the FRAME of his VW??

>"Man has always considered himself superior to animals, a presumption not 
>always supported by the facts" J.Muir