Bill-

Stop breathing. (kidding).  Switch heaters to a vented Plat Cat. While I
don't have first-hand info, I had a P-mail discussion with a user of one of
these. He claimed it did a great job of drying out the inside of the van
while camping.

BTW, why are you living in your Westy?

G. Matthew Bulley
Director
Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
www.bulley-hewlett.com
Cary, NC USA
888.468.4880 tollfree

-----Original Message-----
From:   BILL [SMTP:billv2@PRODIGY.NET]
Sent:   Sunday, November 21, 1999 1:23 PM
To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject:        fighting condensation

Hi Volks!
As most of you know, I am living in my westy (over 3 months now) and with
the colder weather setting in, I'm getting a lot of condensation inside.
The
outside temps are between the teens with highs in the thirties with snow
likely. I am using an electric Holmes furnace heater and I'm staying nice
and warm, sometimes hot! I keep the top down in order to keep in the heat.
My problem is the condensation that is taking place. I will pop the top and
let it dry out some, but it is starting to collect a little too much! I'm
afraid of damage to the canvas and the moisture inside the walls rusting
the
metal. I am having problems with web access so I can't get to the archives.
My mail server is OK.

Any ideas? Would a dehumidifier work in this case? They take up too much
room though.

Any insight appreciated
TIA
Bill  V.                 "I'd Rather Be Hiking The
'82 CA Westy [FreeBird]       Greater Yellowstone"
"Famous Potatoes"