Date:         Fri, 5 Dec 2008 08:21:22 -0800
Reply-To:     Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Heaters for winter camping
Comments: To: Richard A Jones <jones@colorado.edu>
In-Reply-To:  <49394633.6080602@colorado.edu>
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dear heat n chilly
the idea of closing part of the van off from the heat source is a way to
introduce moisture to your upper part
which also includes advancing the deterioration of the top--
try this as an experiment --
instead of hanging the front privacy curtain tightly wrapped around the
windshield and over the dash
simply hang it between the two snaps just behind the cockpit seats --
with the diesel espar heater on medium to low all night --
in the morning the cooler side of the curtain will have retained all excess
moisture ...
generated by your own heat exchanger (lungs)

so i wouldnt be putting one of those fleece thermal barriers in if that were
the dynamic set in place
yet i would be willing to entertain real life experience stories with this
item as a way to convince me other wise
yours

On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 7:18 AM, Richard A Jones <jones@colorado.edu> wrote:

> > I tried my Propex with top up and top down one weekend at about 38 or
> > 40degree temps..Major difference with top down...prety much shut it down
> > after half hr when the top was down..ran it on low all night with top
> > up..ymmv
>
> Bob Stevens and I invented a wonderful way to leave the
> top up--for storage, etc--but keep the heat down:
> Syncro Brothers Fleece Thermal Barrier
> http://jones.colorado.edu/jones/VW/fleecebarrier.jpg
> A 4'x6' piece of fleece with some snaps.  Other part
> of the snaps screwed around the hole in the bus.  The
> rear flap just tucks in between the upper pads.  It
> doesn't have to be perfect, just "pretty good."
>
> It keeps the heat downstairs and when you get up in the
> middle of the night it is soft on your head!
>
> Richard
>
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