Ooooohhhhh! I'd hate to have to push start a Vanagon. Isn't the curb weight something like 2453903519836 pounds? He has water-jacket assisted heat so I bet he doesn't need it while he's moving <grin> G2 On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 10:11:28 -0600 Sammie Smith <slsmith@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Well, I don't know. Amp draw on it is light, something like 6.5. However, > instructions do say to not use it for long periods with the engine > off. However, the reason I got it was to wrap up the driver and passenger > while driving. The Baja has no heater and it gets awfully cold in there at > night while driving. Day time with sunlight is OK. But 35-40 degrees > outside at night is really tough. It probably would be ok for a couple of > hours nap with the engine off. Or even all night if you park on an incline > so if the battery is dead you can get a rolling start to crank the engine. > Sammie > > > At 09:41 AM 11/22/2005, you wrote: > >The only problem I see with a 12 volt electric blanket is that truckers > >leave their trucks idleing all night. what would be the drain on the battery? > > > >Sammie Smith <slsmith@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >Ronnie: > >You said you got cold. Picked up something the other day at a truck > >stop. 12V electric blanket. Only $20.00. Haven't had a chance to try it > >out but the truckers use them. > >Sammie > > > >At 05:58 PM 11/21/2005, you wrote: > > >Hey gang, > > > > > >I picked up my new Westy last night. The guy was really nice and gave me > > >a 6 pack of his favorite micro brewed beers plus some New Hampshire syrup. > > > > > >Stopped at Walmart in Manchester, NH to pick up a sleeping bag, pillow and > > >some water. Drove from about 5 PM to 1 AM, slept for a few hours in Penn > > >at a rest stop. To cold to really get any rest - 25 inside and out. > > > > > >Pretty weird, in about a 5 hour period I drove through 6 or 7 states. I > > >think all highways lead to NYC. I kept thinking I was going ion a circle. > > > > > >Feels like I need to go borr ow my daughter's American History book to > > >check out all the different places - Harpers Ferry, Gettysburg, > > >Washington's office, civil war battlegrounds.............. > > > > > >Today drove the Skyline drive in Virgina. Very nice drive with plenty of > > >lookouts and parks. Took a nap at one of the picnic areas. > > > > > >After driving through rain for about 6 hours I decided it was time for a > > >hotel. > > > > > >1,500 clicks so far - cruise control set at 100 KPH, van (Canadian speedo) > > >is driving nice and is getting about 20 MPG. > > > > > >Ronnie > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! > > >FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. > > > >