[ihc] Re: Carhartt Shorts / Door speakers

[Tom Mandera <tsm1@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ryan Moore wrote:
> I do have two pair of Carhartt pants,  one pair of blue jeans (which I'm
> wearing right now) and one pair of tan ones.  I don't understand why, but
> the tan ones seem a *lot* thicker and heavier constructed than the blue
> ones.  They both have the requisite pockets...
I have a pair of two of Carhartt *jeans*.. they're good jeans, but they 
are NOT the work-pants.  The "brown duck" pants are the best - the other 
colors are OK, but the brown/tan are the heavy duty stuff.

I own a pair or two of black work pants, the rest are brown.

FWIW, I also have a pair of black insulated bibs used for hunting and 
winter wheeling.


> > trailer, even if you open all 5 windows, you CAN NOT circulate enough
> > air in the cabin to make up for the 140-degF radiant heat source in
> Sounds like you need a rear slider...
Didja notice "all FIVE windows" were open.. that's 4 doors and one rear 
slider.. on a '74 Travelette, the front windshield isn't hinged for 
ventilation like the older trucks. :D


> I try to avoid putting speakers in doors, seems to lead to some issues a lot
> of times.   Did you put things over the back of them so the water won't hurt
> them?
I installed foam baffles/speaker covers in the door before installing 
the 6.5 round 3-way speaker to protect the back side of the speakers 
from any moisture in the door.

Before doing that, I also scrubbed out the inside of the doors and 
coated the bottom 1/3 of the inside with POR-15, along with the backside 
of the door panels.

It was a convenient location to put the speakers without taking up any 
cabin space (you'd think a Travelette cab would be spacious enough, but 
it's not).

Eventually, I intend to put a pair of tweeters at the top of the 
A-pillars, and a sub or two under or behind the rear seat.  I'm trying 
to hold off on doing too much to the interior until after I've put the 
rollcage in.

-Tom