RE: [ihc] Carhartt Shorts

["John M. Adams" <jma@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ihc@domain.elided [mailto:owner-ihc@domain.elided]On Behalf Of Tom
> Mandera
> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 12:12 PM
> To: Ryan Moore
> Cc: John Hofstetter; ihc-digest
> Subject: [ihc] Carhartt Shorts

> The other prime factor to consider, Ryan.. when driving my Travelette
> down the Interstates of Colorado and Utah in late July, towing my car
> 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
> front of you and just under you.
>
> Not only did it feel like I was inside an oven.. *I WAS*.
>

Tom, have you tried insulating the firewall / floor? I recently bought some
surplus material from a company here that makes insulated cockpit & engine
covers & such for the airline industry. It's a thin, quilted, reflective
material you can cut with scissors. I haven't installed it yet, but I'm
banking on a drastic improvement in summer cabin temps. Another thought
would be a small dash fan like the truckers use. Maybe it could be mounted
below the dash to get the hot air up and out through your 5 open windows?
Hmmm, does this sound like more work than just fixing the A/C? Anyway,
shorts or no shorts, 140 degree radiant heat is too damned hot. Even with
snow on the ground, I remember last summer well enough to want to do
something about it before it comes 'round again. -John A.
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