qjane
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MAU MAU wrote: ... How does the Sportsmobile Top work in cold weather?
WVvan, hope you don't mind a fellow penthouse top owner jumping in here. I snipped this from the SMB site:
" ... convertible car-top vinyl-impregnated fabric exterior ... The fabric interior is mildew and condensation resistant. Since it doesn't breathe it helps hold heat out in summer and inside in the winter..."
The top (and I) have survived camping with temps dropping overnight into the mid-thirties. Can't comment on sub-freezing weather, though. HTH.
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Hey QJane,
Jump in anytime. The more info the better. That's the whole purpose of this thread.
On a different subject, a photo from tonight. I've added leds to the basement.
Open the pod bay doors Hal.
Once I exit Hal, this is what I do.
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I'm honored to have been some inspiration to you, as you've inspired me and so many others.
Interesting, we chose the exact same fitting, and located it in the exact mirror image place, yours to port, mine to starboard.
I'd upload photos, but my old thread is now closed.
Anyway, just like yours, it's a super clean install, looks nearly factory, and plugs in very conveniently, grounded. I run a small heater on chilly days if I can plug in because we get sub-freezing here nights in spring fishing season and of course in early duck season in the fall. Makes for a very comfortable evening, and makes for almost as much fun using my van as I had making it!
The basement is a great idea..do you think the "revenooers" in your mountains will ever look there? ;-)
Cheers, Guy
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Quote:do you think the "revenooers" in your mountains will ever look there?
Considering the history of these here parts that would have been an actual concern a few decades ago. 
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Have you thought of making the basement LED's red?
The picture you posted looks a little spooky, but with red it would be awesome!
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All work and no play makes Hal angry so time for a weekend in the woods.
Thought I'd hike up a mountain and look for it's benchmark. There wasn't a trail but I knew I was getting close when I saw this. An old fire tower foundation. These are usually near the highest point.
Found it. GPS makes finding these a lot easier.
I'm at the top of Mozark Mt.
Looking for benchmarks is something I like to do when I'm hiking around. Here's a web page I previously created about them.
What is a Benchmark?
It got down into the 30's both nights I was out but with the Webasto heater I was snug as can be.
On the right side of the above picture you can see the first iteration of my kitchen cabinet. This is just the framework with a plywood top but it gave me a chance to test out the size. Some adjustments are needed.
While hiking I came upon this. Anyone know what it is?
It has a small solar panel but no markings of any kind. Just curious.
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Were you able to determine if the tube was hollow, and if so, how far down did it go? It may be a breather tube for an underground facility and the array looks like a 800 mhz antenna which was used for cellular reception about 15 years ago.
A rather eccentric friend of mine purchased a former underground facility in the mountains of West Virginia in 2008. It was a nuclear proof underground facility built by AT&T to keep communications going should the U.S. take a nuclear hit.
The facility has 36" thick doors throughout and a 36,000 KW generator and is about 6000 square feet in total size. It came with about 300 acres and he is quite pleased with this rather unique purchase.
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maptester
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Looks like a rain gauge with the ability to send the data back via wireless. Only the top 18" or so would be the gauge. Is the diameter about 8"?
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alliemac9
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MAU MAU wrote:Were you able to determine if the tube was hollow, and if so, how far down did it go? It may be a breather tube for an underground facility and the array looks like a 800 mhz antenna which was used for cellular reception about 15 years ago.
A rather eccentric friend of mine purchased a former underground facility in the mountains of West Virginia in 2008. It was a nuclear proof underground facility built by AT&T to keep communications going should the U.S. take a nuclear hit.
The facility has 36" thick doors throughout and a 36,000 KW generator and is about 6000 square feet in total size. It came with about 300 acres and he is quite pleased with this rather unique purchase.
I think that would be a really cool purchase as well! You don't happen to know what it cost, do you? Just curious... 
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His isn't the only one:
The Greenbrier Bunker
Quote:In the late 1950s, the U.S. government approached The Greenbrier for assistance in creating a secret emergency relocation center to house Congress in the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust. The classified, underground facility, named "Project Greek Island" was built at the same time as the West Virginia Wing, an above-ground addition to the hotel, from 1959 to 1962.
Although the bunker was kept stocked with supplies for 30 years, it was never actually used as an emergency location, even during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The bunker's existence was not acknowledged until Ted Gup of the The Washington Post revealed it in a 1992 story; immediately after the Post story, the government decommissioned the bunker. The facility has since been renovated and is also used as a data storage facility for the private sector. It is featured as an attraction in which visitors can tour the now declassified facilities, known as The Bunker.
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