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[Viking <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

sanrico AT highdesert.com wrote:

> I'm thinkng about some sort of insulation, made from recyclable 
> whatever, of course. I have yet to come home in recent days with 
> anything resembling ice cream, and forget about live plants and such.
>  Do packing peanuts have any insulating qualities? Bubblewrap? Any of
>  that kind of stuff that one accumulates and never finds a use for?
>
> Sandy

I have been thinking about the same thing.  We are 30 minutes from the
grocery store, and since my groceries go into the back of the truck, I
often worry about keeping things cold enough for the ride home.  Here's
my idea..
You know those sunshade thingies that people use in their cars?  We used
one to make a dew shield for our telescope.  We cut it to size, used
spray adhesive to attach some black cloth on one side, and we secure it
to the scope with velcro.  It works great to keep the scope just above
the dewpoint.  Anyway, the kind we have has some kind of bubblewrap core
with a mylar type coat-it's shiny on the outside. I had no trouble
sewing through it when I made the dewshield, so I know it would work as
a decent insulator in a homemade bag, or even for the bag itself since
it is stiff enough to hold a box shape.  Maybe you could get some off
freecycle or out of a junkyard or something..

Bev
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