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[Viking <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

Or, you could simply make removeable bag inserts, shaped like the bag, 
but inverted- bags that slide into the bag upside down, then removed 
when you throw the bags into the washer.

Bev

sanrico AT highdesert.com wrote:

> Great idea, the mylar sunscreen stuff. Matter-of-fact, I've got some - needed 
> to
> cover my front windows (west-facing) but it was blinding the neighbors, so I 
> had
> to take it down. I wonder about washability, though. You could, I s'pose cut 
> it
> to fit the bottom and inside sides of the bag, and attach it with velcro, 
> same as
> your scope.
>
> Sandy
>
> On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:53:31 -0400, Viking wrote:
>
>
> > 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
> > --
> > erthnsky AT bellsouth.net  BevanRon of EarthNSky Farm      NW Georgia USDA Zone 7
> > 34.498N 85.076W
> >
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erthnsky AT bellsouth.net  BevanRon of EarthNSky Farm      NW Georgia USDA Zone 7
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