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[BobTheWonderDog <r_s_banks AT yahoo.com>]

You don't have a cooler?  Everybody has a cooler, or
can get one for a buck at a secondhand store.   


> 
> 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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