If I were truly worried about making this awesome mistake I'd store my
car keys on a hook or magnet on the Pop-top locking devise. That way I'd
have to drop the top to get the keys. That in itself should be a good
reminder that the top needed to be secured.

Stan Wilder
83 Westy Air Cooled

On Thu, 28 Feb 2002 22:11:56 -0800 mike miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com>
writes:
> If I had never made a mistake of truly awesome dimensions I'd agree
> with
> this.
>
> But...
>
>
> > From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
> > Reply-To: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
> > Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 18:08:57 -0600
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: PopTop Alarm ..... Conslusion ????
> >
> > What is your age?
> > What high school did you graduate from?
> > How long have you had your drivers license?
> > Do you own a home?
> > Do you have a car?
> > Then by the power vested in me I declare you a responsible
> individual.
> > I trust you to drop the top, roll up your water and electric
> lines.
> > I expect you to pick up your personal trash from your campsite.
> > Thats my take on super duper tricked out more wiring in a Vanagon
> with a
> > some cheesy switch that tells you that you got your head screwed
> on
> > properly.
> >
> > Stan Wilder
> >
> > On Thu, 28 Feb 2002 07:46:28 -0800 Ben McCafferty <ben@KBMC.NET>
> writes:
> >> Call me a Simpleton, but my solution to this is a small
> laminated
> >> card that
> >> reads:
> >>
> >> H20 disconnected
> >> 110 disconnected
> >> Propane closed
> >> Poptop closed and latched, canvas in
> >> Leveling jacks removed
> >> Fridge switched to 12V
> >> Tables secure
> >> Check oil and water level
> >>
> >> I keep it in the hole for the tach, i.e. on that little shelf,
> and
> >> just look
> >> at it before moving.
> >>
> >> Well, ok, it's actually a scribbled not on a piece of a saltine
> box,
> >> but I
> >> keep meaning to make a laminated one!  :)
> >>
> >> Just a thought.
> >> bmc  :)
> >> "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."
> >>
> >>
> >>> From: lchase <lchase@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
> >>> Reply-To: lchase <lchase@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
> >>> Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 07:03:06 -0800
> >>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >>> Subject: PopTop Alarm ..... Conslusion ????
> >>>
> >>> Folks,
> >>>
> >>> A while back William stated a thread on designing a alarm
> device
> >> for the
> >>> Popup.
> >>>
> >>> Some that would sound a warning or even lock out the ignition
> >> switch if the
> >>> top hadn't been securely closed.
> >>>
> >>> The debate ranged from ........ why was it need to what a great
> >> idea.
> >>>
> >>> Since I have recently discovered that many of my previously
> >> healthy and
> >>> perfectly functioning brain cells are among the missing, and
> you
> >> can't prove
> >>> otherwise ...... I came down on the favorable side of this
> topic.
> >>>
> >>> Scoured the archives, they are shinny clean now, but can't seem
> to
> >> find and
> >>> conclusion on practical design / fabrication suggestions.
> >>>
> >>> While we are at it, if the solution could also be applied to
> help
> >> one
> >>> remember to put their trousers on before driving away ... that
> >> might have a
> >>> use too. Not for me, but you know who you are.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> lchase
> >>> 85Westy "RoadHouse"
> >>> Campbell, CA
> >>>
> >>
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