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TechMOGogy
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Well... just went you thought you had seen it all... I found this GREAT way to install a heater in a Pinz :mrgreen:
Ok, so perhaps not the best way but it is an interesting concept - plywood backboard is not the nicest thing to look at/through but the heater uses propane and is a catalytic heater.
Not sure how well the radiant heat would work with its placement but interesting.
Perhaps in the summer a hole could be cut in the plywood and a window A/C unit could be installed :)
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burned coats and scarves!

Is there tip over protection? Does it trigger while driving and shut off?
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maybe put in a fire pit in the bed? :D
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Just like a Volkswagen. Right side gets 2nd degree burns while left side gets frostbite. only with this, its ears instead of feet.
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Painting the plywood to match the vehicle color would at least it improve the aesthetics.
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You could also grill cheese sammys reaching over with your left hand whilst keeping the shifter hand on task.
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This is weird. There is an ad for a 712 on Ebay right now, with this exact catalytic heater shown. 10th photo shown. Says it's in Michigan ???

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pinzgauer-1982- ... 2002110578

Same vehicle???
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Yeah - that is where I got the picture from
When I 1st saw it I thought it was a plug in electric heater :)
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I think perhaps we thought it was your heater solution.

But in all honesty, looking back on things you have accomplished, it did seem a bit primitive for you and really not up to your standard. Apologies if I seemed to be confused at the beginning of the postings.
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krick3tt wrote:I think perhaps we thought it was your heater solution.

But in all honesty, looking back on things you have accomplished, it did seem a bit primitive for you and really not up to your standard. Apologies if I seemed to be confused at the beginning of the postings.
Ah - well the way I said it in my 1st post I could see how that would come across
I was just being sarcastic
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