Heat for my Van?????? Brrrrr

Hi, Loni,
 
So sorry I was not online all weekend and missed your question till now. My husband reminded me when I asked where ours was and told him why I wanted it (in order to tell you which brand it was) that the ciggie lighter onewe had bought we had to return because it didn't work properly.  Actually, the one we have now is a battery that starts the car from under the hood.  It is easy to understand and use, tho.  (But if you are a woman on adeserted road in the middle of nowhere, it certainly would feel safer to use a device from inside your car!)  Our battery works for correcting air pressure in tires, powering lights, laptop, cell phone, etc, tho,and is rated by 4 other customers very highly.  Here is the review for it and you can see a short video of how it works:
 
http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx/view.2/app.detail/params.item.V23530.desc.Portable-Powerpack-wAir-CompressorJumpstarterBuilt-in-Light#reviews
 
If this translates correctly for you, you should get a page at qvc.com for "Compact Emergency Jumpstart System", which is what the label reads.  Letme know if you do not get thru to it.  I will try to send it another way.  QVC offers several ciggie lighter ones, but none are rated well. 
 
Sorry this is not more helpful,
Diane
 


--- On Thu, 9/18/08, Loni Rosser <[hidden email]> wrote:

From: Loni Rosser <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: [eSens] Re: Heat for my Van?????? Brrrrr
To: [hidden email]
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008, 7:07 PM






Hi Diane,
 
Tell me more about the ciggie starter. Could I use that with a dead battery. I think I will buy a DC bed pad from Backwoods Solar. I will look for some mylar blankets I think to try also.
 
I do need something if my battery were to die in the park. Loni

--- On Thu, 9/18/08, Evie <evie15422@yahoo. com> wrote:

From: Evie <evie15422@yahoo. com>
Subject: Re: [eSens] Re: Heat for my Van?????? Brrrrr
To: eSens@yahoogroups. com
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008, 3:28 PM

Hi, Loni,
 
The car seat keeps warm only about 20-40 mins after the car is turned off.  The space blankets (2), one under and one over you, with a heavy quilt or down blanket over that would keep you warm tho, especially if you would begin with the heated seat so that you did not start out cold.  You could add a thin flannel sheet if you don't like the mylar touching you, if these are not otherwise ES troubling.  Add some metalic socks, gloves, agood warm hat and that would go a long way towards keeping you warm.  How cold does it get in the desert, Loni?  We keep down blankets and metalic socks, hats, and gloves in our car all winter because here it can go -25 below zero (one year--tho this was probably a once in a lifetime event--my outside thermometer, and those of all my neighbors, broke at -40!)  If your car breaks down when it is this cold, you are in deep doo-doo.  Wealso have a "car starter"--a small car generator battery you plug into your
ciggie lighter to start a car when it gets very cold and the car battery conks out.  You have to remember to take these in and out of your house with you (and you charge it by plugging into a household outlet), so it doesn't lose its charge.  Comes in handy, tho, when you are caught in subzerotemps and your car refuses to start.  You can run various small appliances off of this, too, but that then runs it down too far to use to start your car.  I have used solar lanterns that you charge in the sun by day +/orbattery candles for light at night when camping.  I have a battery book light to read and write by.  Sleeping bags are also rated for particular temperatures, Loni.  Just some ideas to think about.
 
Hope you are warm enough,
Diane

--- On Thu, 9/18/08, Loni Rosser <loni326@yahoo. com> wrote:

From: Loni Rosser <loni326@yahoo. com>
Subject: Re: [eSens] Re: Heat for my Van?????? Brrrrr
To: eSens@yahoogroups. com
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008, 3:25 PM

That's a great idea but how do I keep it going after the van is turned off.

--- On Wed, 9/17/08, Evie <evie15422@yahoo. com> wrote:

From: Evie <evie15422@yahoo. com>
Subject: Re: [eSens] Re: Heat for my Van?????? Brrrrr
To: eSens@yahoogroups. com
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 9:55 PM

Hi, Josie and Loni,
 
I also have the ciggie lighter heated car seat.  I got mine at QVC.com.  I think JCPenney's might also sell these.   They usually only sell them around Christmas time, tho.
 
Diane

--- On Tue, 9/16/08, PickPinkFlowers <haggisisscotsfood@ yahoo.com> wrote:

From: PickPinkFlowers <haggisisscotsfood@ yahoo.com>
Subject: [eSens] Re: Heat for my Van?????? Brrrrr
To: eSens@yahoogroups. com
Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2008, 6:36 PM

I have MCS and cannot turn my car heater on.  There are those 8 hour heaters
for dog beds that you heat in a microwave.  I use them, and they do stay warm for that long.  Problem is having access to a microwave.   I also had a heating pad with a cigarette lighter plug.  That was given to me,and I don't know where it came from.  Josie

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