[Pete Munroe]

MYR et al,

I have tried to think of ways to get more useful heat out of the little heater.

Have tried stuffing towels into the foot-box vent inlets as the flapper valves doen't really seal that well...also towels under the seats to keep air from flowing forward under the seat...HEY...EVERYTHING helps on a cold night after 2 hours.

The car is pretty wide open...even a proper heater with squirrel cage blower would be hard pressed to keep the lower half of a human comfortable in
a roadster type car.

The tonnaeu cover sounds like a big improvement...unless your passenger wants to sit up.

So, go one step further...a blanket, skirt...whatever?. Snapped or velcroed to the underside of dash lip. Long enough to reach to the back of the seats and cover your lap.

It would seal off the lower interior...sort of like a gaiter in a kayak...tuck it in around your lap and the passenger and at least your lower half would be warm!

Sounds like overkill till you try to get a gal to go for a ride in the winter time...twice.

Not cold enough often enough in So. Cal to have ever followed through on making it, but for folks to the east seems like a good October to May idea for long drives.

Pete