Cowl blanket

[bgillen]

Anyone have a store-bought cowl blanket to recommend? I live in Wisconsin, and I'll be bringing my new CC home from Yakima over the Rockies in mid-to-late November. Looking for something that fits the CC well, keeps the heat in and is easy to get on with frozen fingers. (The plane has the Reiff preheat system installed.)

Thanks.

[cityrancher]

I have a Kennon on my Sport Cub and it fits great. Nice folks to deal with.
http://www.kennoncovers.com/

[seastar]

If you are really cheap like me go to Harbor Freight and buy one of their moving blankets.
Works great and cost me $7.99 on sale.
For pictures look here on this forum.
http://www.cubcraftersforums.com/sho...ghlight=Heater
Bill

[seastar]

Here is a direct link to the picture.

Bill

[cityrancher]

If you are trying to keep the retained heat in and maximize heat you are adding in the cold before flight, the well fitted and serious insulation of a Kennon is worth it. I lived in Southeast Alaska for twenty years and will not start my engine in temps below 40 degrees without preheating. A proper cover will dramatically reduce your preheat times and I found I could go for several hours with no need to preheat with my cover after a flight.

[seastar]

I'll bet the Kennon blanket works better than my Harbor Freight moving blanket but-----
I said "if your cheap like me".
Bet it looks better too ---
Why don't you post a picture and the price for us?
Bill

[cityrancher]

There are prices and photos on the website. It is expensive but how much is an early engine rebuild? The question was what are suggested options, you gave yours I gave mine.

[chipallen]

Bruce's Custom Covers also has an engine cover for the CC11.

[Dan L]

Here is a picture of a Kennon I used on a PA18 before getting the CC. It fits the CC well even though it wasn't intended for this cowl. And it keeps the heat in.

[cityrancher]

Thanks for the picture Dan. One other interesting aspect to the Kennon is that it is black on the outside but international distress orange on the inside. If you are unlucky enough to put it down in Winter in a remote area, the cover is a good emergency shelter and marker for search and rescue. I did S&R in Alaska with helicopters and one guy spent the night huddled inside his cowl cover with the orange out. ANYTHING you can do to make yourself visible is very worthwhile. It is bulky but think of it as a emergency sleeping bag as well as a great heat insulator.