My suggestion is don't try.  That's the glory of a Vanagon or better yet, a
Westy.  If you have a team member, you can keep going.  I did 26 hour
straight from Central Florida to Upstate NY.  Started at 7:00 P.M., did 2 -
4 hour shifts till morning.  Just till sleepy then force yourself to give up
and have a nap attack.

It's real cozy back there, too.

John Fleming
85 Westaru 176K
----- Original Message -----
From: Max/Joyce Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 2:29 PM
Subject: Any secrets for staying awake at the wheel?(little vanagon content)

> We've all had our troubles getting sleepy at the wheel in our
> Vanagons(required content), so does anyone have any sure fire
methods(short
> of speed and caffeine) that keep you alert when burning the miles up late
at
> night.  the last thing we want to do is sail off the road and as Jimmy
> Buffet so eloquently crooned, "...was quickly woken up by a Ma Bell
> telephone pole...".  Not only would this bag of tricks keep our Vanagons
> healthy(bonus vanagon content), but it could do wonders for our own
physical
> well being.
>
> DM&FS
>