we did three weeks last summer (ok, 20 days), in and around oregon and
northern california.  with our (then) 3-year old.  by the last day it
was pedal to the metal to get home, home, home.

i think it would be easier, now that he's 4.  maybe.

we used motels and friends' showers.  swimming in streams (sans soap)
was also a good way to keep the stink down.

b

On Friday, May 24, 2002, at 02:45 , Karl Wolz wrote:

> Our max has been three weeks, and our experience pretty much parallels
> Stu's, except for the part about eating dead animals.
>
> Cheap motel every 5 - 6 days and a good shower every other.  Sponge
> baths
> only go so far.
>
> Karl
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stu Schwartz" <sschwartz@OS2BBS.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 2:42 PM
> Subject: Re: living in a westy or weekender for a few months while
> travelling
>
>
>> We drove cross country for 2 months last summer...with a small dog
>> (wife
> and me).  We had a good time but it did get small.
>>
>> We found it important to shake the bedlinens almost daily as well as
>> sweep
> the main area.
>>
>> We used 2-3 post max (in fact after about a week we sent a great deal
>> of
> stuff back home).
>>
>> The fridge wasn't really adequate (we traveled through 90 degrees most
>> of
> the time) so we had 2 coolers and purchased 2-3 days of food at a
> time.  Ice
> 2x per
>> day was a must.  Since we are vegetarians most of our food didn't
>> require
> refrigeration...it was soy based and cooked already in many cases.
>>
>> We also stayed in hotels (super 8 mostly) once every 5-6 days for a
> relaxing shower and a day off...and air conditioning.  It really helped.
>>
>> And even though my wife and I have lived together for almost 25
>> years...it
> did become stressful at times...I would not "live" in it if I could help
> it...but a vacation
>> was okay.
>>
>> Good luck and have fun...
>>
>>
>>
>> --peace--
>>     stu
>>
>