Pliers. Screwdriver. Duct tape. Wire. Cell Phone. Towing insurance.

I have no interest in trying to fix a major breakdown on the side of a
road. Tens of thousands of non-mechanically inclined people are
"rescued" by tow trucks from backwoods areas, and their cars brought to
places where the climate and tools are conducive to making a proper and
lasting repair.

Developing business and guiding change since 1996,

G. Matthew Bulley
Bulley-Hewlett
Marketing & Communications
Business: www.bulley-hewlett.com
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Phone: +1.919.658.1278

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of Eric Spletzer
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 5:04 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: What parts to carry on the road...

So my clutch replacement experience - getting stuck in Yosemite, 50
miles
from the nearest parts store which doesn't carry parts in stock - makes
me
think that it might be wise, with all the back-country driving I do - to
carry some spare parts for backup on long trips.  Not that carrying an
entire engine is really practical or realistic, but there probably are
some
things more worthwhile to carry.  As of now I carry plugs and belts and
filters and fluids and tools and thought you all could help me make more
efficient use of the space under the back seat.

What do you all keep in your vans?  Anybody have any suggestions for the
ultimate road repair kit that would fit under the back seat?

-eric

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'85 GL Camper (Moby)
San Francisco, CA