Could of questions for the crowd

1) Tools - what tools do you normally pack for a week or two excursion?
Just curious to see what everyone has to say and also to see what I may
want to bring.

2) Driver side stabilizer bar on an 80' Westie - I replaced this when I
bought it last year and was quite surprised to find out it was snapped
again..  Is there something I'm doing wrong? Is this a common problem?
It's a $125 CDN part and I'm kind of burnt having to replace it before a
week of camping my way across the prairies (5,000 KM in 8 days planned
for next week. See question 1!)

3) Ok, I figger I'm a pretty mechanical kind of guy buy how the hell
does this car jack work? It's about 2 1/2 feet long, tubular with a
hinged bar on the side and a crank. This shouldn't be a Mensa test... am
I missing pieces? There was a nail in the bag. S'about it.  I'm only
asking because I have to fix #2 above, and I normally pack a small
trolley jack (see #1!) that I would just as soon not bring to Winnipeg.

By the way, I've been a member of this list for about a week and I must
say I'm impressed by the lore passed around and the 'community' feel of
it.

Have a good evening folks.

- Eric

Perhaps next time I'll ask the question - what do you pack where - and
why?