Hey, Greg,

Have you ever heard of a tent and a camp stove?  Come on, I know you grew up
in a household full of vanagons, but surely you've heard of car camping!  I
would leave the kayak behind, because I'm not using it that much and the
rest of the paddling gear takes up a lot of space.  But I'd take the bike
with me, that's easy and essential.

I'm mulling it over.  Unlike you guys, I'm not a mechanic, so the repairs
cost me a ton! And because I don't have any other housing, if my van needs
to go in for repairs I'm rather stuck - homeless, to put it bluntly.  It's
not like I can put the repairs off till I have time, with the van out in the
driveway or the garage and me inside the house.

Anyone have any brilliant thoughts on this matter?  I know asking the
mechanics on the Vanagon list isn't really the right people to get ideas
from, but what the hell...

Joy

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Joy Hecht
and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon

For musings about life and the vanadventures:
http://users.rcn.com/jhecht/gypsy

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inal Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of Greg Potts
:::Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 3:15 PM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: license plate light bulbs
:::
:::Hi Joy,
:::
:::That's a lot of stuff you're going to need to unload... Bicycle, Kayak,
:::dishes, food storage, bedding...
:::
:::Once you factor in the cost of accomodation and restaurant meals to
:::touring in a Prius,  the maintenance on your Vanagon will seem like a
:::tremendous bargain. To maintain an older vehicle does require that you
:::scale back your demands sometimes. But life in the slow lane can be
:::every bit as fulfilling... Think about it for a while... do you really
:::prefer a drive-through menu to home cooking?
:::
:::Happy trails,
:::
:::Greg Potts
:::Toronto, Ontario, Canada
:::
:::1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato**  LY3H
:::1977 Sunroof Automatic L63H/L90D
:::http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia
:::http://www.busesofthecorn.com
:::
:::
:::On 23-Aug-04, at 11:41 AM, Joy Hecht wrote:
:::
:::> I'm about ready to get rid of even more stuff and continue my travels
:::> in my
:::> Prius, which never needs repairs and if I needed parts I could get
:::> them.