hehehe,

great. thats the total opposite of me. my packing starts before the
packing - I make itemized excel spreadsheets featuring literally
anything that wants to come along. and guess what? it also features
the weight of every item. so i am the one sitting in the living room
with a kitchen scale weighing my t-shirts, compass, spare
batteries.........
ii hope i am not reinforcing any prejudices about germans here....
ok i only do the weighing thing if canoeing or especially hiking or
biking is involved. i am slightly more relaxed for car-camping. i was
really maxing it out on this tour though: www.outdoorinsider.com
maybe i am over-doing it whatever. i work as an outdoor guide in
scandinavia, and i tell you many times i would like to send a free
kitchen scale to anyone who signs up for the trips.

flrorian
�87 westy
�92 eurovan mv

On 5/27/05, Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net> wrote:
> I have installed "D" rings all over the cabin area of the Westy ...
> utilizing screws that were already there in most cases ... to facilitate
> the use of bungee cords for the things that used to be "Misiles" in the
> rear, on the floor, and on the stowed table and stovetop.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> Don Williams wrote:
> > Funny how different people are in their approach to trips.  When I leave
> > for a long one, I just put everything in a big heap on the floor and get
> > the hell out of town.  Then as I go along I slowly organize that big pile
> > of rubble and eventually find a location for it all.  I wouldn't take two
> > minuates of my time to do this before I leave because it would be impeding
> > my leaving, and I "wants to get on the road".  So if you see somebody at a
> > rest stop along I-5 swamping out his 85 Westy and trying to get his sh**
> > together, it's probably me.
> >
> > Don
> >
>