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Subject:Re: Vanagon Tool Box - What be in it?
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Mon, 6 Mar 2006 19:25:03 -0800

When we travel, I fill big Ziplocs with sockets, wrenches, extensions etc
and tuck  them under the passenger seat. Quiet, accessible and very cheap!

On 3/6/06, River Clan <ri@riverclan.org> wrote:
>
> I found a really cool thing for my tools.
>
> In the old days, there were tool rolls. Bucket Boss now has these
> too, and I use two of them for wrenches, sockets, jumpers, etc. They
> don't rattle at all, plus they're kinda convenient to layout when
> working on the vehicles.
>
> https://www.expeditionexchange.com/bucketboss/
>
> Now if they only wouldn't mold, I'd be set!
>
> Wanna see some wild stuff? Check out that site. It's for the Land
> Rover owner that already has *everything*. Woowee. Some high $$$
> toys! Great ideas though!
>
> Ri
>
>
>
> On Mar 6, 2006, at 4:37 PM, Roger Sisler wrote:
>
> > When I hit a bump, the tools go jangle jangle. When I take a turn,
> > I hear
> > sockets(1/4 and 3/8 inch) roll from one side , to the other. Never
> > get the
> > chance to put them away, it seems. I have several empty 1 pound
> > grease cans
> > chocked full of old vanagon bolts,screws, and other assorted
> > fasteners.A
> > couple of these cans are in the rear westy cabinet(my tool shed).
> >
> > Some computer literate listee should photograph some obscure vanagon
> > fastner or such,and have a contest to see who can identify it
> > first.I got
> > hundreds of these to make a match.Winner gets to stump the crowd
> > with the
> > next fastner,and so on.
> >
>

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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com