>> For our aging road divas, I'm sure volks have the minimum support kit
they keep always available in their diva...er van.

What's in yours?  Duct tape, WD40 and what else? <<

#1 is a Native American mandela. The closest I could find to mine is
http://www.nativeamericanindians.net/site/752102/product/PD-MW03 .  That
keeps the super powerful breakdown spirits away and has worked for me for
many years.  (I was at a Limbo event in RI this summer and the host was the
first person in many years to recognize it as a Mandela and not a dream
catcher...)

#2 bottle jacks since in the NE your jack points are rusty and you'll need
to call AAA at 9 PM at night in the middle of Mystic, CT just to jack up
your van.  (Mandela's do not protect from small mishaps on your journey.)

#3 cell phone.

#4 a minimum of all metric wrenches up to 23mm.

#5 screwdrivers, allen wrenches, vice grips, hammer.

#6 definitely some of this stuff:
http://www.rescuetape.com/?gclid=COfGrbb13ZwCFQJD5godm3iDJA to a hose if it
breaks.

#7 "emergency" pack of cigarettes under the drivers seat in case I have a
major breakdown. I'm ex-smoker for the last 20 years I'm still dying to
break open that pack. The mandela makes sure the pack stays un-opened.

Bryan