On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 12:06 PM, Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@gmail.com> wrote:

> >>The basic bottom-line toolkit is a cell phone, AAA membership, and a
> credit card ... and as >>much preventative maintenance as time and money
> allow.
>
> I carry about 40 pounds of tools in a tool roll tucked in a tool bag ---
> but
> Steve's comment above is all too true :-)
>
> Doug
>

  Yah, if you stick close to civilization always.  Is it not a law that the
further away from mechanics and parts you venture, the more you are likely
to have vehicle trouble?  A collary of that law is trouble is more likely to
happen after 4:30 on Fridays.
  Where I travel, AAA is the "hail mary" option... "Hi, Triple A?....I am in
Austin, Nv. and I need a tow to the nearest Volkswagen dealership...I guess
that would be....either Salt Lake or Reno/Carson City..."  Both would be a
whole day on a flatbed.   Or Baja Hwy 1...Ever think of getting highway help
with a cell phone and a credit card down there?  Ha ha ha....Neither would
come close to working...

  No, I like to have the stuff to handle most problems, aboard the van.
  Don Hanson