Jake speaks of the truth. Last spring I got stuck high in the Ochoco
mountains. No cell service, and no repeaters to hit on the 2 meter or
440 band. It is rare indeed out here to find cell service in the
mountains when off the interstates.

On Wed, 2010-11-17 at 21:09 -0800, Jake de Villiers wrote:

> Urban Easterners vs Westerners
>
> When you break down/get stuck/injure yourself in the mountainous West, all
> the cell phones in the world won't help you!
>
> You'd better have a better plan that that.   And maybe a chainsaw.  ;)
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 7:49 PM, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@hiwaay.net> wrote:
>
> > I drive a lot - over 50K a year and can say the best 2 tools to take on the
> > road are a cell phone and a list of friends.
> >
> > A wireless internet connection rates a distant third.
> >
> > Tom
> > www.towercooler.com
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
> > Larry Alofs
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 9:42 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: tools to have onhand...
> >
> > I'm not clear whether you are talking about your whole collection or a
> > set to take on the road.  Except for a breaker bar and socket for
> > lugnuts, I don't take any half inch drive stuff when traveling.  I do
> > take some silicone rescue tape and some strapping tape.
> >  How about combination wrenches ( box and open end )?  Vice grips: 5"
> > needle nose and 7" curved jaw with cutter.  Screw drivers?
> >  How do you turn the bolts on your CV joints?
> >
> > Larry A.
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 7:40 PM, Harry Hoffman
> > <hhoffman@ip-solutions.net> wrote:
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > So, it's been a while since I've owned a VW (only T2 before now). Since
> > > the breakdown I've decided to make sure I'm prepared, tool-wise, so
> > > here's what I've got.
> > >
> > > I'd appreciate any pointers on things I'm missing or things I'm carrying
> > > that don't make sense
> > >
> > > Tools:
> > > Socket Wrenches: (1) 1/2" drive, (2) 3/8" drive
> > > Sockets: 6mm-21mm 3/8" drive
> > > Deep Sockets (3/8" drive): 9mm-19mm, 21mm
> > > Large Sockets (1/2" drive): 27mm, 28mm, 30mm, 32mm, 36mm
> > > Torque Wrench (1/2" drive)
> > > Cheater Bar (1/2" drive)
> > > Open Ended Wrenches: 6mm-19mm
> > > File Set
> > > Magnetic Pullers: (2) with Mirrors
> > > Adapters: several 3/8" and 1/2" adapters and extenders
> > > Allen Wrenches: Up to 17mm
> > > Small ball peen hammer
> > > hacksaw
> > > mallet
> > > metal clippers
> > > Dwell/Tach tester
> > > pocket multi-meter
> > > Inductive timing light
> > > battery charger 120v
> > >
> > > I have everything fitted into ziplock bags. It's amazing what you can
> > > fit into a toolbox when everything is nicely organized. We'll see how
> > > long that lasts ;-)
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Harry
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
>
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>
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