William Ayer wrote

> Question:
>
> When you go traveling / camping in your Westy, what are the top three things
> on your "Don't leave home without it list"?
>
> Cheers,
>
> William
>
> '90 Westy Syncro (109K), San Francisco, CA

  Hi guys!
I�ve been reading through a lot of replys with a lot of good tips on what to
bring!
One question to the guys who want to bring the holy book:
Do you feel that it�s extra neseccery to bring this in a Vanagon???
The reason I ask is that I  - even though not being religous myself, other than
having the faith in that my Vanagon�s gonna take me wherever I wanna go- have
some friends who�re religious and they never bring their bibles- no matter what
transportation!- since they know that they�re always able to find some at the
local churc if they really need the advice from the book!
And since you mentioned the Bently as an alternative, I know that it�s not that
bible!!
Well, it�s a free choice I guess , so some kind of litterature would probably be
on my list too, since IF the Vanagon decides to cheat on me, I�ll have something
to do while it�s mending!
YES, I suppose it to take care of whatever harm it does to itself!
And if this shouldn�t happen well, I guess that a toolbox wouldn�t be totally
wrong even if what I�ve experienced this far the main use for this is to lend
tools to other people since the Vanagon actually has fixed itself so far.
( the only real problem being the infamous "Digifant stutter" wich as you know
only requiers an ignitionkey "off/on" -touch wood)
Ok, there we have two things :
#1 A good book ( why not a manual or a "How to survive..." book - or maybe a
Steven King if you have a breakdown in the middle of the night, could be
interesting reading under a fading flashlight!!!!)
#2 A well filled toolbox - no, dont bring the complete SNAP-ON kit,just the
nessecities plus some spare parts (s.a. fanbelt,lightbulbs,some electrical vire
and a bolt/nut assortement)
But what for number three?
Well, I guess that depends on weather conditions,a beverage cooler in the
summer, shovel/ snow chains in the winter, a big I�m a man, not a moose sign
during huntingseason a raincoat and a towingrope if it�s wet...............I
guess I�ll leave that up to you to decide!
But okay, if you go camping, my third choice would probably be a hatchet and a
box of matches!!!
Good luck!
Calle
-88 Vanagon
Mullhyttan, Sweden

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