that's how we're handling Y2K.  We just packed up for
a 5 day camping trip and stuck it all inside the van.

Mike Harrnacker
89 Weekender
Western Washington

--- BILL <billv2@PRODIGY.NET> wrote:
> The Red Cross tells us that are living in the Rocky
> Mountains to have a 72
> hour supply in case of emergencies. That is how long
> it could take before
> they could get supplies in. This is not Y2K, but any
> time. Most people
> ignore this. Having a westy makes this 72 hr supply
> much easier. Your 72 hr
> supply should consist of sufficient water, food,
> blankets, medical supplies,
> and shelter(westy). Brandy is optional <grin>
>
> Bill  V.                 "I'd Rather Be Hiking The
> '82 CA Westy [FreeBird]       Greater Yellowstone"
> "Famous Potatoes"
>
> >
> > As I'm in the IT/telecomm business, I will be
> working over the
> > New Year period;
> > night shifts in fact. Although I don't consider
> myself paranoid,
> > I will have my
> > Westy outside the office, with a full diesel and
> propane tank, charged
> > batteries, full water tank, empty porta-potti, and
> lots of
> > instant food in the
> > kitchen cabinets.
> >
> > This should make me pretty self-sufficient for a
> few days, should
> > push come to
> > shove. Is there anything I've overlooked (apart
> from
> > lead-cladding the whole
> > thing to protect against nuclear accidents)? Is
> anyone else
> > planning on using
> > their Westy as an emergency Y2k-shelter? Or you do
> you think I'm insane?
> >
> > Robin / the Netherlands
> > 90 Vanagon Westfalia Atlantic TD
> > 84 Vanagon Westfalia Joker D (for sale; buy it
> before the
> > Millennium, it's got
> > the heater and dual batteries!)
> >
>

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