Cities that will definitely be visited are: Cleveland Pittsburgh Columbia, MD Baltimore NY Chicago St. Louis Boulder Santa Fe Phoenix LA Any body have mechanic they'd recommend in those places [phone numbers or actual shop names would be good as well] Recommendations for being able to totally black out the windows [pretty dark already]? Mike > From: Stu Schwartz <sschwartz@OS2BBS.COM> > Reply-To: Stu Schwartz <sschwartz@OS2BBS.COM> > Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 19:29:21 -0400 > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Travel necessities > > There are loads of lists around...we just completed a 2 month trip last summer > from VA to SF and back via Portland, Oregon and a whole bunch of national > parks... > > Bring patience...going up the rockies is tough...and I believe the carb mix > could be difficult. Recommend you id a good mechanic in 2 or 3 cities and > have > it checked over when you get there. Bring belts, drinking water...and don't > count on the fridge to be cold enough for perishables for more than a day. I > am > not a mechanic so I brought lists of mechanics, my laptop, this list address > (thanks so much)..a bentley for any mechanic. If you have any spare parts > like a > water pump..that might be good. It was only 2 of us and the dog so we had > some extra room... |
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