Mark wrote: >> Travel light. The more stuff you can leave at home the better the trip will be. If you are only heading to one location more stuff is not such a problem but if you will be traveling and staying at different spots all that stuff will just be in the way everyday.
Maybe it's just my fundamental Teutonic nature, but I find that Westy travelling is greatly enhanced by adopting the familiar policy, "A place for everything, and everything in its place". If you and your companion each find yourself continually shoving stuff where the other just cleared a space, and vice versa, you'll soon drive yourselves nuts. Don't hit the highway until every item is in its approved and agreed-upon location. If that's not possible, as Mark suggests, it's probably best left at home. Many years ago my wife worked at McDonald's, back in the day when the corporate heads evidently liked to hire ex-drill sergeants for management positions, and valued efficiency, quality, and cleanliness. Another rule she learned during her time there was to "Clean as you go". This means all dishes get washed and stowed after every meal, the galley countertops wiped down, and the carpeting and floor mats routinely swept clean. On a long roadtrip, I think simple housecleaning habits like these make the difference between a smelly and cluttered old hippie van and a clean and comfortable home on wheels. Not that there's anything wrong with being a smelly and cluttered old hippie ... Jeffrey Earl 1983 diesel Westfalia "Vanasazi" http://www.vanthology.com/
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