Date:         Thu, 26 May 2005 16:59:02 -0700
Reply-To:     Art McGinn <ajmcginn@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         Art McGinn <ajmcginn@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: was Unused Fridge and weight, now Travelling Light
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    my wife and i have traveled to europe a couple of times for a few
weeks to a few months and, after hauling too much stuff around too
often, developed a rule of thumb: "if it doesn't stow under the
(airplane) seat, it doesn't go." it works well. similar for westy
travel. during the day, all gear should fit in the back and, at night,
fit on the driver's seat and in the footwell where it is temporarily
shifted. if it don't fit, it don't go. this has also worked very well.
cheers, art '82 westy


Jeffrey Earl wrote:

> 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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