Date:         Tue, 5 Aug 2008 16:58:42 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: [NVC] Airing trailer tires?
Comments: To: Mike Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <4898DC23.8000106@gmail.com>
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I just noticed what you said about your route.

The part where you go around Mt Shasta is f*cking amazing but the long
straight stretches through the  pines up toward Bend are the most boring
highway I've EVER driven.  Get lots of sleep first!  :)

On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 4:02 PM, Mike Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com>wrote:

> @ Scott D. and Jake d'Ve: Consensus does seem to favor 40 psi. I'll start
> out at 45 and see how she bounces. Trailer has no suspension so whatever I
> carry in it has to be shaker-table proof. And I'm not talking a type of
> furniture.
>
> @ Scott D.: I thought a back up light on this dinky little trailer would
> be a Good Thing for when backing into camping sites after dark.
>
> I'll be heading up I-5 as speculated and hang a northeast at Weed to go up
> Hwy 97.
>
> @ Roger W. & Tom the Beezer: Roger on the lubed bearings. Took 'em apart
> and greased them good. Visual inspection revealed no gross indication of
> wear. I don't think this little puppy has many miles on it. Good idea
> about bringing a spare set of bearings, too, but I won't have time to take
> things apart to try to determine what those bearings are (I've never ever
> needed to order bearings for anything before, even though I've lost my
> bearings on more than one occasion) much less get them ordered and in hand
> before I leave on the one-way trip up and out of the top of California
> this coming Sunday afternoon.
>
> I'm excited about this move!
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR
>



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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
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