Date:         Mon, 1 Sep 2008 14:07:17 -0700
Reply-To:     Jim Cochran <mxsailor@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jim Cochran <mxsailor@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Highway safety warning triangles
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Hi list,
We bought a SPOT satellite tracker for the boat last year and took it
with us when we sailed to S Mexico & Puerto Vallarta. Now, we just
take it with us everywhere, because we go places where there's no cell
phone coverage. Won't slow down traffic, but you could get a chopper
sent in to ya'. Now if they only delivered parts....

We also have ACR Firefly3 emergency xenon tube flashers that you can
see up to 10 miles, waterproof and run minimum 8 hours on 2 AA
batteries. Will light up the whole mountainside when they blink. Great
for anywhere.

jim C.
86 Westy
71 Van
"Now with 4 wheel SUVs, people can go off a lot further from help
before they break down." Garrison Keillor



On Sep 1, 2008, at 1:21 PM, Stephen Grisanti wrote:

> One safety item we carry in the glovebox is a bicyclist's 3-LED
> "blinky" light that clips to the belt.  It just might come in handy
> at times like that.
>
> Stephen
>
> --- On Mon, 9/1/08, neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> From: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: Highway safety warning triangles
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date: Monday, September 1, 2008, 2:57 PM
>
> Good to know about the flares etc. Ellen. I have some emergency "glow"
> sticks (for lack of a better term). I doubt they would last long
> either.
>
> I think triangles would be a good thing to carry. (I wonder if they
> could also be used for a "ring" toss kind of game at the campsite?
> Kidding. --- ;^)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Neil.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 11:23 AM, Ellen <elleninoregon@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> As the possibility exists that we may sooner or later find
>> ourselves on
> the side of the road awaiting help, I wanted to share my recent
> experience, and
> the lessons learned.
>>
>> Two weekends ago, I set off with my friend and his 91 year old
>> mother on a
> fairly routine camping trip to the coast.  The RV broke down on Hwy
> 6, a fairly
> curvacious route.  The RV was in the right hand lane, which was
> almost merged
> back into the left hand lane, right after a blind curve.  Needless
> to say, there
> were several "near misses" (one involving a semi which prompted me to
> move granny quite a bit farther up the highway!)  We had flares...15
> minute
> flares.  When you are stuck waiting for a tow truck some 2.5 hours,
> these burn
> out rather quickly.
>>
>> Remembering the triangles I have seen on many occasions (usually in
>> use by
> semi trucks) I went in search of them.  There are many sources on
> the internet,
> but they are heavy, and shipping is expensive.  So I was quite
> pleased to find
> them locally (at Wilco Farm Stores), and at a decent price.  They
> are made right
> here in Oregon (Tualatin) by James King & Co
> http://jameskingco.com/safety_triangles.php
>>
>> I'm going out right now to put them in the bottom of the closet in
> Lola.  With my upcoming trip, I didn't want to leave home without
> them.
>>
>> Ellen & Lola, '85 Vanagon ASI
>>
>>
>> Don't wait for a light to appear at the end of the tunnel; stride
>> down
> there.....and light the bloody thing yourself.' ~Dara Henderson
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