Date:         Thu, 9 Apr 2009 18:09:33 -0400
Reply-To:     Robert Stewart <robertmstewart@MAC.COM>
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From:         Robert Stewart <robertmstewart@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: Xross country 10,000 miles travel
Comments: To: Jonathan Woo <jzw5@YAHOO.COM>
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In particular I would like to hear about:

Places to sleep during the trip across: i.e.
- free and paid camping locations,
- parking lot parking options i.e. walmart,
- Truck stop showering options and costs
- best low cost hotels.

Safety when traveling:
- parking and sleeping in the van issues
- tinting window for safety
- keeping the curtains up when you are not around the van, good idea
or bad?
- covering the stuff you have in the van with blankets, good idea or
bad?
- best places to park for safety when sleeping either in a parking
lot, side road, etc..
- items to keep in the van for first aid
- items to keep in the van for protection, i.e. bat

Temperatures in different areas of the country:
- how much did it vary?
- were you ever cold?

How many hours a day did you drive?

What kind of issues did you keep a watch on the van while driving? i.e.
- coolant
- oil
- fuel lines
- belts
- tire pressure

What extra parts or supplies did you bring in case something went
wrong with the van? i.e.
- Belts
- Coolant
- Plugs
- Oil Filter
- Misc Tools


Best places to visit in each area? i.e. Sedona AZ- Go visit the Energy
Vortex's

Best things to do activity wise in each area? i.e. Go scuba diving or
snorkling in Key West FL

Best places to eat in each area?

Why did your trip take 4 months!? CA - FL
What were you doing all that time?

Looking forward to hearing all of this...

Robert
NY

On Apr 6, 2009, at 4:49 PM, Jonathan Woo wrote:

> This is just a brief report for my 87 Westy, if it attracts some
> interest, more detail will follow.
>
> Date: mid Jan through early April.
> Where: From S.CA to Key West, FL, through AZ, MN, TX, AK, MS, AL,
> LA, GA, TN, SC, NC.
> Almost trouble free! Except a colling tube connector lose caused by
> MY MISTAKE.
> Fueling cost $1200.
>
> Thanks all reading from list, and help from list members.