Slocum is a great read in a westy. First man to sail around the world alone in a small boat with a cabin roughly the same size and amenities as a Westy. I downloaded the audiobook version for a trip across the country last year, it was fantastic. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Fisher" <garciasghostvw@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 7:01 PM Subject: Re: What's in your library?
> The Bentley > My "phone" (which has maps, apps for knots, first aid, etc. and whatever > books I'm reading at the time). : ) > Why the tent camping and sailing books? > > On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 6:34 PM, Rocket J Squirrel > <camping.elliott@gmail.com >> wrote: > >> There have been plenty of "what's in your toolbox" threads here, but I'd >> like to know what books those of you who camp keep on hand. >> >> In Mellow Yellow, I have: >> >> * Bentley's (of course) >> * The Ashley Book Of Knots, >> * Medicine for the Outdoors: The Essential Guide to Emergency Medical >> Procedures and First Aid, >> * Birds of Oregon, >> * Various "Best of Tent Camping" guides, >> * Slocum's "Sailing Alone Around the World", >> * Half a cubic foot of USFS maps (don't count as books per se but they >> are part of the library), >> * and whatever books I'm reading at the time. >> >> -- >> Rocky J Squirrel >> '84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") >> '74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) >> Bend, OR >> KG6RCR >> > > > > -- > Cya, > Robert > > '87 & '86 Auto GLs > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 6017 (20110405) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > |
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