John- "What to bring" depends highly on your preventative maintenance. If you have doubts about any part of your van, replace it before the trip. Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan would be a very sucky place to have to repair/replace ANYTHING during the winter. My wife and I took our 1976 on a 4 month/10,000 mile winter trip back in 1996-1997 and didn't bring anything but a pair of pliers and a couple screwdrivers. We didn't even need those. During the past 3 weeks, we put 4,000+ on our 1982 all over NC (Flood help, Camping, a wedding, and Mom in the hospital), and we don't have any tools or parts in it. Prevent failure instead of planning on it. Cheers, G. Matthew Bulley Director Bulley-Hewlett & Associates www.bulley-hewlett.com Cary, NC USA 888.468.4880 tollfree
-----Original Message----- From: John Hurley [SMTP:hurley@ACX.COM] Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 9:03 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: what spare parts to have.....just in case> Date: 11/01/1999 09:02 am (Monday) From: John Hurley To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Subject: what spare parts to have.....just in case> i'm planning a 3 month ski trip around the US and Canada and was wondering what parts i should "definately" bring and what ones "would be nice to have". Thanks to all in advance. John 85 Westy |
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