[Vwdiesel] stranded

[Doyt W. Echelberger]

Roger, you have obviously set a new bar for us all. There are some limits 
on being prepared, and perhaps you are approaching them.
I imagine your next upgrade would be to tow a spare bus, stocked with 
tools, machines and devices to manufacture whatever you need, and equipped 
with an on-board generator for electrical power to operate the tools and 
machines. If the bus you are driving breaks down and resists easy repair, 
you just drop it back into the trailer position and drive off in the spare 
bus, pulling the disabled one.

And I would not be surprised if you actually have done that and just aren't 
telling us about it.

Doyt
 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
At 11:45 PM 5/24/2012, you wrote:
>My best "not stranded" trip was in 2004 when I spent about 2 weeks driving 
>from California east to Minnesota for a family gathering.  I tried to do 
>as much of the east bound trip off of pavement in my 4WD.  Was also 
>driving solo in somewhat remote country, some pictures on my web page:
>         http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/Nevada/MN_Trip_2004/
>
>Anyway, along the way, I suffered a broken front shock mount in 
>northeastern Utah.  Once I got into a camping spot, I fired up the 
>on-board welder and had that repaired in about 20 minutes.  Was kind of 
>funny as there was a big Boy Scout group camping in the area, so some of 
>them stopped by to say hi when I pulled in and they same the broken parts. 
>Probably figured I would have to be towed out or something.  Saw some 
>surprised looks as I drove out the next morning with vehicle in perfect 
>condition, guess I showed them how to "be prepared".
>
>Then on the return trip in eastern Montana just after sunset, saw my volt 
>gauge drop down below 12 volts.  Turns out the brushes on my alternator 
>had worn out, so I parked for the night and at first light, pulled the 
>dead alternator off and slapped on a spare I carry and was on the road in 
>about an hour.
>
>That is the nice thing having a rig you have equipped for hard core 
>off-roading, I carry most every spare part that you can think of and so 
>road trips are a piece of cake when something happens.  With a welder, air 
>compressor, 120V DC power for a drill and grinder, you can fix most 
>anything except for catastrophic engine failure.
>
>--
>
>   Roger
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