Mark wrote:
>> Travel light. The more stuff you can leave at home
the better the trip will be. If you are only
heading to one location more stuff is not such a
problem but if you will be traveling and staying at
different spots all that stuff will just be in the way
everyday.

Maybe it's just my fundamental Teutonic nature, but I
find that Westy travelling is greatly enhanced by
adopting the familiar policy, "A place for everything,
and everything in its place". If you and your
companion each find yourself continually shoving stuff
where the other just cleared a space, and vice versa,
you'll soon drive yourselves nuts. Don't hit the
highway until every item is in its approved and
agreed-upon location. If that's not possible, as Mark
suggests, it's probably best left at home.

Many years ago my wife worked at McDonald's, back in
the day when the corporate heads evidently liked to
hire ex-drill sergeants for management positions, and
valued efficiency, quality, and cleanliness. Another
rule she learned during her time there was to "Clean
as you go". This means all dishes get washed and
stowed after every meal, the galley countertops wiped
down, and the carpeting and floor mats routinely swept
clean.

On a long roadtrip, I think simple housecleaning
habits like these make the difference between a smelly
and cluttered old hippie van and a clean and
comfortable home on wheels.

Not that there's anything wrong with being a smelly
and cluttered old hippie ...

Jeffrey Earl
1983 diesel Westfalia "Vanasazi"
http://www.vanthology.com/

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