21 Days
Tags: bus shasta volkswagen vw
Another rainy day around here. But I have the day off and started my Master Packing List for the trip. It's about a page so far and I suspect it will grow as the days tick away.
Currently I have a problem with water getting in my front doors past a non-existant seal which sounds easy to install, but likely won't be. In the eternal idea of "it does have to look good, it just has to get there" I've worked up a couple Duct Tape Theories to help keep water from getting in and soak either myself, my co-pilot, or the coffee bag door panels I have.
Test #1 failed, but gave me some good things to think about, so it's not so much a failure as a learning experience. I am also testing out carrying a filled gas can under the backseat just in case I'm not able to source a roofrack in time for the trip. Naturally, I splashed over a little on the can and so need to wait a little while before being sure if I can do this or not.
I've also started dreaming about the trip at night. It's great. And it looks like it's raining harder outside now, so maybe I'll have some lunch and a nap before getting back out there to test my seal theories.
Edit: Well, my second seal theory appears to work, but I haven't tossed a bottle of water at it to be sure. A friend says he has some of the correct seals for that door at his place, so I need to follow up on that. And at the local VW hangout tonight I managed to borrow a roofrack from a buddy...so that's another one off the to-do list! Sweet!
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