What spares to carry on a long trip?

[Ron Miel]

Rescue Tape http://www.rescuetape.co.uk/Rescue-Tape ... nical-data. £13.75 from the Bongo Shop.

[Ron Miel]

Hi
Depending on where in Eastern Europe, I would (and did) carry 2 spares (wheels)...there are repair shops (Vulcanizators) in Romania and Bulgaria, as the roads can be very bad when touring round the villages, but a sensible look through most touring publications will help with what to carry. In addition, we always carry an axe, a folding shovel, a small butane soldering iron, and odd lengths of wire...plus tape and string...everything else is listed in all the publications
Major parts in Eastern Europe are only a 'phone call and credit card away...easy!...nobody is likely to carry large stocks of parts, but are often able to bodge something , and even MAKE parts
Cheers
Helen

Haha.............when travelling in Romania a few years back I was amused to see a pile of glass from broken bottle - around 150 metres from a tyre repair shop

Cynical? moi?

Been to southern Ireland lately? More potholes than tarmac in many places, so every third cottage in some rural areas advertises tyres and puncture repairs. Best selling trad Irish music CD in Co. Clare seemed to be Gary Shannon's "Punctured" - with tracks including "Jack it Up", "New Matic", "Tread", "Flat Out", "Deflation"..... nice sense of humour. Don't go there with nice alloys, low profiles and a body kit though. Make sure your suspension and steering geometry's in really good nick. Get it all checked out again when you get back - if you get back

[ebygum32]

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[Ron Miel]

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[Matt&JoyBongling]

Hmm all of the above, plus a can of instant tyre repair for emergency use and maybe an invisibilty cloak for germany,lol, if I am right bongos aint allowed there.

Instead of Tyreweld, or whatever, why not install this stuff http://www.puncturesafe.co.uk/flashintro.html for greater peace of mind? Got it in our Bongo, and Nissan Note, and no wheel balance problems - unlike previously used Seal-a-Wheel. Cost £90 installed by their local rep for four 215/70/15's on the Bongo.

We use it and it has been very useful in preventing punctures & blow outs. I think that you can buy it and install it yourself from them.

[Ron Miel]

Hmm all of the above, plus a can of instant tyre repair for emergency use and maybe an invisibilty cloak for germany,lol, if I am right bongos aint allowed there.

Instead of Tyreweld, or whatever, why not install this stuff http://www.puncturesafe.co.uk/flashintro.html for greater peace of mind? Got it in our Bongo, and Nissan Note, and no wheel balance problems - unlike previously used Seal-a-Wheel. Cost £90 installed by their local rep for four 215/70/15's on the Bongo.

We use it and it has been very useful in preventing punctures & blow outs. I think that you can buy it and install it yourself from them.

You can indeed but you have to jack up, and fully deflate/reinflate tyres, plus it's not easy to get in (or Seal-a-Wheel wasn't, anyway) unless it's well pre-warmed. Their guys have a pressure pumping system, and can get it into the tyres without jacking up, only losing a wee bit of air while they take out the valve core and put their pump on. Does cost a bit more but not all that much, after you have otherwise paid full retail price for the gunge, plus p & p.

[helen&tony]

Hi
Dandy....Nothing would surprise me in Bulgaria and Romania for drumming up custom....I'm sure the private surgeons pour water on the snow and polish it to a surface like oily glass....try and see how far your European Health card goes.......You'll find that it probably only covers you to enter the hospital
They are the craftiest schemers in Europe if there's money to be made, they're at it...beware of tunnels....they'll nick your wipers at the entrance, and flog them back at the exit
Ron...I've heard Ireland has bad roads, but I don't think you'd believe the craters over here....our road to town (a main road, had a pothole the whole width of the road, and about 4 metres along the road.....and about 2 foot deep....even lorries drove round it into the adjacent field!!!....and along a 4 kilometre stretch there were probably 500 holes....I have shattered a steel wheel on the Opel when I hit one!!! In the villages, they are often far worse
Cheers
Helen