Things need for first big trip (2000 miles)

[Van]

Plenty of Snickers bars, cause you're not yourself if you're hungry . But really with all that has been said bring a pair of coveralls, hand cleaner and (Gulp!) shop towels in the event you must do some roadside repairs. Happy trails!

[luvrbus]

The poster did his pre trip ,if he reads all this stuff he will not leave his drive way,All the years we owned a bus all I carried was extra fuel filters,a small amount of hand tools and Coachnet,no oil or coolant lol maybe I had some duck tape   

[6805eagleguy]

lol i dumped in oil, spud wrench and a belt. send that puppy down the road!

[dtcerrato]

You'd better take off before you need another bus! Lol

[windtrader]

On a maiden voyage, you can never be overprepared. Do as much as you can then GO! and enjoy

[6805eagleguy]

well. ya. on my maiden voyage i legit took my entire shop of tools. understandable as this was maiden voyage for everysystem on bus that i built.

[uncle ned]

In 20 some years of busing i have found out that real money speaks a lot louder than credit cards and checks.

uncle ned

[Tedsoldbus]

I have more on board than I will ever probably need, but it is a BUS. You have the space, the weight is not an issue, and your list looked good. Like was said above, you won't find it at the next truck stop so I'd rather carry a little of everything that be stuck somewhere waiting for Luke at US coach to send it.
Best advice you got was GO. Don't be afraid to pull it out of the driveway and do it. Lots of us not driving right now waiting to hear if you need help. I will have my bus in central Florida in about 10 days for about a week so holler if you need help. After that I am in N Georgia if you travel that way.
Go for it. It will be a great adventure. Best of luck and safe travels.

[Whaley]

I do appreciate all the advice
I got coach net now
I've got spare belts
Always carry a side arm on big trips
I also carry cash
So we are 2 weeks out and I git the ad2 air dryer rebuilt
And also found out I've got a 8v92
Not a 8v71 lol
It also seems to be a 1998? But not sure so that changed all of my reading for the next 2 weeks

[Melbo]

Take a ladder.

On our first long trip we had a very slow coolant leak and it takes a ladder to get to the coolant fill on an MC8.  We were over 2000 miles in and about 200 miles from home and I needed to add coolant while we were parked on the side of the road.  That was over 15 years ago and I'm glad no one was taking pictures because it was quite an experience.

Melbo

[epretot]

The poster did his pre trip ,if he reads all this stuff he will not leave his drive way,All the years we owned a bus all I carried was extra fuel filters,a small amount of hand tools and Coachnet,no oil or coolant lol maybe I had some duck tape 

This is what I was thinking. I'm afraid to leave when my time comes.

[dtcerrato]

That's normal just do it. Leaving is the worst part but once on the road - oh how sweet it is!

[buswarrior]

The bus won't break in the driveway...

Only way to get reliable, is to run the damned thing, stuff breaks, you fix it, that part is now zero maintenance.

Rinse and repeat.

What's that mariner's quote about ships, harbours, and that's not what a ship is for?

Happy coaching!
Buswarrior

[windtrader]

The bus won't break in the driveway...

Well, mine did. Tried again to get it aired up and it still stuck at 30psi. It is so low to the ground hard to tell where it is coming from. Going to use the portable compressor to get a better idea of the source. With the engine running, hard to tell sometimes if it is even from the front or rear. Hoping it's not passing gas on both ends. Nobody likes that feeling. LOL

[Busted Knuckle]

The bus won't break in the driveway...

Happy coaching!
Buswarrior

Now BW you know that ain't zactly true! Been many a bus (car, truck, motorcycle, boat, plane, mower or etc. for that matter) that ran fine when parked and had problems when called upon again after sitting!
  BK