What's in +your+ car? Was: Re: Map documentation

[James Barrow]

>Paul Nagai wrote:
>
>I didn't see anyone list communications gear. Does anyone carry anything
>other than a cell phone?

Wow, you guys are so out my league here.  I feel like this is Lewis&Clark-L.
My cell phone is always on me (makes showering a trick), but that's about it
as far as communications gear.  The following link does put into perspective
the questions that may arise when trying to follow documentation outdoors:

http://tinyurl.com/yg8arq

>I have read and heard, I think, that stuck in car in snow, one should idle
>10 minutes out of the hour.

Um...why?  Heat?  To melt the snow?

>This page suggests "the average car" uses .15 gals per hour of idling. Or
>just shy of 7 hours of idling per gallon. Anyone have a better resource? Or
>one that takes into consideration engine displacement, number of cylinders,
>etc.?

What page?  I really wish I knew what you were referring to.

>Assuming a conservative 4 hours of idling per gallon, this would equate to
>24 hours of ten minute per hour idling per gallon ... a gallon per day.

This sounds interesting.

>Does anyone keep a gas can in their trunk?

Since I live in Los Angelleez - where the roads are paved with Starbucks and
Krispy Kremes - there's really no need.  If I go out on a limb here, I'd
guess that carrying gas in a trunk is a bad idea.

- Jim