Repairs, spares and emergencies

For VW base vehicle

• Tyre tread measure
• Jack
• Jump leads
• Bulbs for side lights, indicators, brake and main beam
• Oil
• Tow rope
• Fuses, various
• Screen wash

For the conversion

• Fluorescent strip light
• Window stay
• Fuses, various
• Cupboard catches, 1 large and 1 small
• Spare hose and regulator for gas cylinders

For the bicycles

• Bar ends
• Various screws, nuts etc
• Chain links (useful for mending the tap!)
• Brake pads
• Park Tool multi tool, which includes chain tool and spoke key, pliers, pump
• Spare saddle cover
• Inner tubes
• Puncture repair kit (forgot this and had to buy one in Italy)
• Tyre levers
• Gear and brake cables
• Cone spanners
• We wish we had bought the adjustable spanner and the freewheel/cassette remover

Emergency items

• Reflective vests
• Tic remover
• Mosquito repellent
• Torch
• Colour copies of important documents, including passports and log book
• Whistle
• Anti-histamine cream, calamine and glycerine cream, anti-histamine tablets and zapper for bites
• Blister plasters and padded foam
• Chlorine tablets and neutralising tablets
• Ibuprofen and paracetemol
• Indigestion relief tablets and Zantac
• Nasal strips, night cold and flu capsules (in case of colds)
• Plasters
• Travel sickness tablets

Things for repairs and other spares

• Plastic gloves
• Heavy duty hand wipes
• Zip ties, various
• Hooks, various (self adhesive, screw in)
• Spare tubes and batteries for hearing aid
• Tax disc holder
• Instructions for equipment
• Wallet (with small amount of money as decoy)
• European adapters
• Vice grip
• String and guy line
• Insulating tape and masking tape
• Screwdrivers, cross head and straight
• Seam grip sealer (for awning or cagoules)
• Clamps
• Jubilee clips
• Tension straps
• Tent repair kit in strips (useful for fixing the damage done to the side door handle on the van)
• Multimeter and mains tester
• Velcro and self adhesive pads
• Elastic bands
• Safety pins
• Shoe laces
• Vaseline
• Superglue
• Small screws (various)