Hondo: Sounds good. I Don't expect trouble but I plan for it, 'specially in this wreck of a world. See ya later.  
 
Hondo and Valentine jumped into the bronco and took off into town.
 
(will write more later)

Hondo and Valentine pulled up.to the market. They parked off to the side with the driver door facing the market and the nose pointed towards the road. They noticed a lot of folks with pistols and knives on their belts and some hauling shot guns or.rifles with them. Many we're home.made guns but they would put a hole in someone. No one seemed to.pay them any mind though. An old west atmosphere seemed to hang over the area with the steam-punk background of machinery.  Valentine put on a pair of 1911 38 supers on her hips and grabbed a rifle. Hondo put on a single old .45 LC colt revolver and his 32 NAA in a waist band holster at the small of his back. He put a few assorted gold.and silver.coins in his pocket aa well as about 35 shot gun shells.  
 
As soon as he was ready Valentine moved to the drivers door and stood watch while Hondo headed off to the first couple booths. The folks we're.friendly enough though it took some time to.get them loosened up enough to talk. None of the first  few new of the radio repair man, but they knew of him. It was a start at least. Hondo manage to get about 2 bushels of apples, a gallon each of raspberries and black berries, 2gallons of milk, 5 lbs domain lettuce, 10 nice tomatoes, 5 cucumbers, 3 dozen ears of corn, 2 quarts of pickles, 2 quarts salad dressing, a quart of Mayo, 4 loves of fresh break, 2 dozen rolls, 2 cherries pies, 8 gigantic chicken-zilla type eggs, 3 bottles of elder Berry wine, 2 six packs of root beer, 2 six packs of cream soda, 4 six packs of beer, 15 lbs of potatoes, 2 quarts catsup, 10 lbs sausage, 20 lbs brats, 15 lbs Bacon, 5 lbs Burger ( was told we could get beef and chicken cheaper at farm outside town), 6 quarts grape juice, 2 gallons apple cider, 2 heads of cabbage, 5 quarts sour kraut,   4 lbs butter, 5 lbs peas, a wheel of goat cheese, 5 lbs thin sliced Ham, 5 lbs thin sliced roast beef, and 2 gallons of unseasoned tomatoes sauce.  That ended up costing half a gold piece. After lugging all.that into the bronco.it was on to the next group of vendor stalls.

Hondo looks over all the food and as it's loaded. He knows they will need more, lots more but hopefully they could stop at more small markets or farms along the way. As he walked to the next booths he's pondered on a way to secure and use the spare fridge an' freezer in his trailer. The next group of stalls seemed to be hardware, electronics, and other miscellaneous items. A black smith had a small shop setup near by to fix small items. Hondo got talking with the black smith and the electronic parts dealer and found out about the radio doctor, as they called him. Hondo was told that he stopped by town once a month but had just been there the previous week. Hondo explained their situation (traveling as protection for a medical group that had with them and yet to pick up some special cases to take to texas for treatment) He said they had a radio that needed tuning. He also  talked about being low on supplies and room. The electronics guy gave Hondo a map said that if we made it to Scott's bluff Nebraska within 2 weeks they should meet him there, if not he would be gone for a week then back.  the blacksmith was interested in their work and said he might have something to help them out. He asked Hondo to follow him out behind the black smith building.  
 
Hondo disappearing out of sight made Valentine a might nervous, but she had a feeling if he was in trouble he'd get at least one shot off first. after about 10 to 15 minutes of Hondo being gone Valentine saw him again on the opposite side of the building waving for her to come. She started to walk but he waved at her to stop and pointed at the bronco. She figured he wanted the bronco too, but why? She walked back to it and drove it over. There had been a few folks eyeing it, but now even more as they saw it was in great running order, especially since the crowd had now grown and she had to practically drive through the middle of it. As she drove around the blacksmiths shop she saw a fence with an openeing in it and Hondo beyond, she drove up to him and saw what he was looking at. there was several trailers parked behind the fence, some pickup bed trailers, some camper trailers, and some flat bed trailers. What caught her eye was the trailers that looked like the VW vans that Fernando and Jeanette were driving. Valentine hopped out and joined Hondo and the blacksmith.
 
Hondo: I don't know. I'd hafta ask those I'm with but you are right.
 
Valentine: Whats goin' on?
 
Hondo: Lookin' at some extra room for the crew. Jerry, This is my wife and security partner, valentine. Val, this is here is Jerry Clybourne.
 
Jerry: Pleased to meet you, ma'am.
 
Valentine: Please, just call me Val. Ma'am makes me feel old.
 
Jerry chuckled : I hear that! The kids around here, well the respectful ones, call me Mr. Clybourne. I tell them, that's my pappy. I might be 40 but I feel too young to be called mr. still.
 
Hondo: I know what you mean.
 
Valentine: So, Jerry, what do you do?
 
Jerry: Well, I specialize in blacksmithing repair, but I also dabble in a lot of other things as well. you have to these days to stay alive.
 
Valentine: So what are we looking at here?
 
Hondo: The VW lookin' trailers.
 
Valentine: I figured as much, but how do we haul them?
 
Jerry: That's the beauty of these units, your ambulances can pull them.
 
Valentine ( turning to Hondo): Have you told him what type of ambulances they are.
 
Jerry: He has indeed told me. That's why I thought these are perfect for you. they are fiber glass. Light as feathers. I have redone the outsides, windows,  canvas, and trailer wiring. the insides need some work still and they need new tires, but I'm sure we can work out a deal.
 
The three of them talked it over, while they looked at some other items and haggled over them. Once they had a good offer for a bundle Hondo decided to called Fernando on the radio. Valentine, in the mean time went over the proposed trailers and made a list of stuff they would need.
 
 
Hondo climbed into the bronco and grabbed the radio mic.
 
Hondo: Prisoner, this is the Vigilante Cowboy. I repeat Vigilante cowboy to prisoner, y'all got your ears on?
 
 

Hondo proceeded to tell Fernando about the trailers. Told him we we're looking at 6 gold plus some paint, tires, and a few other parts to fix them up but they needed the space.  
 
Hondo: so what you think?

Hondo paid the man for the trailers agreed on. for 6 gold They got 2 dub box pop up trailers and a long box pickup trailer setup for fuel and water. The first one, the one Hondo figured Fernando would like, was painted green (http://www.blessthisstuff.com/stuff/vehicles/misc/dub-box-camper-trailer/). It had a converted pop up top that had a bed in it like the old VW campers had (http://www.sunsetclassics.com/1977-vw-westfalia-yellow/gallery/slides/1977-vw-we stfalia-64.html) and it had a tongue tool box on it (http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mYfxCc50OaC003wzA1PtedA.jpg). It's shower needed new fixtures, needed sealed and painted inside, the sink holding tank needed patched, the floors needed recovered, the batteries on it were dead, needed a new toilet, fridge, and stove.  
 
Jerry showed them were an auto garage was and while Valentine had tires and new batteries installed (for 1/2 a gold piece). Also since she paid ahead for another camper and a fuel trailer they got Jerry to throw in, they threw in 6 pairs of jumper cables, large terminal and battery  connector kit, large fuse selection and fuse box, and 4 dead jump start packs with large, high amp, 4-position switches and quick disconnect cables. (came off 2 battery jump pack. switch selections: off, batt 1, batt 2, 24 v), 6 volt gauges, 6 charge gauges, an old air compressor that ran off a 8 hp B&S engine, and a tire patch kit.
 
Hondo found an K2/ diesel incinerating toilet, a 12 volt fridge, and k2/ diesel stove top, k2 tank, tank patch, shower kit, linens, curtain material, 2 battery maintainer,  2- 6' x 4' solar panel, and some carpeting (enough to fit), carpet tacks, new cushions, cupboard liner, a small Diesel Generator, 2 instant hot water heater. parts to fix it on board heater and convert it to K2/ diesel, 2  one wire alternators with pulleys and belts and some other odds and ends. (cost 1 gold coin) He also talked Jerry into making a device to fit onto the wheels of the unit to run the alternators.
 
As soon as the auto place was done with it Valentine brought it back to the blacksmith shop where Hondo loaded the parts he bought for it. Valentine then hauled it to Fernando While Hondo started looking for parts for the next unit.
 
(will write about next unit tomorrow)
EDIT by Fernando: Fixed a link that had an extra character...
Edit be Hondo: fixed consistency issues, updated some technical info, and fix forgotten info