I saw an interesting book today, it was about so big by so big, and was called friends of BMW. It seems to be put together by BMW CCA( bmw club) and is nothing more than a list of states, then broken into cities, within each there are names of 'friends'. Each name has a phone #, then up to about five codes( c&c=coffee and conversation, ws= work space, sr= spare room, and so on...) which are explained at the bottom of each page, and relate to various services offered by the individual listed. Kind of a little guide to let you know that when you're travelling you've got friends out there, be they just up for conversation or have access to parts and mechanical know how, if they can offer area to perform repairs or even a spare bed if needed. I thought it was a good idea and wondered about an Xterra type version( with certain changes ie; b&b as bullshit and beer rather than coffee and conversation...) it need not be a printed and bound book, but just perhaps a page on the site. Anyway let me know what you think.
MV