Brody
April 11th, 2008, 05:20 PM
Someone suggested this before the crash and I thought that is was a good idea. It will give everyone a chance to get ideas from what others have and have found useful to carry. Just don't use it like " Well, I know Brody is bringing all of his junk along, so I don't have to bring____,____,____" Who knows, If I know this is going on, I might not share! HAHA
So, since I tend to bring a lot of junk, mainly because LaDawn and I end up doing a fair amount of wheeling by ourselves, I will start this:
Recovery:
Tow straps x2 or 3
Snatch block
Shackle hooks x2 or 3
Old climbing carabiners (they hold 3-5k and I usually use them doubled up)
150' old 1/2" climbing rope, doubled up (holds roughly 4-5k)
3/8" screw gate chain links x2 or 3
Tree saver strap
Hi-Lift jack
Plywood plate, 12x12
Axe
Shovel
Bush knife
First Aid Kit:
Essentially a toned down trauma kit, with the emphasis being on broken bones, cuts and major tissue damage. No snake bite kit, thank you so much...
Tools:
A lot, including a big pipe wrench, a hammer, a pry bar, and a big adjustable wrench.
Vehicle related:
Most hoses and/or a hose splice kit
Duct tape (preferrably black as it sticks better. Gorilla Tape is good, but not as flexible)
Silicon sealer of some sort
Electrical tape
Large (1/2"x 24") to small zip ties
Baling wire
Chunk of brake line with both ends
Chunk of high pressure fuel line
ARB repair kit
Fuses
Relays (grab some from under the hood of a vehicle like yours when you are at the junk yard. These cost a bundle and the yards damn near give them away)
Nuts and bolts. A random sampling will work, but concentrate on the stuff that vibrates most: shock bolts, for example. Also driveshaft bolts are key as are cone washers, especially if you drive a Yota. Again the junkyard. Look under any Yota that has a tranny yanked out and chances are that you will find a handful of $5 driveshaft bolts for free.
All of my pulley belts. Break any of these and you are sucking wind...
A random chunk of speaker wire for electrical repairs.
Electrical crimp connectors
Dielectric grease
A spare hub assembly
A spare fuel pump (any cheapo electrical pump can be made to work with some creativity)
Super Glue
Two part epoxy putty
Bar soap for gas tank leaks
JB Weld
Odds and Ends:
Fire extinguisher
Fast Orange hand cleaner
Baby wipes
Hand sanitizer (The alcohol based, fast drying kind. This stuff also works very well as a fire starter for damp or wet wood. It is essentially alcohol in a gelatin base, so it burns for quite awhile.)
Parachute cord
Cargo straps
Bungee cords
Fluids:
Water
Anti freeze
Gear oil
Motor oil
Brake fluid
Ammonia for camping, especially early in the season. Trickle ammonia around your camp and all the big animals (bears and cats) freak out and will stay far away as it smells like some really BA animal they don't want to mess with. We tend to camp and climb in some pretty remote places where there are real bear and cat issues and this has worked very well for 25 or more years. We have actually seen where cats have circled the camp, staying about 8-10' outside the ammonia barrier.
Bleach for camping. A 10% solution straightens out any bugs on dishes, etc. One drop will kill all the bugs in a gallon of water. A spray of 10-20% over anything that has or has had food in it will keep most bears away. Also works in lieu of ammonia, but not as well.
Emergency:
An AWOL bag filled with extra parkasx2, pile coats, space blanket, gloves, pile hats, sleeping bag liners x2, foam pads x2, tarp x2, small tent, extra socks, a lot of matches and lighters and fire starter, TP, power bar stuff, dry soup, dry chocolate, flashlights x 2, 32" steel police baton, a real nasty knife and sometimes a BFG. I also have a CB and usually carry a handheld. All battery powered stuff has extra batteries somewhere. There are usually 2 flashlights, both Mag Lites, one small and a big cop size one. I also carry a headlamp.
Hard trails:
Front and rear spare driveshafts
Spare u-joints
Spare tie rod
Spare rod ends
Spare front birfields
Like I said...a bunch of stuff. But if it breaks out in the middle of BFE, I ain't gonna have too hard of a time!
So, since I tend to bring a lot of junk, mainly because LaDawn and I end up doing a fair amount of wheeling by ourselves, I will start this:
Recovery:
Tow straps x2 or 3
Snatch block
Shackle hooks x2 or 3
Old climbing carabiners (they hold 3-5k and I usually use them doubled up)
150' old 1/2" climbing rope, doubled up (holds roughly 4-5k)
3/8" screw gate chain links x2 or 3
Tree saver strap
Hi-Lift jack
Plywood plate, 12x12
Axe
Shovel
Bush knife
First Aid Kit:
Essentially a toned down trauma kit, with the emphasis being on broken bones, cuts and major tissue damage. No snake bite kit, thank you so much...
Tools:
A lot, including a big pipe wrench, a hammer, a pry bar, and a big adjustable wrench.
Vehicle related:
Most hoses and/or a hose splice kit
Duct tape (preferrably black as it sticks better. Gorilla Tape is good, but not as flexible)
Silicon sealer of some sort
Electrical tape
Large (1/2"x 24") to small zip ties
Baling wire
Chunk of brake line with both ends
Chunk of high pressure fuel line
ARB repair kit
Fuses
Relays (grab some from under the hood of a vehicle like yours when you are at the junk yard. These cost a bundle and the yards damn near give them away)
Nuts and bolts. A random sampling will work, but concentrate on the stuff that vibrates most: shock bolts, for example. Also driveshaft bolts are key as are cone washers, especially if you drive a Yota. Again the junkyard. Look under any Yota that has a tranny yanked out and chances are that you will find a handful of $5 driveshaft bolts for free.
All of my pulley belts. Break any of these and you are sucking wind...
A random chunk of speaker wire for electrical repairs.
Electrical crimp connectors
Dielectric grease
A spare hub assembly
A spare fuel pump (any cheapo electrical pump can be made to work with some creativity)
Super Glue
Two part epoxy putty
Bar soap for gas tank leaks
JB Weld
Odds and Ends:
Fire extinguisher
Fast Orange hand cleaner
Baby wipes
Hand sanitizer (The alcohol based, fast drying kind. This stuff also works very well as a fire starter for damp or wet wood. It is essentially alcohol in a gelatin base, so it burns for quite awhile.)
Parachute cord
Cargo straps
Bungee cords
Fluids:
Water
Anti freeze
Gear oil
Motor oil
Brake fluid
Ammonia for camping, especially early in the season. Trickle ammonia around your camp and all the big animals (bears and cats) freak out and will stay far away as it smells like some really BA animal they don't want to mess with. We tend to camp and climb in some pretty remote places where there are real bear and cat issues and this has worked very well for 25 or more years. We have actually seen where cats have circled the camp, staying about 8-10' outside the ammonia barrier.
Bleach for camping. A 10% solution straightens out any bugs on dishes, etc. One drop will kill all the bugs in a gallon of water. A spray of 10-20% over anything that has or has had food in it will keep most bears away. Also works in lieu of ammonia, but not as well.
Emergency:
An AWOL bag filled with extra parkasx2, pile coats, space blanket, gloves, pile hats, sleeping bag liners x2, foam pads x2, tarp x2, small tent, extra socks, a lot of matches and lighters and fire starter, TP, power bar stuff, dry soup, dry chocolate, flashlights x 2, 32" steel police baton, a real nasty knife and sometimes a BFG. I also have a CB and usually carry a handheld. All battery powered stuff has extra batteries somewhere. There are usually 2 flashlights, both Mag Lites, one small and a big cop size one. I also carry a headlamp.
Hard trails:
Front and rear spare driveshafts
Spare u-joints
Spare tie rod
Spare rod ends
Spare front birfields
Like I said...a bunch of stuff. But if it breaks out in the middle of BFE, I ain't gonna have too hard of a time!