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I’m messing with the outfitting on a new travelling truck, starting with transferring or replacing the equipment I carry in every vehicle.
Tool kit, jumper cables, towing cable and chain, flares, small fire extinguisher, spare rack parts, 12V air compressors (two, high-pressure tire and high volume floatation bag), Fix-a-flat, spare rope and webbing, carabineers and S-hooks, duct tape, radiator tape. Red flag. Last-resort spare clothes.
For long trips, an on-board water supply. 5 gallons in a carboy isn’t excessive on desert trips
Coat hanger.
The coat hanger probably gets used at least once a year for lock outs; not mine, if I’m locked out I’m not getting to my own coat hanger. But I am skilled at popping other people’s locks, or at least handing them a coat hanger and a pair of needle nose pliers and saying “It’s your car, have at it”.
The coat hanger gets used (and replaced) once a year. What gets used most often, at least on non-solo trips, is something from the mesh bag that contains a spare PFD and throw bag, miscellaneous rope and webbing straps and a couple of chunks of minicel and foam pipe insulation.
It’s been a while since I set up a traveling truck and I’m looking forward to outfitting the new one.
Anyone have suggestions for other essential vehicle gear?
Tool kit, jumper cables, towing cable and chain, flares, small fire extinguisher, spare rack parts, 12V air compressors (two, high-pressure tire and high volume floatation bag), Fix-a-flat, spare rope and webbing, carabineers and S-hooks, duct tape, radiator tape. Red flag. Last-resort spare clothes.
For long trips, an on-board water supply. 5 gallons in a carboy isn’t excessive on desert trips
Coat hanger.
The coat hanger probably gets used at least once a year for lock outs; not mine, if I’m locked out I’m not getting to my own coat hanger. But I am skilled at popping other people’s locks, or at least handing them a coat hanger and a pair of needle nose pliers and saying “It’s your car, have at it”.
The coat hanger gets used (and replaced) once a year. What gets used most often, at least on non-solo trips, is something from the mesh bag that contains a spare PFD and throw bag, miscellaneous rope and webbing straps and a couple of chunks of minicel and foam pipe insulation.
It’s been a while since I set up a traveling truck and I’m looking forward to outfitting the new one.
Anyone have suggestions for other essential vehicle gear?