DDancer Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 May sound silly but one of my additions is always at least 3, 2 by 6 or 2 by 12 pieces of hard lumber about 2.5 feet long. They are useful for jack pads, to lay across a tire for breaking the bead for tube installation, make a great cutting board and lap table for dinner and just about anything else you need a chunk of lumber for. Working in aviation as an electronics tech I also carry a multimeter, splice kit and safety wire pliers with a roll of .32 safety wire. Duct tape and baling wire A butane soldering iron and a good torque wrench are also helpful for the tool box. In 2006 I had to use all those plus some other stuff~ fixed a starter and changed out a transmission bush. In 2010 helped my mates with the repairs on the front end hubs of his 4wd *bearing went bad, fried the spindle as well*, hubs for another trailer *bad bearings again*, replaced the injector for another diesel. Biggest bitch was finding a torque wrench in Australia that time around. Packing my own this time. A full set of tools goes along way. Heavy blankets as well for laying on similar to what Swifty pointed out. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I had a recent scare running my truck battery dead while charging stuff. A portable rechargeable jump starter is a good idea. In my case I now have a new deep cycle battery with solar panel that I toss in the truck to use as a charging station and emergency backup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strick Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 A portable rechargeable jump starter is a good idea. I got one of these at wally world. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Schumacher-Electric-6-in-1-Jump-Starter/25955544 Use it to charge the batteries on the cell phones and detectors. Works great and lasts 3-4 days on one charge. strick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bada Bing Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 All of the above and sat phone. We always go with 2 vehicles - both fully setup with all the fruit. 280L of fresh water and food reserves for 3 weeks. First aid kit is packed - just in case of below..... Cheers BB 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1515Art Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 I got one of these at wally world. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Schumacher-Electric-6-in-1-Jump-Starter/25955544 Use it to charge the batteries on the cell phones and detectors. Works great and lasts 3-4 days on one charge. strick I like this one better than the one i bought at costco... hmmm, might need two... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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