What do you consider ESSENTIAL for a in-truck Tool-kit, or Repair Kit?
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09-07-2011, 01:18 AM
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09-07-2011, 05:55 AM
Most important things I've carried are a bottle jack, and high viz clothes. You'll change exactly one tire with the stock screw jack before picking up something hydraulic; doing it on the side of a busy highway will make you want to spend about 5 seconds with your legs within a yard of the white line, which brings me to my next point. I carry a sweatshirt in highlighter green with reflective tapes on it, and a pair of bibs with tape around the legs; being out at night or in the rain, I want to be seen either way and in that stuff you can pick me out like a sore thumb at half a mile. Road flares are handy too, same with a triangle marker. I keep a dedicated 24" breaker bar with a 21mm socket for the lug nuts.
I agree...A bottle of Jack is a must!!!!
Ohhh..Nevermind, you said bottle jack!
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09-07-2011, 09:34 AM
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09-07-2011, 12:09 PM
Various shackles? 10K tow straps? My single cab XL weighs 7,300 lbs. Recovering from mud and/or a slope can easily require equipment rated at triple weight of your truck. I hope you mean minimum 6 1/2 ton, tested to 13 tons, 5:1 design factor = 65,000 lb. failure, Made in USA rated shackles (use 2 on front tow hooks to spread force) and 30K tow straps.
If you do no not use quality, rated shackles like these, 3/4" 6-1/2 Ton-WLL Painted Carbon Steel Screw Pin Anchor Shackle | Fastenal , you're asking to slingshot hardware through your truck and/or head.
Safety requires that you know your recovery limitations. The most important tools to carry in your truck are cell and satellite phones, and a minimum caliber .45 pistol with 100 rounds.
If you do no not use quality, rated shackles like these, 3/4" 6-1/2 Ton-WLL Painted Carbon Steel Screw Pin Anchor Shackle | Fastenal , you're asking to slingshot hardware through your truck and/or head.
Safety requires that you know your recovery limitations. The most important tools to carry in your truck are cell and satellite phones, and a minimum caliber .45 pistol with 100 rounds.
good points about the tow strap ratings. I know they aren't ideal. When I got stuck last month I didn't have anything in the truck. So I grabbed all my old F-150 gear and threw it in the truck until I pick up some 30k straps.
my shackles are 10 ton shackles. I'm fairly certain they are good to hold the weight
I used to have mooring lines that we use to tie up the submarines. but they rotted out. When I lived in Washington (by Seattle) there were a few places that we really got vehicles stuck badly
haven't used that stuff on a vehicle in probably 15 yrs. As long as you have a new coil that is in a water-tight package I wouldn't mind it being in the truck. Hate the way it rusts and leaves trails when wet though
#23
09-07-2011, 02:23 PM
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The modern version would be JB Weld and Wire Ties.
#24
09-07-2011, 02:44 PM
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If you have aftermarket wheels, make sure you have 8 factory lug nuts for your factory spare tire. 
I carry:
I carry:
- Tow straps
- Jumper cables
- Small tool kit
- Toilet paper (in a ziploc bag)
- Rubber gloves
- Flashlights
- Blanket
- Rain coat
- First aid kit
#27
09-07-2011, 05:23 PM
my steel 17" spare is still up under the bed, but the tire is all rotted and I don't know if I could trust it long enough to get me to a service station.
and yet another thing to add to the list of crap to purchase. lugs + tire
edit: would rep ya, but in lockdown
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09-07-2011, 05:56 PM
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Let’s see I carry the following all the time:
Roadside
Cell Phone
Craftsman Tool Set
Fuses
Multimeter
Leatherman
Maglite
High Lift Jack
High Lift off-road kit with 3” straps, shackles, etc… (More for helping other people since I don't trust the straps to move my truck)
Leather Gloves
Blankets
Heavy Duty 12V Air Compressor
Fix-a-Flat
Duct Tape
Electrical Tape
Zip Ties
First Aid Kit
Oil
Antifreeze
Radiator Stop Leak
When my wife and I are camping or out exploring in the Desert, I add:
10 gallons of water (5 for us, 5 for the truck, up that to 15 or 20 if going into Death Valley)
Extra Food
Handheld and Vehicle GPS
Compass
Extra Diapers and Clothes for our Daughter
Space Blankets
Hatchet
Magnesium Fire Starter
Eventually I would like to add a gun to the list, as soon as I get a gun safe
Roadside
Cell Phone
Craftsman Tool Set
Fuses
Multimeter
Leatherman
Maglite
High Lift Jack
High Lift off-road kit with 3” straps, shackles, etc… (More for helping other people since I don't trust the straps to move my truck)
Leather Gloves
Blankets
Heavy Duty 12V Air Compressor
Fix-a-Flat
Duct Tape
Electrical Tape
Zip Ties
First Aid Kit
Oil
Antifreeze
Radiator Stop Leak
When my wife and I are camping or out exploring in the Desert, I add:
10 gallons of water (5 for us, 5 for the truck, up that to 15 or 20 if going into Death Valley)
Extra Food
Handheld and Vehicle GPS
Compass
Extra Diapers and Clothes for our Daughter
Space Blankets
Hatchet
Magnesium Fire Starter
Eventually I would like to add a gun to the list, as soon as I get a gun safe
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09-07-2011, 06:07 PM
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I miss the old days when a Wrigley gum wrapper could pass for a fuse. LOL The old farm truck I inherited from my grandfather had about 3 fuses the rest was tinfoil, guess I did inherit something from him, I just wing it and worry about it when it happens, use what's available, took a rivet out of a aluminum boat once to use as a shear pin in boat motor. So I guess leatherman is my preferred tool.
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09-07-2011, 06:44 PM
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