Parts sometimes break while wheelin' as we all know. Lets hear what you guys bring "just in case" before you head out on the trail.

 

A winch, a friend in another truck, and a cell phone. You can see some of my trips in my sig link.

 

Here is a "Trail List" I made up for my off-road club...

Water, 1 gallon per person, personal supplies for at least twice the time you plan on being out: If going on a morning trip, pack a lunch and trail snacks. If going on an afternoon or all day trip, assume you may spend the night in the vehicle and pack accordingly: medications, flashlight, batteries, matches/lighter, and blankets & gear appropriate to the environment, area, and season.

1. CB (Handheld or mounted)
2. Fire Extinguisher
3. First Aid Kit, ID cards, with emergency contact info and medication allergy information (passenger also).
4. Spare Key
5. Towstrap, at least 20', bare with no metal hooks/brackets attached
6. Full Size Spare, lug wrench
7. Bottle/scissor jack tall enough to lift your rig to change tire, 12" square wooden platform for use in soft ground
8. Complete tool kit including but not limited to:

Standard and metric socket set with extensions, crescent wrench, vise-Grips, screwdrivers (std & philips), wire cutters, pliers (std, needlenose and channel lock), duct tape, JB weld, electrical tape, spare connectors and fuses, utility knife, hammer, hacksaw, crowbar or prybar, jumper cables, super glue/quickdrying epoxy tank sealant, electrical wire of different gages

9. Fix-A-Flat and/or Tire Plug kit and air compressor (12 volt plug-in or other)
10. Trash bag, for your own as well as other's trash
11. Towpoints front and rear, frame mounted
(A "hidden hitch" style receiver with the hitch pin inserted can be utilized as a rear towpoint).
12. Work Gloves
13. Jumper cables
14. WD-40 or other spray lubricant

OPTIONAL, BUT SOMEONE IN YOUR GROUP SHOULD HAVE…

1. Cellphone
2. HiLift Jack and jack points on all sides of rig
3. Shop Towels
4. Hand winch (comealong), the HiLift Jack can also be used
5. Recovery gear: "D"ring/clevis, ****** block, blanket or towel to lay on the cable
6. Extra fluids for your rig: oil, transmission fluid, etc.
7. Bungee cords / rope
8. Shovel, std or military foldup
9. Axe, at least hand axe/hatchet
10. Assorted spare fasteners, nuts, bolts, pop rivets, etc
11. Spare Parts such as belts, hoses, radiator stop-leak, axles, hubs, spark plugs, air filter, etc. (especially anything you have broken before) and the tools to fix/install them.

IF YOU HAVE THE ROOM…

1. Work coveralls, cap, golashes/rubber overboots, and plastic tarp or blanket to lay on
2. Extra pair of Hiking boots or comfortable walking shoes
3. Toilet paper, Paper Towels, Waterless hand scrub and/or Wet Wipes
4. Sunscreen, Insect Repellent
5. Change of Clothes (2 sets if you get stuck a lot)
6. Camera (standard and or video), spare film and batteries
7. Cooler with latching top and handles to use to tiedown


WISH LIST…
1. Camping gear: tent, stove, water purification tablets, etc
2. Winch and full winch supply kit
3. Onboard air compressor such as ARB or QuickAir
4. GPS
5. Jerry can for fuel
6. 12 volt and battery powered portable tools: Impact wrench, drill, spotlight
7. Ham radio (license required to operate)
8. Onboard welder

 

dang kid, i just bring my cellphone, full size spare, and tow rope with manual winch.... works good enough to get a start or get you out of something, if youve dug yourself into the ground...

 

I carry everything, up to the "Wish List"... I'm working on that though too. I've used almost everything on that list either on my rig or someone elses.

 

Here's what I took on my current trip to Tellico:

Cell phone : useless, there aren't any towers within 2 valleys of Tellico.

Complete tool kit, basically a tool to fit on any bolt or nut or clip on my truck.

Spare front axle shafts, spare rear axle shaft, spare front driveshaft. One u-joint of each size on my truck (1310 front and 1330 rear,) spare u-joint straps and a mini grease gun. (Should have had a spare third member, as that's what ended up breaking, see Tellico Report thread!) Spare oil, coolant, gear/tranny oil. Bag to lay on. Bucket to catch oil.

Almost full size spare (33" instead of 35",) floor jack (I've got a full size longbed,) hi-lift jack, stretchy strap (30'x3", I've broken too many 2" straps,) 20' chain, 8000 lb winch and complete accessory kit (short chain, tree strap, pulley, gloves.)

More clothes to put on (long sleeve shirt and jacket.) Some food (sandwich and snack type stuff,) drinks (water and soft drinks, no beer.)

What I forgot: CB, front diff protector (it won't fit with my sway bar, so I am supposed to remove the latter and replace it with the former when I go wheeling.)

 

I'd bring more if I was going on a serious exploratory trip, but I was just talking about a quick afternoon ride for fun.

 

I like the idea of having a whole lots of trail fix stuff also. It's one thing to fix your own broken stuff, but it's a whole new way to meet good folks when you fix their broken stuff too. I've done that several times and have been known to be a go-to man on several off-road excursions. It's all part of the fun...

 

Thanks splash man i am going to print your list and start collecting items

 

I carry tons of tools to do anything....front wheel bearing socket, snap ring pliers, wheel bearings, WB grease, grease gun, rags, radiator hoses, heater hose, belts, 2 1330 u joints (thats what all my universal joints are), brake fluid, motor oil 2 gallons of premixed coolant., flashlights, spotlights, water, high lift jack, 30 foot 7/8 inch master pull superyanker. 2 big chains, a big roll of chiken wire, elctrical tape, duct tape, miscelanious nuts and bolts....and whatever else i have crammed down in my toolbox. oh yea.....my nextel/cellphone along with CB

 

Ditto that!

May I add a firearm (check your local laws first) especially if you are in bear country. Two buddys of mine were attacked on two seperate occasions out in the PA woods while wheeling (actually at their camp site). Thankfully, they were armed (legally) and nobody was hurt on either occasion. I have a carry permit and carry everywhere. You never know. Remember, while in the woods, you're in THEIR neighborhood. Be safe and be prepared.

 

Great list splashman. I'm working on it one piece at a time $$$$

 

splash man I like your list.

In addition to splash man's basic list I would add:
hose clamps - which when creative can be used as motor mounts
valve stems - The rocks around here can be brutal. you can also stuff them into a smallish hole in the oil pan, sometimes you have to open the hole a bit with a punch. smear it with silcone.
U joints-just cause they break

More gas than needed.

When I get bigger rubber, I will start caring axle shafts and tie rods.

 

yo,
Now let's make a list of what you NEEDED when you got stuck or broke down while off-roading.
I needed hubs plus the tools need to change the hubs; torque wrench, hub socket(s), and picks. Of course, I didn't have this stuff, mainly because the bronco had only 30 k miles and the hubs were cleaned and lubed every 10k miles since new.
On the 78 Bronco, we could have used some patching material for the gas tank (tube stuff) and the oil pan.

 

I don't bring that many parts with me, after all I am driving a FORD!! If I was in a Chevy that would be different!!

MY LIST:
- Full size spare tire
- Lug Wrench
- Small tool box full of hand tools
- A can of WD-40
- 3 Gallons of water
- A bottle of Coolant
- Fire Extinguisher
- And the all Important Cell Phone
- Also a baseball bat, Just incase!!!