Amending the Gear Check List

Note: You may have seen this thread at other forums and yes it is MY topic and a list I worked hard to create.

Noticed another forum member's question about "What is a basic gear items list one should keep in the jeep?" With your help, I'm hoping to create a detailed list of possible items for all those interested as their check list. Copy, Paste this check list and save for future reference.

Electronics
⎕Ham radio / CB radio / walkie talkie
⎕Variety of sized batteries
⎕Multi meter
⎕Solar panels
⎕Solar battery charger
⎕Solar / Crank radio/Flashlight
⎕Cell phone/s Multiple carriers

Navigation
⎕Phablet/Tablet
⎕Binoculars
⎕Compass
⎕Laminated travel maps
⎕Paper Maps
⎕Topographical maps
⎕Travel brochures

Emergency Roadside
⎕Flashlights
⎕Jumper cables
⎕Tire plug kit
⎕Air compressor
⎕Roll of electrical tape / duct tape
⎕Extra fuses
⎕Fire extinguisher
⎕Reflective vests

Vehicle Recovery
⎕Rigging gear/straps/shackles
⎕Bungee
⎕Leather work gloves
⎕Safety glasses
⎕Rope

Camp Multitool / Fire Starter
⎕Maul hatchet saws, box cutter, knife, shovel
⎕Flint rock
⎕Wet/dry matches/Lighter
⎕Steel wool
⎕Shielded 9 volt battery
⎕Lodge Cast Iron Skillet
⎕Lodge Cast Iron Dutch Oven

Medical Necessities
⎕Sturdy First responder kit
⎕Variety of bandage tapes and sizes
⎕Antiseptics
⎕Gauss
⎕Acetone
⎕Aspirin
⎕Alcohol
⎕Bug repellent
⎕Cotton balls
⎕Q-Tips
⎕Painter's stirs

Clothing
⎕Spare clothes
⎕Shoes/boots
⎕Shoe laces
⎕Hats
⎕Sweaters
⎕Rain gear
⎕Socks
⎕Sunglasses
⎕Sewing Kit

Perishables
⎕Collapsible water container
⎕Collapsible cooler
⎕Freeze dried food
⎕Bottle Water

Camp Storage / Tent repair
⎕Trash bags
⎕Zip lock bags
⎕Toilet paper
⎕Tent Patch
⎕Tent sealer
⎕Portable table

Vehicle Repair Kit
⎕Ratchet set
⎕Socket set
⎕Various tools pliers screwdrivers
⎕Torque wrench
⎕Torque set
⎕Variety sized Zip ties

Pet Goods
⎕Pet treats/food
⎕Pet bowls/leashes
⎕Pet Bedding

Hidden assets
⎕Hidden Emergency cash
⎕Extra set of keys or FOM

Other
⎕__________________
⎕__________________
⎕__________________
⎕__________________
⎕__________________

Feel free add anymore within this topic.

 

Yeah...Umm....don't have that much free time at this point to read list. But thanks for posting.

 

Nice list. Briefly I would suggest: high lift or bottle jack, tarp, cable ties, spare tire, GPS, xtra fuel, large axe, bow saw, towels, leatherman, misc quart-size jeep fluids, cooler, tire gauge, blanket, beer + alcohol

 

Ooopps thought this was going to be about gear ratios for some reason ( could be the hangover) lol

 

Bring extra barf bags?

 

Good add to the gear check list?

 

Trail Blazers,
Thank you for your respective recommendations. These are the types of recommendations I had hoped for.

Additionally, what specific tools and specific replacement parts do people carry for back-country travel? For example, during our last monthly 4x4 club meeting, an experienced TJ owner/builder/restorer presented his list of "absolutely required trail parts and tools" that he always carries based on his vehicle's failure rate and, most importantly, based on his personal driving habits and propensities towards extreme rock-crawling. Although I don't think I will be carrying a spare drive shaft nor all the major suspension components he typically carries, I was duly impressed by his stories and examples of what, I describe as "field engineering" or "trail ingenuity." One specific example that he described in detail was how to seal-off a severed brake-line. Because the stock brake-line material on his TJ is more ductile than is the brittle brake-line on a JK, one needs to hammer flat and work-soften the JK brake-line in order to folding it over upon itself in order to affect a tight seal.

Again, any recommendations and/or specific similar field-repair stories would be of great interest and usefulness. Thank you.

Matthew

 

After belonging to Jeep Clubs for over thirty years, I have been amazed many times by watching and participating in many trail fixes. It is always much more fun when it is not your vehicle being fixed. One issue that I had a few years back was when my fuel pickup sock got clogged due to age. So the Jeep quit running, miles from the nearest asphalt and it was just me and the wife. It took awhile to figure this all out, but I ran a long spare rubber fuel line into the tank and the other end into my external fuel pump. That got me home. Another one that comes to mind is when a guy busted a front axle ball joint on a club run, this required fetching a trailer. The list and memories go on and on.

 

You are usually not prepared for what causes you to brake done as you can't bring everything you think you might possibly need. I broke down in my 78 bronco twice; the first time was a flat- I put the good spare on. the second time was the fuel pump. I got a tow to the nearest parts store(pep boys). Got a new pump and rubber line and fixed it in their parking lot.

 

What size of trailer do you guys have to carry all this stuff??