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PostPosted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:55 am 
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I'm lost withyout a cheap multimeter....really cheap or at least a continuity light (led test light preferred) and a couple of packs of scrivets & assorted cable ties.
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A couple of NOID lights (one Bosch & a GM) can keep everyone going especially as not all breeds of vehicle you might travel with (especially in Australia) won't just display error codes like KJ's, well, Jeeps with digital diplay do. At the risk of opening a can of worms (but I hope I'm safe here) I think Jeeps are kind-of user friendly in many ways and it is those who don't understand them who hold them in poor regard. It's a Jeep thing - right.

Also, the list of trouble codes cause we can cheat and ask our truck whats up...right!

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 7:07 pm 
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Great ideas for the tool kit. I'm surprised that no one has mentioned at least one set of vise grips. :roll: They are great for pinching off broken hoses, loosening rung off nuts and a million other things. I would be lost without one.

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 8:50 pm 
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Oh yea... a battery powered chain saw. We were stumped near Rifle Falls in Colorado by a large tree that fell across the road. Fortunately, another guy showed up with a chain saw and took care of it. It had fallen between two trees on one side and between two on the other side. I was wheeling today in Ocala National Forest and had to cut two trees that had fallen across the road. Could have backed out and taken another way or could have used an axe. The chainsaw dispatched both trees very handily.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 9:22 am 
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Um, did anyone mention Toilet Paper? I've carried pretty much everything on the list at some point or another, but all i've ever used often is toilet paper, some bailing wire, and a hacksaw. (Not for the same activity!)

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 12:30 pm 
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Bushnell BackTrack

http://www.bushnell.com/products/gps/ba ... C1BCA9E3A1

Went out and got my self lost the other day and this little thing was a life saver.

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:37 am 
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One of the shops on this site should sell something similar to the main list. I know i would buy it in a heart beat!

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 12:51 pm 
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Hatchet
Collapsable shovel
Snow shovel for winter
Ice scraper for winter
Bungee straps
Phone charger
Extra pair of socks
Extra fuses
Gorilla Tape (I know people have mentioned duct tape, but gorilla tape is strong and can hold up against cold, heat, and water. Best thing to use when a window assemply decides to fail!)


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Tokyojoe wrote:
headlamp (the kind that is on a headband and fits, where else, on your noggin....or at a minimum a mini maglite or a roadside assistance flourescent lamp.

Latex gloves on sale at the Walgreens down the block from me (check your nearest one). Buy 3 boxes of 50 for $10 = 150 gloves.

Was a Gerber/Leatherman utility tool already listed? At least 100' of 550 cord.



I always have these 'top' items in my truck. Gerber and 550 paracord is often overlooked, but very handy.
Latex gloves are great for working on your truck or some injured person you came upon. I also have a CPR mask and well stocked first aid kit in all my vehicles, this gets used a lot.
Another good item to have is one of those portable battery units with the alligator clips for starting a vehicle with a dead battery. They usually have outlets on them for other purposes as well.


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LOL, Latex gloves... Pansies! What ever happened to the good ole days of just spraying your hands off with some B-12 chemtool and whiping them off with a red rag?


People maybe got cancer?


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Boomerang wrote:
SAR02KJ wrote:
LOL, Latex gloves... Pansies! What ever happened to the good ole days of just spraying your hands off with some B-12 chemtool and whiping them off with a red rag?


People maybe got cancer?



I remember GOJO from the 70's! Man, that stuff could clean! Anyways, I gotta back up the gloves bit. You work 5 days a week on something greasy and then go home to the S.O. and see what kind of reaction you get from one look at those meat hooks. You'll be reaching for the gloves too! FWIW

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 2:12 am 
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No one has listed on this for a while but I always keep one of those air compressors that plug into the 12 volt aux plug. Nothing worse than putting on a flat spare or using the plugs without anyway to pump the tire back up. Plus they are relatively cheap light and take up minimal space. I don't know if anyone still reads this post just wanted to add my two cents

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 2:36 am 
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No one has listed on this for a while but I always keep one of those air compressors that plug into the 12 volt aux plug.

I have one and I think they are very hand little but of kit if you don't have an on board compressor, better that having a foot pump to blow your tyre up.

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Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it!! Plus they are coming with lights and all kinds of little gadgets on them. I bought a low end one and has led adjustable light and auto shut off well worth the money in my opinion. Also keeping with the tire trend a can of starting fluid for those who don't have bead locks. A little dangerous but it works.

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 9:36 pm 
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Bail outs and tool kits should be kept seperate. People who b.o.b. don't need a list of those things. They grab a ready packed bag or two or three on the way out the door

I have found that under the rear seat can be stowed, can always be there, and do most common repairs (by common I mean I've changed the turbo with them)

Stanley flat pack 1/4 3/8 combo set
metric sae wrench set
3 sets metric sae and toques fold up Allen set
the botle jack with handle (doubles as breaker bar)
klien or greenlee 10 in 1
1/4 inch drive ratcheting stubby driver
Security bit set (doubles as second Allen star, and screwdriver set)
8" C-clamp
Small can wd
Can off slime
Plug kit
Locktite
Antisize packet
Jar of rubber cementi
Spare belt
5' radiator hose
Fuses
Butt splices
Klien strip, cut crumpled tool
Elecrical clip screw driver meter
Hand full of pipe clams
Pair of 430 channel locks
6"adjustable crescent wrench
8" pipe wrench
Elecric tape
Duct tape
Hand full of zip ties
Stainless tie wire
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Klien no 9 lineman's pliers (accept no substitute)

The other stuff goes else where ill cover it latter. My libby is my dailey driver and my bail out vehicle and yes I'm the zombie apocalypse guy Lmao

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:04 am 
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I know it's been mentioned already but the first post hasn't been updated with it:

Some kind of small shovel or Entrenching tool for digging.

I have one of these that I keep in my Jeep at all times:

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If you want a more modern one you could get one of these:

Entrenching Tool
(I made it a link because the image is HUGE!)

It's a collapsible model that would fit easily into a soft-sided tool bag along with most of the other hand tools, or inside the rear deck storage area.


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