Off-Road Tips and Gear List

Great list to keep in mind when in prep

 

I've been using a jack jaw for a while now. So much safer that just using a Hilift on the slider alone. Never had it slip and would recommend it to anyone.

 

Brad, are you using this on a Hi-Lift brand jack or something else?

 

I've been using it on a hi lift brand jack. Fits like a glove. I cannot confirm if this works on the other brands of farm jacks.

 

Thanks.

 

Pretty sure that if you packed everything mentioned in this thread, you'd need the optional 80,000,000,000lb GVWR rear suspension kit!

Probably goes without saying, but since it's accepted practice to NEVER go deep into the wilderness with a single vehicle, it would be a good idea to have various parts and pieces of this assembly of crap delegated to different vehicles in the "posse".

I've found the hard way with our farm service truck that you can easily over pack a truck and spend hours upon hours digging through boxes and bins....When you pack stuff, make a list that details WHERE you put each item. That may save daylight when you go to looking for some obscure item.

Finally, carry an assortment of digging tools. (Mattox, shovels, pick, garden spade, etc) Don't ask me how I know about all that. I might start crying

 

Haha well you will never be 100% prepared. But having a general thread to post your ideas in will inspire other ideas in other members to create what will work best for them. I'm still purchasing a lot of my daily equipment for the truck. But I tend to keep small tools, a hammock, bug net, rain fly, stakes, dyneema line, multiple ways to start fires (matches, lights, flint and steel, and a fire piston), multiple fire starters (duralast mini personal log, emergency fire starter pack it's about the size of a condom, cotton balls soaked in Vaseline, and charcloth), an axe, two individual first aid packs (ifak) on condor rip away molle backings, a compass, a mini SAS survival guide, daily meds, gorilla tape both duct and clear, epoxy, Paracord about 100ft, fishing tackle, shackles and tow strap, breaker bar, two bottles of water, two water filters (swayer and lifestraw) water purification tablets, a boot knife, a razer blade, chains, locks, powdered peanut butter, honey, a pack of gum (can use the wrappers as a fire starter with a battery), two head submersible headlamps, two Maglites, and a shotgun with 150 shells. I'll be adding more as I go Lol.

 

and the more you can multi-purpose something the better, as long as it doesn't lose functionality.

 

#1tool you can carry on ANY vehicle is the proper size wrench to adequately torque the loose nut holding the steering wheel....

 

#1tool you can carry on ANY vehicle is the proper size wrench to adequately torque the loose nut holding the steering wheel....

"Loose nut holding the steering wheel".....ie THE DRIVER.....

 

Lmaoooo

 

Awesome post! Ive been looking for a list like this. Im glad I replaced my belts and kept the old ones for a Just in case scenario. And always have a leatherman in near reach. Along with a decent socket set, and ratchet straps and rope with some 550 rated D-rings and a set of 10k lbs D-rings Also as MonkeyProof said I have about 80%-90% of whats on the list when I go on trips even if its only an hour away from home.
I will forsure use this as my check list for future trips!

 

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Great write up! I have some work to do.

 

a harbor freight aluminum racing jack on a skid with a big block of wood has never failed me.

 

Maybe it was buried in here somewhere and I missed it. Bear spray.

 

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