In-car tool kit??

If I drove an old truck it's a different story. I had a 1978 Jeep Cherokee Chief and I couldn't haul enough tools to keep that bitch running. I put a new water pump on it 300 miles from home on a trail on a Sunday morning. Yes I had a spare water pump, along with various gaskets, an axle that always broke and a lot of wire. Oh and a ball joint and tie rod end. It ate tie rod ends. And a drag link too. And a caliper. And a...

 

It depends. What are you're doing and where are you going? With my job, I can be up to 35 miles behind a locked gate and may or may not have cell service. Because of that I have a fairly extensive tool kit along with electrical components. If your just running FS roads you probably would be fine with a basic tool kit with. IMHO if your going to relying on just a cell if you break down, be ready to spend the night.

 

I would be careful with a cheap tool kit. I’ve used some that literally fell apart in my hand while using them. Sometimes it pays to have a name brand.

Not targeting this kit specifically or saying this kit is cheap. Just hard to tell from the picture.

 

I bought the blue ridge overland tool bag and built a kit based off what’s in the 2nd gen tools thread - sockets, ratchets, Allen’s, torx, end wrenches, etc. Added a few more things like zip ties, tape, gloves. Pretty well set now that I can do nearly anything on my truck.

Anytime I do work, I use this tool bag so I know I’ve got everything I need.

 

Doing a Tineye search it looks like that is an old Stanley kit that is no longer available.
However, there is a newer version available:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/STANLEY-...vZ_Mu0U-Pypsg7UpX6RpGzotDtSBMA5xoChiEQAvD_BwE

 

I did pretty much the same thing with a DECKED D Box and the 3rd gen tool list, plus a few other things. In a Cross Box I have a tire kit, compressor, and battery jump pack.

 

It’s cheap, you’re correct. I’m probably gonna put my Stanley 10mm,12mm,14mm,17mm sockets and ratchet in there anyway

 

There’s not much I don’t have in my truck. There’s also usually an ARB dual compressor, tire plug kit, plenty of ratchets, tie downs, jump pack and a bunch of other stuff

 

Even comes in Cement.

 

Smart idea. You can always test them in the garage and see how they do. Sometimes you can find excellent values on Amazon.

 

All you need right here https://store.snapon.com/Pliers-Wrenches-12-5-8-Plier-Wrench-P640879.aspx

If it doesn't grab it, chances are you need a tow truck.

 

Awesome, thanks!

 

Lol my shock broke through the mount one time while offroading and I taped it to the mount until I could get it replaced. Duct tape is the best tool.

 

https://www.sears.com/kd-tools-tele...MIpM3K6fq94AIVyQOGCh1NBwPwEAQYBCABEgL-6_D_BwE

IS ONE i WAS LOOKING AT UNTIL i SAW THIS ONE... ALSO NEED TO ADD IN:


*tire repair /plug kit w/ compressor
*a good set of jumper cables, along with some welding rod, and a SHORT piece of welding cable with lugs on them (FOR POSSIBLE TRAIL WELDING)
*a good lug wrench/breaker bar
*tie down straps
*recovery gear (tree straps, tow strap, shackles, and a snatch block (ALL RATED FOR OVER 10,000-20,000lbs))

 

Retro tool kit.

 

I carry a flashlight, headlamp, and Leatherman multitool in the cab. The toolbox carries a few sizes of regular and Phillips screwdrivers, pliers, a crescent wrench, a socket wrench set, duct tape, assorted zip ties, a tire inflator, jumper cables, and a bag of assorted nuts and bolts. I do a lot of kayaking and have pretty much used everything, from jumping people with dead batteries, to helping people with loose battery connections, to replacing a nut and bolt for a kayak seat because someone lost theirs, to inflating trailer tires that were way low.

 

Call me crazy, but the tools that I carried around in my former Dodge I used mainly for non-truck stuff. You know, you are at your kid's house installing a blind or something and you need a tool, and of course they don't have one so you get one from your truck!!

 

I keep tools in my truck mostly for convenience. I live on the 3rd floor so not having to carry them down to work on the truck or bike is nice. Havent needed anything for an emergency repair yet but it will be nice to have them if the time comes.

I keep a small husky bag behind the back seat. In there is a ratchet set, some torx bits in sizes for the truck, wrenches, needle nose pliers, screwdrivers, hex key set, channel locks, mallet, duct tape, zip ties and other stuff I’m probably forgetting. Also back there I keep a little camping tarp, hammock, bungees, ratchet straps etc.

Under the seat I keep a little folding saw and shovel for camping trips. Jump pack, First aid kit a couple shackles, gloves, tow straps, and hitch stuff.

 

That’s just a common pipe wrench...

 

I keep this Craftsman set in my truck, along with a few other things I know I need that the kit doesn't have (bigger sockets mostly).



I picked this up last year when Sears had it on sale for just $30 bucks. Only thing that sucks about it is that all the sockets are so small they don't work for things like the diff/tcase/transmission plugs but I have a smaller tool bag with those in them.