Tools

OkieGene wrote:
Im helping a friend set up his new rig and the subject of what tools to carry has arisen.

The question is to bring SAE fractional wrenches or sockets, or is everything now metric ?

This will be a small to middlin' tool set just for minor repairs and maintenance issues, nothing big and heavy and complicated.

Thanks!

Bring both SAE and metric. I bought an inexpensive all-in-one toolkit from Walmart when we bought our trailer. It has all the sockets, hammer, wrenches, pliers, some electrical stuff.

It has lasted 14 years - I think because I bought the kit, I've hardly had to use it!

Actually, the tool I use the most out of it is the small level. Helps me to set up the grill at campsites! I hate leaning grills...

diazr2 wrote:
Makes no difference what tools you bring.. You will always always need the one you left at home. LOL

This is why I own 3 basin wrenches, 2 windshield chip repair kits and 2 caulking guns.

As a very minimum: two pairs of adjustable pliars (for water connections), vice grips, a screw driver that has a variety of tips including the star ones and the square head ones, a diagonal cutter, (wire cutter) and a adjustable wrench.

I bring whole work shop full, but the above is good for starters.

Jack L

diazr2 wrote:
Makes no difference what tools you bring.. You will always always need the one you left at home. LOL

That's why I eventually sold both my Honda EU2000i gensets ... didn't do me much good when campsite power failed and the genset was sitting at home in my workshop. :S

duct tape, a good brand like gorilla or Trex

zip tys, all sizes

electrical tape, wire cutters, splices, wire nuts etc..

wrenches, piers, vise grips, JB water proof epoxy, eternabond tape or patches

spray lube, and silicone

cordless drill/driver & assorted bit set

Have him check the lug size. He'll want a lug wrench that works. Also, electrical repair stuff, plumbing stuff, and typical household tools. If the RV he has is put together with factory assembly fasteners that have a rare head (Clutch drive, for example),he'll want a couple of bits that fit. You can carry everything but the weight and storage can be a pain. I tend to carry too much stuff but a lot of it sits in the truck.

As much as I hated them when I was working as a mechanic, I now find that the adjustable tools can be used for 95% of the repairs I usually NEED to do.
Yes I mean Crescent wrenches, adjustable pliers, etc. I still carry a decent selection of sockets, wrenches (Harbor Freight), and screw drivers (Klein or Craftsman).

Makes no difference what tools you bring.. You will always always need the one you left at home. LOL