What Kind Of Tool Kit Do You Carry?
Extensive, up to and including large sockets and wrenches Focused more on plumbing, electrical or some other specialized repairs Large jacks and tools for roadside tire changes Or little or nothi...
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Airstreamer67 wrote:
Because I hate to guess what will go wrong a thousand miles from home, and I hate to look for and wait for help if I can do it myself, therefore I bring a majority of my tools with me. It's about 200 pounds worth, including the tool box.
The tools ride in a locked tool box on the front of my F250 when I hook up the travel trailer. The tool box is bolted to a platform which fits into the 2-inch front receiver. To compensate for all this extra weight hanging on the front of my truck is my travel trailer hanging on the rear. This configuration means there is no longer any need for weight transfer bars on the trailer. Serendipity, the two weights balance out, and I get to bring my toys, err, tools with me.
When I unhook and use the truck for local exploration, it takes me maybe five minutes to unload the tool box. I have the tools organized in several tool bags, so each bag weighs 10 to 30 pounds for easy handling. I then remove the tool box from the receiver and chain it to the trailer frame and put the tools back in it for locked storage.
All this may seem like too much hassle, but it's no more than the other hassling that goes along with camping in the great outdoors. And it provides a lot of comfort knowing I'm ready for many problems that may arise.
Michael ... well stated!!
Your reasons for bringing along plenty of tools are about the same as ours. In our case, we take our Class C motorhome out in the desert some off paved roads and have to be ready for anything.
One other "tool" I failed to mention that we bring along is long range Internet access capability in our rig - cellular band roof antenna and cellular band 12 volt amplifier for it.
