What special emergency gear do you pack?

Mello Mike wrote:
A topic near and dear to my heart. Here's what I carry in my TC and my truck:

1. Emergency Roadside Kit including tow strap
2. Air Compressor
3. First Aid Kit
4. Saw Zaw
5. Shovel
6. Tool Bag
7. Electrical Kit including wire, multimeter, and fuses

Everything listed above except the tow strap which I keep on forgetting to get. Keep telling myself to do it. :S

Just a little story about being prepared when you go off-roading in a Jeep. Much of this would roll right over (so to speak) to the XTC.
Several of us hard-core jeepers were going up one of the named trails at the Hammers in So. Cal. I think it was called Outer Limits. I was trying to creep up a dry waterfall of solid rock @ 130:1 low range, ARB's on, when the solid mount of the stock L-frnt spring hanger pulled right off the frame. It was about a 45 deg. angle or more but there was room to get under the jeep and find out what we needed to do. I have an on-board, high frequency welder and luckily the angle was such that the pickup for the oil pump was at the rear of the engine, just the right place to keep oil going at that angle as you needed to set the rpms to the amount of amps you needed to weld on the frame with 7018, high nickel content rod. As it worked out, we got out the 2 ton come along, winch cable (used to pull the solid axle forward), 1-1/2 ton scissor jack, 12" square, 2" thick jack board, 4 ton hydraulic bottle jack, the 60 inch high lift jack (farm jack), 1000 pound capy straps, and my 5 foot pry bar. We needed absolutely everything to get the leaf spring back into position to weld. As Frank was welding the rest of us were holding prybars and jacks in position. It took a while but we had all the right stuff to get the rig going again. After repairing the suspension, I did have to winch up the waterfall after all.
jefe

Mark gets the 'prepared' award here. He does carry lots of stuff.
My emergency kit is always taken and has a seasonal slant. While we do almost no summer camping, in winter I carry chains and even more recovery equip. not for me but for the unlucky SOB that wound up in the ditch and spilled his coffee. Or the brand new Jeep driver who just knew it would go anywhere in four feet of snow with those stock street tires and no deflation.
I keep things on board that will allow me to work on the engine, change a tire, fix a flat (on the wheel), replace bad hoses, belts, and wires to keep going to the nearest 'real' repair place. When we get way out there, I try to be even more self sufficient. Being unprepared is the best teacher for next the time. Go ahead, make all your mistakes when you are not way out there. On a recent trip on the Mojave Road, I had my little trailer so I also carried a 5 foot prybar for off-road emergency fender work so the wheels would still roll without rubbing.
Depends on the destination and how far you are from civilization.
regards, as always, jefe

Dry pair of socks and hiking boots.

We have traveled extensively by land and by sea. Linda, who has hundreds of thousands of miles experience, covers all possibilities.
She always has available, an evening gown, ice skates, tennis racquet, and eyelash equipment. Oh yah,and a LBD.

Love to all,

skip

OK for the supporters of the 2nd amendment I do respect your rights however I prefer something that makes less noise like a crossbow or recurve and in extreme cases anything at hand including solid objects will do...evil laugh...
as for emergency gear that will depend on your own knowledge and comfort level but a must have is always a fire extinguisher.

Bubtoofat wrote:

I have been thinking about a Spot satellite messenger since we sometimes disappear into the Hinterboonies for extended periods and my mom gets to worrying when she doesn't hear from us for a week. A quick "OK" message every couple of days would set her mind at ease.

Mike

I've had the SPOT for 4 years now. Works good, worth every penny when you have a worrisome wife!!!

Tool set
Fuses , electrical tape
20 ton bottle jack
On board air
portable air
shovel
recovery strape
flashlights
tire repair kit
Good Sam RV roadside
AAA
cell phone
GPS has POI with repair facility
multiple fire extinguishers
personal protection various levels
probably more, this has been an ongoing cumulative collection.

This is an interesting topic... especially for TC owners!
I don't know that I'd call all of this stuff "emergency gear" because much of it is just basic maintenance supplies. But this is what's always in my camper and/or truck...
Except for the tools in the toolbox, my supplies are kept in plastic shoe storage bins from The Container Store.

Cell phone
Cash
Credit cards
Spare keys (Truck & camper)
Road service cards (AAA & Good Sam')
Water
Walkie-talkies w/GPS
Flashlights & headlamps
Shelf-stable food
Jumper Cables
Tow strap (30K lbs)
Folding shovel
Rope & 550 cord
Road flares
Bailing wire.
Eternabond tape
Camp hatchet
Bottle jack (12 Ton) & asst'd wood blocks
Gorilla tape
JB Weld
Rain poncho
Fire Extinguishers (in truck and camper)

Truck parts
• Motor oil
• Upper & lower radiator hoses
• Fuel filter
• Serp' belt

Basic toolbox
• Socket set
• Screwdrivers
• Hex keys
• 12" adjustable spud wrench
• Knipex pipe pliers
• Vice-Grip locking pliers
• End wrench set
• Single jack & ball-peen hammers
• 1/2" torque wrench & lug socket
• Clamptite tool & wire
• Crocus cloth
• Half-round mill file
• Razor blades
• Asst'd fasteners
• Zip ties
• Needles & thread

Basic tire repair kit
• Tire plugs and patches
• Air compressor (MV-50)
• Coiled air hose & tire chuck w/gauge

Basic electrical kit
• Wire cutter/stripper/crimper
• Assorted connectors (butt, spade, ring, wire nuts)
• Soldering iron & solder
• Electrical tape
• Light bulbs (headlight, taillight, marker, interior lights)
• DVOM
• Fuses
• Test light
• Primary wire

Basic plumbing kit
• Asst'd PEX fittings
• Asst'd hose clamps
• Rescue tape
• PEX tubing
• Water thief

Basic first-aid kit
• Bandages (regular, finger-tip, knuckle, butterfly, etc)
• Gauze
• Tape
• Triple antibiotic cream
• Burn cream
• Ibuprofen
• Aspirin
• Alka-Seltzer
• Tums
• Sunscreen
• Antibiotic tablets (Augmentin & Cipro)
• Eye drops
• Sinus rinse bottle & salt

I don't yet own one, but I am very interested in the SPOT locator device. Mostly to update & check in with friends and extended family. However the emergency functionality is intriguing as well.

Cheers,
-Mark

Haha, yes, I take my husband, who is pretty good at fixing just about anything. If he had his way, he would take the entire garage, but usually we bring the tool kit, a vehicle emergency kit, and then he has the stuff that he always brings along like duct tape, PB blaster, WD40, paper towels, ohms meter, lots of flashlights (because you can never have too many, I guess).