What Kind Of Tool Kit Do You Carry?

Covers just about every need. :)

The first smart phones had to have drivers on the pc, , just like dumb phones
But modem smart phones , aka S2, just plug in and show up as a USB device like any flashdrive
This makes for simple file transfer, drag and drop, or easy copy, delete...etc..
Heck today even feature phones aka dumb...have this feature built in

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Six million dollar man, eyeballs.
"I gotta get me one of these!"

I need to find a way for the camera, and 15.7" laptop screen, oops DAMN, phone, oops android to enjoy each other's company. Does this take a cable? Like USB for one end for the laptop? The other end is a (?) connection.

Four hours of shopping doesn't give me much time in Chula Vista. San Diego is just too far north. I expect it's going to take hours to unwrap (87) packages and stuff them into burlap sacks. And no, the 87 is not an exaggeration. 87 pakages, nine power supplies, sixty some odd LED chips. Forty heatsinks, several thousands screws. Fifty one fans, and this does not include the big stuff the lifeline, etc. All in in K car with measles. The return is going to be hilarious especially the curvy sections.

phone came with said cable... mini usb to usb. You will need windows to find the drivers for your samsung Galaxy S2. You may be able in "computer" "files" to find a G:Drive which is your Samsung S2 phone also. You can set it up to download photos and videos automatically through Windows. I don't know how it does on XP, or Win 98, or Vista. It works fine on windows 7 and above.

You might also need to go to Samsung Kies, and get drivers there also.

Six million dollar man, eyeballs.
"I gotta get me one of these!"

I need to find a way for the camera, and 15.7" laptop screen, oops DAMN, phone, oops android to enjoy each other's company. Does this take a cable? Like USB for one end for the laptop? The other end is a (?) connection.

Four hours of shopping doesn't give me much time in Chula Vista. San Diego is just too far north. I expect it's going to take hours to unwrap (87) packages and stuff them into burlap sacks. And no, the 87 is not an exaggeration. 87 pakages, nine power supplies, sixty some odd LED chips. Forty heatsinks, several thousands screws. Fifty one fans, and this does not include the big stuff the lifeline, etc. All in in K car with measles. The return is going to be hilarious especially the curvy sections.

MrWizard wrote:
just call it ANDROID

USE WIFI and load it up with apps before you take it back to Mexico

"swiss knife" is a great utility. with scientific calculator, flashlight , and even a Magnifier all in one app

turn on magnifier and the camera lens is used to display what ever you want to examine in a macro magnified way, you don't even need a microscope any more

yahoo email, used to let you send text msg to phone numbers, not sure if the option is still available

last month i used "goggle acct" connection via wifi internet to send text msgs to a friend, while we were camping at a beach with NO cell signal..his return msg came to my "google voice" free ph number
but the campground had free wifi internet for campers...NO netflix allowed
i can't send to an international number
but i can send to any USA number

I think Mr. Wizard needs a trip down to San Diego next week to mentor MXWA for a day or two on Android. I am almost 100% certain if both parties have the APP, Google Hangouts allows text messages, not sure if OTA or wifi or both. It won't do video conference unless on wifi.


Google Hangouts


Swiss Knife app

MXWA will need to do a Google Search on his PC to see all the Google Apps available. For certain, someone, somewhere, always does a hack or a workaround, when you cell phone provider tries to block you from doing something that they think they should charge for... be it tethering, text messages, roaming charges, etc, etc. Being open source has it advantages over an Apple Iphone, at times.


Always, always always use a search engine like Google first when looking for applications. You'll find almost all your free apps and pay to play apps on GOOGLE PLAY. Learn to know what that Icon looks like on your screen.

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.

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, I therefore 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.

When I'm in AZ for 3 months, I can get a little bored at times, and then is when I dive into my projects of stuff to be done to the RV, like a switch here, a voltmeter there, and an added led lite fixture over there, etc etc.
Last year I added a regular garden faucet in the storage comp where the water pump is located,......strictly for washing the car. Water is easy and free to come by, but a faucet for washing a car isn't.
So I carry most everything needed for such projects,...which is too much !
I leave all the big stuff to the "big boys", except I do carry a 20 ton lo profile bottle jack,.....and the tools to change a rear dual,.....but I don't know why.

Maybe different, but sure resembles what we always called a "battery pliers". I do have 2 of them.

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
I am wondering how many folks are aware of the Channellock parrot beak pliers as seen below?