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โFeb-18-2015 05:23 PM
spinners1 wrote:
We are full timers and do not have a home base. So I carry a lot of tools. In 10 years in addition to fixing or adding things to the MH, doing regular service and maintenance to the MH and TV, I have built two small wooden boats, and completely restored a 1972 18 foot Sea Ray I/O. This of course also means I have two boat trailers to maintain.
This requires pretty much a full work shop but I don't have that luxury. For a while I had a portable table saw I kept in a storage area where we keep stuff we want but don't have room for. I have since sold that. I am sure I have tools I haven't used in a long while, but I have found over my life that the minute I have gotten rid of a tool, I need it, and have to run out and buy a new one. So I never get rid of a tool unless I really have to. (like the table saw. Back when I first bought the MH and sold our house, I sold my band saw. But that's about it) I believe I still have a hammer my father gave to me when I was a teenager and I am now 70 so it's seen some use. I suppose I could rent a tool if I need to, or get one from the craft shop on Fort Lewis (I am retired military so I have that option) but I would rather just buy it and keep it. I guess it's an obsession.
โFeb-18-2015 05:03 PM
schlep1967 wrote:downtheroad wrote:
I have a whole shop full of tools. I carry this while camping (and a credit card.) Absolutely no need to bring enough tools and spare parts to complete refit an aircraft carrier.
+4 And a little McGuyver type imagination.
My awning wouldn't go up one time when we were ready to leave the campground. Motor ran but the spindle just turned through the stripped cap. I had the simple screw drivers to get in to it. Then we broke out a hair pin and some aluminum foil to make a "key" to fill in between the old flat surfaces of the shaft and the cap. Rolled up the awning then put ratchet straps around the whole rig to make sure it didn't unwind while going down the road.
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โFeb-18-2015 11:36 AM
gmw photos wrote:
I'm one of those that likes to have "all the tools to refit the aircraft carrier". ๐ :E
It's one of the reasons I drive pick up trucks as my tow vehicles, so I can carry the things I want. In the bed of my truck I have two diamond plate tool boxes ( small ones, about 12x12x30 ). Each weighs a total of about 50 pounds. One has tools, the other has things like recovery straps, jumper cables, ratchet straps, etc.
But, having said all that, when I am out, I'm usually on the road for several months at a time, so I want to have the tools and supplies needed to fix the minor things that may come up.
โFeb-18-2015 10:58 AM
downtheroad wrote:
I have a whole shop full of tools. I carry this while camping (and a credit card.) Absolutely no need to bring enough tools and spare parts to complete refit an aircraft carrier.
โFeb-18-2015 10:12 AM
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โFeb-18-2015 06:38 AM
K Charles wrote:Terryallan wrote:
I carry 2 screw drivers, a pair of slip pliers, a hammer for driving in the stakes, and of course a jack. That is all. I don't go on vacation to work on the TT. I work on it at home if anything is needed.
While on vacation, I vacation. Un needed tools just take up space.
What he said, I turned wrenches for 40 years, now I do maintenance at home and try not to rebuild stuff while traveling.
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