Essentials off Road.
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Off Road Safety Gear & Supplies To Take Along, Better safe than sorry.
The following safety and recovery equipment will get you out of most predicaments. And, if you’re riding with a group, then these items could come from any one of the vehicles in the group; it’s not necessary for each and every vehicle to carry it all.
• GPS unit/compass.
• Air pump/compressor
• Axe
• Blanket
• Bow saw
• Bucket
• Bungee cords
• Can opener
• Candles
• Cell phone and/or CB/ Radios.
• Cigarette lighter
• Coat hanger – don’t underestimate the number of uses for the common household coat hanger!
• Duct tape
• Extra gas – enough for a round trip & in an appropriate container
• Extra motor oil (1-2 quarts)
• Fire extinguisher
• First aid kit (packed in a tight weatherproof container)
• Flares
• Flashlight/lantern
• Flashlight/lantern/spotlight – with extra batteries
• Food (dehydrated foods take little space and last a long time)
• Hydraulic/hi-lift jack
• ID card, with emergency phone number contact info & medication/allergy information
• Jumper cables
• Leather gloves
• Maps
• Mirror
• Multi-fit hose and a roll of rubber-weld tape – to repair a blown radiator hose
• Paper towels
• Pen & paper (a china marker writes on anything!)
• Radiator Stop Leak / Tank sealant putty
• Rags
• Repair manual for your particular vehicle
• Rope
• Rubber gloves
• Shovel
• Spare clothes
• Spare key kept on your person
• T-style lug wrench
• Tarp (6’x6′) – to keep yourself out of the mud and to catch small parts
• Tire pressure gauge & tire pump; fix a flat
• Trash bags – heavy duty
• Water – enough for you (to drink, clean up) and your vehicle (battery, radiator, washer fluid)
• Waterless hand cleaner
• Waterproof matches
• WD-40/lubricant
• Whistle
• Winch kit – including straps, snatch block (pulley), shackle
• Zip ties/cable ties
There are also a number of kits and products on the market today to simplify the repair process, should a particular part fail. Some of the most popular: radiator stop-leak, silicone gasket material, plastic steel, plastic aluminum, tank sealant putty, tire plugs/patch kit, carburetor cleaner, etc.
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