Soldering iron and solder! As well as a spool of wire...

 

Great thread!!
After reading though I found a few things that would be very useful on the trail.
Thanks!

 

x2, nice write up! im going down the check list, i still lack a few, and some i never thought of.

 

Cant forget the toilet paper!!!!

 

Bottle Jack comes in handy for suspension stuff, or getting leverage on a stubborn fill/drain plug with a wrench.

Ditto on the vice grips!

Needle nose pliers always help with the tight stuff.

Brake parts cleaner is good to have and cheap - cleans grease off anything if you're applying new sealer material.

nitrile gloves (don't waste money on latex)

coveralls - my wife got me these for xmas last year and they've saved so many t shirts and pants it's amazing....they'll always stay in the garage

 

Scotts towels (the blue ones, also double as tp). A spill kit (offroad use). Wag bags (offroad use). An led headlamp for when you need 3 hands but realize you only have 2. Hi-lift. Paper clip or Obd 2 code reader.
Save your old parts. I have old lower ball joints, old belts, old plug wires.

 

Magnet on a stick
Jumper cables - I've used 100 times I bet helping others
Tire plug kit
Fluids
Tie down straps
C clamps
Dremel tool
Die grinder
Metric die and tap set - most common sizes on Toyotas are easier bought separately - starter, plug and bottom - 3 to a set
Good battery charger/tester for multiple battery types
HD extension cords for power tools
Metabo/Milwaukee power tools
Brass drifts - set of at least 3
Pry bars in various lengths and end types
Round handle ratchets - mine hurt Jon's hands
Multiple channel locks, pliers, vice grips
Vacuum hose caps - cap off brake lines, fuel lines etc
Kroil
Lots of tape measures, rulers, angle finders, t square etc
HF 12 ton jackstands, got 12
Multiple floor jacks and jackstands
Shop fridge with adult beverages and cable TV

:wabbit2:

 

holy cow, we aren't building a monster truck here and none of us have a shop on wheels. hahaha J/K

Most of them are good (especially the jumper cables and battery charger) I can see the noob killing his battery trying to diagnose a starter issue and ignored the fact that most starter issues are simple contacts.

 

extra brake line
tube cutter
small hand held tube bender
compression unions and fittings
plenty of brake fluid
(dont ask me why i keep these things)

 

hahah you too huh?

 

....yeah. long story short, i would recommend learning how combat roll from chuck norris. it will com in handy if you find yourself trying to crimp brake lines on a rocky hill and your ebrake gives. i guess i would add to the DIY'ers tool list the entire series of walker texas ranger, plus any other of his movies you can get a hold of, i didn't realize they would come in handy while wheelin.

 

sounds like a copy of Indiana Jones avoiding that boulder might be in order too. hahhahaha

 

yeah, all very good training material.

 

Soft face dead blow hammer and or Brass Drift so you can pound on stuff without messing up threads and such.

 

PINK FLOYD CD's

impact sockets (if it hasn't been said)

plastic bins for tossing stuff in until you can sort the tools

ziploc baggies and magic marker

digital camera

PB Blaster (may have been said)

ORANGE GOOP hand cleanser from Harbor Freight...great for degreasing parts too

 

Every body should keep an old man around for there incredible strength & inginuity when it comes time to break loose stuborn bolts, LOL

 

ahahahahaha.

 

About that good flashlight... I recommend picking yourself up a good headlamp. Petzel, Princeton Tech, Black Diamond, just to name a few. Maglights are great and all for spotting stuff deep in the woods, but when it comes to working on your rig in the dark or confined areas of low light, the head lamp works best. You need your hands free and light where you are looking. I keep three in my rig just in case i break or lose one. I even have one wrapped around my roll bar which acts like a dome light and can be easily pulled down if I destroy my other two! Once you get a head lamp you will never look at a Maglight the same! Besides, why hold that bulky flashlight when you can easily strap one to your dome and get to wrenching! Those days of the MiniMaglight held between your teeth are over! Great around the camp sight too! Plus they run on double or triple A batteries. But remeber... when you have your headlamp on, the light goes exactly where you are looking, so don't forget that when your wife calls your name and you blind the crud out of her with a look and "What's that Honey?"...Just My 2cents and now i will get off my

 

why do I picture a sylvania silverstar strapped to a noobs head ????

 

That i would like to see!