Specifically for your pre-'95 Toyota? (so mods, please don't move)
I swear you could fix most things on this truck with a Leatherman. Toyota seriously engineered these trucks with ease-of-repair in mind.



I carry along whenever I go exploring down old logging roads on my own or fish:

1. sockets 10mm, 12mm, 14mm, and 17mm
2. deep-well 14mm socket
3. 3" and 10"? extensions
4. box wrenches in the above listed sizes
5. short Philips screwdriver
6. vise grips
7. test light
8. spark plug socket
9. WD40
10. Leatherman Charge TTi and headlight (the most useful two of the lot)
11. a couple rags
12. grease soap
13. electrical tape

I have been meaning to add a tire repair kit to that list. Rocks work pretty well as hammers, but only used them a couple times.

I recently got on-board air, so I may add some air tools as well.

 

in my truck i keep:
-small socket set and an extension
-steel rod about 1" diameter and 20" long(never know when you needto beat or hit a part..)
-crescent wrench
-electrical tape
-duct tape
-paper towels
-rags
-hilift
-star wrench
-letherman
-phillips and flathead screwdriver
-a bunch of empty soda bottles/cans in the bed
-mag flashlight
-snake light
-handfull of c-clips (recurring throttle linkage issues)
-slip joint and needle nose pliers

i agree they are amazingly easy to wrench on anywhere any time with any tool i love it

 

a phone to call AAA

I carry volt meter and repair manual on hand
with the basic tool kit and extensions

 

eh aaa's for panzies...
jk im one of those uh.. platinum members or somethin
edit: ohwait its "plus" i am a plus member, good deal there with triple a

 

I'm an idiot.... pre 95's... sorry
*Socket set
*100 ft rope
*Tow Rope
*Jumper Cables
*Small air compressor
*Screw Driver Set
* Leatherman
*Pliers
*WD40
*Jack
*Mag Light (2)
*Water
*Change of clothes
*Duct Tape
*4 way lug
Theres more i just cant think of it

 

In mine I have:
-Hilift
-Recovery Strap
-A basic semi-deep metric socket set 3/8 drive
-4 inch and 10 inch extension
-A metric ratchet wrench set
-A camp axe/sledge hammer/pick combo
-Fire Extinguisher
-Ball peen hammer
-Propane torch
-Rescue Tape
-Survival kit
-Rechargable Mag Lite(hard wired)
-Gerber pocket tool
-Side cutters/Slip joint/and Channel locks
-Zip ties
-An el cheapo screwdriver set
-Mechanic's wire
-Assorted allen and Torx wrenches
-Crescent wrench
-Large Plastic Bags(fluid recovery)
-18v Cordless drill
-Assorted nuts,bolts,screws,muffler clamps
-Spark plug socket
-Gallon jug of water(aside from drinking wter)
-Disposable cardboard funnels
-WD-40
-A few rags
-Test light
-Spare fuses
-I have a couple road flares the my fire dept. let me have
-Tire repair kit
-4 way lug wrench
-Ratchet straps
-A few lengths of rope
-First Ait kit
-And the most important tool of all My brain
-Jumper cables

Keep in mind alot of this stuff I dont keep in my truck 24/7. I have a bag in my garage that i keep packed with my trail tools. Some of em dont take up a whole lot of room. Like my ropes and muffler clamps, I wrap my rope lengths around my roll bar as well as I clamp my muffler clamps around it too.

I try to utilize dead space for tool storage as much as possible. Under seats, under hood, access panels where the stock jack went and the rear washer fluid res. is.

 

1)El Cheapo Stanley Tool Kit (it sits in the bed and if it gets stolen who cares?)
2)Tire Removal Kit (6 ton Bottle Jack and 4 way, Screw jacks Suck)
3)Whatever I brought home from work

 

An all metric craftsman's tool box currently and a tire plug kit in the glove box.

I have a set of caddy compressors hooked together with a air line and inflator.
I usually have a 750amp jump pack with me.
I also have a 1000 watt ac inverter that can run either my sawzall or my drill or the angle grinder.

 

Let me see if i can think of them all

MasterCraft 160 Piece socket set
Big Flat Head Scredriver
MultiMeter
Duct Tape
Haynes Manual
Long Philips Screwdriver
Gerber Multi-Tool
Black Hawk Flashlight (Extremely white light)
Recovery Strap...

I think thats about it

 

way too much crap to list but i could fix almost any problem or live for about a week if stranded

 

my runners tool box:::

1. jumper cables
2. tool kit
3. duct tape
4. my husband 2 fix it!!! lol!

 

I carry all the common metric tools and pliers so I won't list them all. I will just list the things others might not have but are a good idea...

-A binder with photo copies of various FSM pages for on the road diagnosis.
-A few paper clips for the ECU trouble codes. (I actually used this when my O2 sensor failed on the way home from work. So I was able to stop by the dealer on the way home to get a new sensor.
-Spare drive belts. (keep your old ones as spares if they aren't broken, at least have the water pump/alternator belt as a spare)
-Spare thermostat.
-Spare alternator brushes pre-solder into holder.
-Spare radiator cap.
-Extra wiring and splices. (wiring diagram copies also)
-Multimeter.
-Spare bulbs for taillights and turn signals.

Alright I guess most of my list is not tools but spare parts. I just think they are a good idea to carry, and they don't take a lot of space. I have all this stuff behing the seat of my pickup.

 

Since i'm a carpenter, I have currently a drill, circular saw, A ratchet set with every single size known to man, a hand saw, hammers, screwdrivers, a chainsaw, an ax. I also have a Trail Kit, that has flares, flashlight, foil blanket, and fireproof blanket, First aid kit that has enough crap to build a hospital in the middle of the woods, and of course a extra pack of cigarettes in case the emergency is for more than an hour.

 

164(?) piece craftsman tool kit, duck tape, flare gun w/flares, straps, maglite w/ batteries, (very small) spool of wire, misc. screwdriver set, zip ties, first aid, ect.

Just relized how much i have in it. Hope i wont have to use any of it (knock on wood). I think my next purchase is going to be a fire extinguisher

 

A sh.t load , because my truck tends to mess up all the time .

 

about 5 months ago, too much...





yep, 2 tool boxes full of random tools (WAY too many to list, but it includes the standards and a bunch of one-use specialty tools), little box with some fluids and sealants in it, floor jack, jumper cables, move than enough H2O and rad fluid, couple sets of wrenches, air compressor, lights, bunjies, air horns, straps, and even a sleeping blanket (you never know).


When I installed my second battery, just about all this got taken out though. Now I just have the little box in there with the essentials like 2 ratchets, 2 metric socket sets (one shallow and one deep), a couple extentions, a set of wrenches, pliers (standard and needle-nose), some vice grips, a couple little LED flash-lights, zip ties, a few of both phillips and flat head screw drivers, an extendable magnet thingy, buch of rags, still have a bottle of H2O and antifreeze, and keep at least a quart of oil, and a bit of both ATF and brake fluid handy too.

I just moved out of an apartment into an actual house with a garage now, so I can keep my tools in there now finnaly!

I haven't ever got into a situation where I direly needed the tools I carry, but it gives me peace of mind driving around in a truck that's about to roll over 300k.

Plus, now every time I hit the trails, I always have the chance to get free beer; it seems like I'm always the one someone calls when they get stuck on the trail, so I go and help them out and get a favor in return!

 

Legal beat stick!

 

I always have a Pennzoil box filled with:
Extra quart of oil
Duct Tape
Flat-head and Phillips-Head Screw driver
Set of Metric Ratcheting wrenches
Tow Strap
Volt-Meter
Jug of Anti-Freeze/Water mix
Robogrip Pliers
And a mini-maglite

Also in my glovebox is my best tool my leathermen.

 

how many of us actually put gloves in the glove-box?


mine should be called the "all the random crap I don't want in my seat or tucked into the sun-viser" box

 

I always carry
*2 Gallons of water
*1 Gallon of Anti-Freeze
*BFH
*50 Pc. Kobalt tools kit
*2 quarts of Royal Purple 10W-30
*1 Quart Power Steering Fluid
*Tow Straps
*Cell Phone
*My Dog - to keep the girlfriend occupied so she doesnt wander off too far and get lost