Yeah, I know what you mean. I have not ventured too far off the road yet. We lack trails and areas to off-road around here. I wish I knew of some, so I could go and play, but nada! It really sucks. I envy you guys who do and wish and hope that we will find something! If I find something, then I will have to stock up on some of your goodies! :fireman:

 

I figure I'm carrying around an extra 300lbs of stuff (including my sliders). All I need now is a kitchen sink.

Here's a pic of some of the stuff I carry.

1. big Jumper cables
2. folding shovel
3. 20' of chain
4. 30' of 27,000lb tow strap
5. duct tape
6. bailing wire
7. 3 gal of water
8. that "safe" emergancy gas bottle thingy
9. turkey baster (I don't know why)
10. extra idler arm
11. 54mm socket for front axles
12. simple first aid kit
13. 2 ancient flares
14. 4 ratchet straps from costco
15. about 30' of rope
16. 1 shackle
17. 1 quart of engine oil and tranny fluid.
18. full set of ratchets, vise grips, electrical stuff, etc in a tool box.
19. hatchet
20. hi-lift jack (for no other reason than I have nowhere else to put it!)
21. on-board 12V caddy air.
22. about 10 bottles of emergancy drinking water
23. 3 old blankets
24. ball hitch
25. 3 bungee cords
26. 3 knives (1 pocket knife, 1 boot knife, and another pocket knife)
27. mag lite
28. TOLIET PAPER!!!!!!!!!!!!
29. gloves
30. rain gear
31. ABC fire extinguisher
32. almost everything corey has in his tool box.
33. MORE TOLIET PAPER!!!!!!!!
34. Oh yeah, and a chiltons repair manual.

I'm sure there's more that I've missed.

Believe it or not, everything fits in the side cargo pockets, glove box or the 1 milk crate (with the exception of the hi-lift)

Hboss, how does your chocolate not melt?

Steve

 

I'd like to get some welding rods too, but I'm not sure which ones to get. I've heard you have to get special rods? And I don't want to have to buy a whole box either.

I need to get some CVs too, not that I know how to change them. I do carry a chiltons though

Steve

 

You guys are funny.. I carry my cell phone, my AAA card and a box of condoms. I have never been in an emergency that these "tools" couldn't get me out of. (or into)

Dan

 

Robinhood, that is ALOT of stuff that you carry. Pretty cool though. I am sure that you can fit the kitchen sink in there somewhere. Just think of what you could do with a kitchen sink! :fireman:

 

Since I volunteer with the local search and rescue team and do marine SAR with both the navy and coast guard I carry an odd mix of gear.

-Field First aid kit, includes burn kit, field dressings and spilints.
-Rappelling gear.
-50 ft 1 1/2" samson braided hauser with shackles on each end.
-Small 12V compressor.
-2 fire extinguishers, one in cab one in cargo area.
-4 D Cell Mag light with filter kit and traffic wand.
-Royal Canadian Mounted Police flashlight with traffic wand.
-Rescue stobe with siren (portable)
-Garmin eTrex GPS
-backroads mapbook
-Mustang Floater Suit
-ICOM portable VHF Radio with marine and SAR frequencies (also doubles as a scanner)
- Rescue bag, includes seat belt cutter, crash axe, goggles, and gloves
-Road flares
-CB radio
-pair of Kenwood FRS radios
-Tool kit (common sockets and wrenches)
-Floor jack
-Factory Jack
-Axe
-Assorted spares and fluids.
-Cell phone

 

Good Ideas for stuff to have in ur rig. Its almost like you guys go out and hope you get stuck so you could go adventuring using all this stuff Tell ya the truth if I had all the stuff you all have I would go out hoping to get stuck too.

 

One advantage you guys with the runners have is room to store stuff, with my toy the way it is, I have to use every inch of space

 

I like everything hidden, so I don't use crates and boxes. I use the supplied storage areas. The thing that sucks is that my amp is in one (staying on the stealth theme), so I only have one to put stuff in. I will have to see what I can put in the one with the amp, just as long as it does not get too hot in there! :fireman:

 

Btown I know what you mean. I can only keep stuff in one of mine because I put my 10 disk changer in the other. In the other side I carry, buttwipe, WD-40, a quart of oil, fuses, the socket to take off my locking lugnuts, an aftermarket lugwrench for my new wheels and that's about it. Don't do many boonie runs here in the U.K. so don't need a ton of stuff. Plus I am driving a Yota!

 

Joey, I am still trying to figure this out: BUTTWIPE? The only guess that I have is that you have a baby and need to, well, you get the idea! And yeah, I agree on the Yota thing. It won't break down and won't get stuck, so why worry!?! :fireman:

 

Btown ya know Buttwipe otherwise known as TP,Form 1, John Wayne, S$i%paper. Anyone have any other names for it?

 

asswipe

I have been using the name buttwipe for years.
Even when I go grocery shopping I put it down on the gorcery list as BW

 

OHHHHHHHHHHH....I get it! :fireman:

 

Buttwipe, asswipe, Form 1, John Wayne??? Man, how OLD are you guys?!

Steve

 

noob here. going for the first time. where the hell do u keep all this stuff??? i would imagine in your vehicle at all time? or do u unload it somewhere central? sry 4 the noob q but ive gotta know how u keep it all from clankin around. thanks

 

some of you guys carry a lot! what i carry in my rig really depends on what im going to be doing.

items that never leave my yota:
-30' tow strap
-2 large shackles, 1 miniature
-4 bungees and 2 ratchet straps
-full set of metric and standard wrenches/sockets
-2 sets of jumper cables
-1 swiss army knife, 1 boot knife, and 1 machete looking thing.
-3D cell Mag light mounted in cargo area, one smaller one in glove box

Winter time or Trail time: all the above plus
-Hi-Lift jack
-2 sleeping bags
-several blankets (and pillows!)
-Extra snacks (Ex: Powerbars or Gu energy gel)
-Extra fluids
-Tent
-Army shovel my Grandpa gave me
-Coleman Camping Shower (cuz ya can never be too clean haha)
-Tire reapair kit
-and last but not least, my Cannondale Scalpel mountain bike and riding gear!!

 

Do you guys realize this thread is almost exactly 6 years old...?

I carry too much stuff to list - or used to.
I'm still trying to figure out good ways to carry my gear in the Tacoma.

Fink

 

Good to see other fire/ems on here!! One thing i dont think i saw was an Altimeter, Pretty cool to see how much you ascend or descend in a certain amount of time.

 

Welcome to the board brother!

Nowadays I just carry the essentials:

Med/Response Kit (w/oxygen)
Jumper cables
Fire extinguisher
Non-latex exam gloves (mainly for med calls)
Jack
Tool bag (too much to list)

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