Honestly, the Disco has never left me stranded. AAA card might be a good idea, but with the tools I carry it's really not necessary. There's little that I couldn't fix on the side of the road.

 

Alex, where did you find this kit? I've never seen craftsman wrenches with those type of open ends (so thick). And the sockets, with the almost square cut to the teeth. Strange, thought maybe it was old stuff...but the plastic case doesn't allow for that notion.

Note to self...if I go 4 wheeling...make sure Alex is behind me.

Brian.

 

Not that old at all. I got them February 2014, for my birthday, along with the claw hammer. Craftsman sold them for a couple years I think, but it looks like Kobalt has bought the design at least for the sockets. I haven't seen the box wrenches since.

 

Amazon still has a similar set and Sears site shows them being available. Looks like you have some ratcheting combos along with normal combination wrenches.

They call that type of socket/box cut universal because it's supposed to fit a number of fastener head shapes.
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Yeah, it was originally all fixed wrenches but I found the ratcheting set on sale and got the metric set. If you can still order the set it's worth it. I love the set. It is pretty universal, too. I've used them on a bunch of different fasteners.

 

Plumbers tape, the metal stuff with the holes in it. Holds up tailpipes, etc when mounts/brackets break.
Altoids box with $100 in 20, 10, 5,1, and coins.
Map & compass. Off-road/ski goggles. Sunscreen, Lip balm. Pain relief, Benadryl, Immodium AD. Poop paper, but Viva paper towels work too.

 

Ski goggles! That reminds me, I lost mine and need to find them.

I do keep sunscreen in my backpack at all times. Pain and Benadryl in the first aid, no immodium. Shop towels are the only paper towels. And if the exhaust is determined to leave the truck... Who need sit anyway? Haha

Map and compass would be a good addition though; good call.

Finally got that picture of it all packed up for you all, too! Would've been a good time to vacuum it out, but oh well. Maybe when it warms up.

 

Man that is some great action right there. I carry some tools always- whatever I am driving- BMW, Discovery, Harley but I try to keep it to a minimum for around town use- weight equals bad performance regarding gas and probably handling. If I were going out in to the bush I'd definitely bring more stuff- Have you ever thought of one of those bungie cord nets or something to cover the gear? I'd hate to have that stuff flying around in a roll over or impact- Especially that chainsaw... With my luck it would magically start as it flew through the air and would cut just enough of my limbs to make me super miserable-

I often run in to someone with their bike broke down on side of the road here in SF Bay area and you may or may not be surprised how often they are unable to help themselves and have never picked up a shop manual or ever do their own work. All of that is fine until you have someone try to help you and you can't even give them a basic description of what went wrong before it died. I usually just make sure they have some water and a cellphone and bid them a good day.

Now if someone would invent a tiny mechanic dude that I could stick in the back to do my repairs.

 

The bigger stuff is either tied down or wedged in. Not the best method, but does well enough.

I had a cargo cover at one point but took it out as the back got too full and I had the back seats out. I've since slimmed some of what I have, but I'm also going to re-do my whole organization system. I'm going to build a big box/platform out if MDF with a couple smaller seats that will fold down so I can easily sleep in the back whenever without taking everything (including the rear seats) out.

 

That's why you're always looking for more mpg, because you carry 500lbs of tools everywhere, lol.