OAUSA Net - Septemeber 29, 2016 - Vehicle Essentials

[toms]

Here are my lists
8.Cooking Gear
Cooking Gear EDC
1. Salt & pepper
2. Coffee pot or pot to boil water
3. Coffee mug
4. Small stove & fuel like jet boil or one burner propane stove
5. Boy scout mess kit or equivalent
6. Compact knife, fork, & spoon kit x 2
7. Compact can opener / bottle opener
8. 5 gallons of water
9. One or 2 Nalgene bottles or canteens
10. Sharp knife
11. Table & chair
Cooking Gear – Level 2 EDC
1. On board 12 volt refrigerator/ freezer
2. Extension cords – several 25 or 50 feet ones to use found 110V source

9.Documentation / Office
Driver’s license
Cash
Quarters – large drinking water machine, shower, car wash, etc.

Instruction manuals (hard copy & on a disc drive / thumb drive)
1 Automotive repair
2 Vehicle owners manual
3 Ham radio operation manual
4 Other radios (FRS, CD, AM/FM) manual
5 First aid instructons
6 Off-road tools instructions (Hi-lift, winch, solar, welder,
7 Camping equipment instructions
8 Camera instructions
9 GPS manual
10 Other electronic manuals

Maps – hard copy & electronic
AAA 200 mile tow card
Helicopter insurance number
Note pad & pen/ pencil / sharpie / highlighter
Repeater book (s)
Permits
o Campfire permit
o BLM permit
o Fishing license
o Copy of Ham license
o Copy of passport

List of spare parts and location in the vehicle

Expedition Carry
Emergency package with emergency numbers, hospitals, law enforcement
Passport
Waypoint list
List of Local repeaters
Local information sheet (Parts stores, repair shops, tow trucks)

10 Health & Safety
Every Day Carry
Sun glasses
Hat
Hand sanitizer
Fire extinguisher
Collapsible toilet seat
Small Shovel
Toilet paper & wet ones
Sun screen
Bug spray
Flares

Expedition Carry
Wash basin
Soap
Towel
Tooth Brush
Tooth Paste
Deodorant
Razor
Hair brush
Make up
Lip gloss
Floss
Prescription Meds-trip + a bit
PETT
PETT Tent
Bear pepper spray
Bear canister
Febreze /Clorox tablets

11 Recovery Gear
• If you always keep in the vehicle, then you are less likely to forget to load something.

Recovery Basic - don’t leave home without
1. Vehicle recovery points front and rear
2. 20 foot or 30 foot recovery strap with minimum breaking strength of 20,000 or 30,000 appropriate for the vehicle weight GVWR
3. At least 2 ¾” screw pin bow shackles (sometimes call D rings) with a Working Load Limit of 4.7 tons
4. Hi-lift jack
5. Jack board with a rope attached
6. Bottle jack
7. Class 4 trailer hitch recovery block with bow shackle (aka multi hitch shackle block)
8. 2 Class 4 trailer hitch pins 5/8” diameter.
9. Gloves

Recovery kit – When you add a winch
1. Winch – rated at 1.5 times the GVWR & the winch controller
2. Winch Kit
a. Tree Strap (about 15 feet)
b. Additional ¾” pin bow shackles WLL of 4.7 tons
c. Standing leg Pulley minimum rating of 16,000 pounds
d. Gloves– leather palms loose fitting
e. 20 feet of grade 70 or better chain with grab hooks. Can be 2 10 feet sections with grab hooks.
f. Copy of the wiring diagram for the winch
3. A heavy packing type blanket 80x72”
4. Wheel chocks
5. If you have steel line add
a. A short crow bar (about 2 feet long)
b. A small pair of vice grips

Recovery kit – Advance
1. Lift mate for the Hi-lift Jack
2. Jack mate for the Hi-lift jack
3. Hi-lift Off-Road kit – discard the included tree strap and small D ring
4. KERR (kinetic energy recovery rope) 30 feet of ¾ in or 1” to match vehicle weight requirements.
5. Synthetic winch extension rope (50’ 3/8” Amsteel Blue)
6. 2nd pulley & possible 3rd pulley – rated at 24,000 LB
7. More ¾ “ pin Bow Shackles
8. 2 soft shackles rated at 32,000 LB
9. 2nd tree strap
10. 2nd winch line extension
11. Pull Pal

Recovery kit – Optional
1. X Jack with traveling on sand dunes
2. Backup winch controller

12 First Aid Kit
a. Documentation
i. Field Guide of Wilderness & Rescue Medicine
ii. SOAP Notes (Injury / illness documentation forms)
iii. Note book & pencil
iv. List of drugs in the kit & expiration date
v. Copy of doctor’s order for prescription drugs carried in the kit
b. Personal Protection
i. 4 (at least) pair non latex Gloves (also put a set in each of the other sections)
ii. Healthcare hand wash
iii. Ear plugs
iv. Purell hand sanitizer
c. Tools
i. Headlamp
ii. Watch with a second hand
iii. Scissors
iv. Tweezers
v. 60 cc syringe
vi. Suction bulb
vii. Sterile scalpel blade
viii. Fine hemostat x2
ix. Blood pressure cuff
x. Stethoscope
xi. Sterile needles for splinters
xii. Pocket rescue mask
xiii. Penlight
xiv. 1-gallon plastic bag for irrigation
d. Wound Cleaning Kit
i. Tooth Brush - new
ii. 8 4x4 inch sterile gauze dressings
iii. 8 2x2 inch sterile gauze dressings
iv. 1 small bottle of tincture of benzoin
v. 1 small bottle liquid soap
e. Wound Dressing Kit
i. First Aid Cream
ii. Neosporin
iii. 2 4x4 inch sterile gauze dressings
iv. 2 2x2 inch sterile gauze dressings
v. 4-6 4x4 ¾” Tagaderm waterproof dressings
vi. 4-6 3x3”Adaptic non adherent dressings
vii. 1 2x2 mole skin for blisters
viii. 6 band-Aids
ix. 1 roll 1 inch flexible tape
x. 1 small tube Providone iodine ointment
xi. 1 or 2 rolls of Vet wrap
xii. 2 inch elastic bandage
f. Anaphylactic Shock Kit
i. Epinephrine or Epi pens
ii. 1 cc syringes x3
iii. 4 tablets Benedryl
g. Large wounds / fractures
i. Large Triangular Bandage
ii. Xeroform gauze dressing
iii. Sam Splint
iv. 4 Diaper pins
v. 4” & 6” Ace bandage
vi. Burn sheet (100 cotton t-Shirt fresh from dryer kept in plastic bag)
vii. Israeli bandage
viii. Large dressing (Sanitary Napkins / diapers work well)
ix. Handful of big plastic cable ties
x. Duct Tape
xi. Make a mental note of all the stuff in the vehicle to make a splint (tent poles, tarps, ropes, blankets) or to stabilize someone prior to transport.
h. Medication – Nonprescription
i. Tylenol aka Acetaminophen (Pain, Fever)
ii. Advil aka ibuprofen (Pain, Fever, Inflammation)
iii. Aspirin 81mg (Pain, Fever, Inflammation)
iv. Aleve aka naproxen (Pain, Fever, Inflammation)
v. Allegra-D
vi. Imodium
vii. Benedryl
viii. Stool Softener (e.g. Senokot)
ix. Syrup of Ipecac
x. Liquid activated charcoal
xi. Cake mate
xii. Dramamine (motion sickness)
xiii. Cough & cold preparations
xiv. Sun block
xv. Chap Stick
i. Medication – Prescription
i. (Talk to your doctor)
ii. Antibiotic tablets
iii. Antibiotic eye ointment or drops
iv. Epipen
v. Prednisone
vi. Abuterol Inhaler
vii. Medication for severe pain
viii. Steroid cream
ix. Diamox (if going to altitude)
j. Misc Kits
i. Splinter kit
ii. Dental Kit


13 Vehicle Repair & Spare parts
1. Carry all the tools all the time - no difference between every day carry and expedition carry
2. Carry all the same tools (or duplicates of) that you use to work on the vehicle at home.
3. Bring items unique to your vehicle even if you don’t know how to perform the work. Someone else might but would not have tools unique to your vehicle.
4. Carry quality tools

Tools - Basic
1. Hammer
2. Screwdrivers – straight, Phillips #1,#2,#3
3. Pliers
4. Crescent Wrench
5. Vice Grips
6. Socket Set 1/4,3/8,1/2 (SAE & Metric) – fill in the missing 18mm & 21mm
7. Set Open-End Wrenches (SAE & Metric)- fill in missing 18mm & 21 mm
8. Gloves - work & latex
9. Jumper Cables or Micro Start
10. Plastic Tarp
11. Paper Towels
12. Waterless hand cleaner
TIRES - #1 PROBLEM OFF-ROAD
1. Spare Tire (full size)
2. Tire repair kit
3. Lug Wrench
4. Tire deflators
5. Tire gauge
6. Air Compressor
7. Air Hose
8. Rags
9. 4-way Valve Tool
10. Tire Iron(s)

BASIC - PLUS
1. Tape measure
2. Set Box End Wrenches (SAE & Metric) - fill in missing 18mm & 21 mm
3. Breaker Bar
4. Wire brush
5. Crow Bar
6. Pipe wrench
7. Brake tools – brake line wrench, drum brake adjuster
8. Bottle Jack

Tools – basic PLUS PLUS
1. Ratchet Strap
2. Allen Wrench / Sockets -SAE, metric
3. Torque Bits -sockets
4. Spark Plug Wrench
5. Snap Ring Pliers
6. Needle Nose Pliers
7. Siphon Hose
8. Hacksaw
9. File
10. Telescoping Magnet
11. Multi Tester
12. Grease gun
13. Drill & bits
14. Sawz All
15. Inverter
16. Welding
1. Rod 1/8 & 3/16 6013 and or 7080
2. Goggles/ welding helmet
3. Grinder
4. Welding gloves
5. Slag hammer


 
SPARE PARTS
A lot of the stuff can be accumulated over time by saving the old parts from routine maintenance.
If something breaks twice, better carry a new spare

Tires
1. Tire valve cores
2. Valve caps
3. Valve Stems
4. Extra Lug nuts
5. Extra Wheel studs (front & rear)

Critical parts - no work arounds
1. Manifold Absolute Pressure Sensor (MAP)
2. Throttle Position Sensor
3. Crank Case Position Sensor
4. Expedition Carry
a. Coil / Coil pack
b. Starter motor (automatics)
c. Fuel pump (fuel injection)
d. Alternator

Fluids (extra)
1. Motor Oil – 3 or 4 QT
2. Gear oil – 2 QT
3. Brake fluid – 1 Bottle
4. ATF – 1 or 2 QT
5. Power Steering – 1 Bottle
6. WD40 or Silicon
7. Brake Parts Cleaner

Hard Parts
1. RTV Silicon Gasket
2. J-B Weld
3. Muffler Clamps
4. Bailing wire / cable ties
5. Duct Tape
6. Assortment nuts, bolts, washers
7. U joints - drive shaft
8. U joints - front axle
9. Expedition Carry
a. Spare axles
b. Tie rod
c. Drive shaft
d. Hub


Hoses
1. Vacuum hose tees
2. Hose Splices
3. Hoses (fuel, vacuum, brake)
4. Hose clamps
5. ARB blue line
6. ARB line splice kit

Electrical
1. Electrical tape
2. Fuses (mini, Standard, Maxi)
3. Crimp style wire connectors
4. Anderson power pole connectors
5. 14/16 ga wire
6. Spark plugs (2 used)
7. Rotor cap (if used)
8. Rotor (if used)
9. 2 spark plug wires (if used)
10. Wire ties
11. ARB relay

Cooling system
1. Alum-a-seal
2. Fan belt (used)
3. Radiator hoses (used)
4. Idler pulley
5. Expedition Carry
a. Water pump

Fuel
1. 5 gal of extra gas
2. Super siphon and/or pour spout
3. Expedition Carry
a. Fuel filter
b. Gas cap

[shakuji]

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[Voodoo Blue 57]

Not mentioned is food. My daily driver has several days of water and food.

If you don't want to build your own kit you can order one from the Red Cross or Big Boxes stores.

Here is a link to the Red Cross kit:

http://www.redcrossstore.org/item/321406

I also have a reflective vest (in case I'm out of vehicle at night) and a hard hat (construction type).

[Jeff-OAUSA]

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[KAP]

Dave,
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Kevin
KK6DGL

[DaveK]

PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT - GOAL ZERO SOLAR CHARGERS

The spotlight this week is on a product that will keep your battery operated accessories running, especially when the power is out or just not available. While it is a very good idea to always have extra batteries on hand in the vehicle, there is a great deal to be said for rechargeable batteries. Recharging them is a snap as long as you have the equipment to do so, and this means that you will need to have two things in the vehicle: a charger and a power source. Both items are easy to carry and take up very little space.

The smart traveler works to keep his battery types to the smallest group possible. Most flashlights, cameras, GPS units, HT radios, antenna analyzers, etc., use either AA or AAA batteries. In increasing numbers however, there are many products that can be recharged from a regular USB port, including phones, tablets, some radios, cameras, etc.

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[k9atk]

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[k9atk]

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www.goenerplex.com
Weight 42 lb
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