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Don't leave home without.... What?

 
 
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 1:55 am    Post subject: Don't leave home without.... What? Reply with quote

Advice for newbies please. What do you always, but always keep in your rig? Clean hankie and tuppence for the phone?
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 6:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

A couple of bottles of water.

Drink it, wash with it, top-up a leaky radiator, clean you headlights & number plate, etc...



Sounds stupidly obvious, but I've lost count of how many times I've given a bottle of water to an offroading companion.

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 7:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yep, that and a Highlift. Lots of uses.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 7:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

mobile phone , cb radio , rac card , folding spade . the list is endless really , it all depends on what your doing on the day.
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YotaDave
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Top of the list has to be another vehicle!
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sweety
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

In mine I have 4 shakles, 2 strops, small folding shovel, folding saw, small tool kit, jump leads, spare fan belt, first aid kit, water & stove when needed, mobile phone, CB radio, baby wipes & the most inportant thing a loo roll Wink
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I always carry water and telephone. Cash and a credit card close second. Legally I have to carry dirving licence, insurance and ownership docs (originals) as well as warning triangle and reflective jackets.

(also full tool kit, ropes/wires, compresor, camera, GPS, mp3, cloths for cleaning, selection of half eaten sweets dropped by the kids down the seats, a decent cigar in case of being stuck in traffic, spare bulbs, waterproof and fleece)

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 1:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

baby wipes
phone
cb
hi lift
ropes and shackles
hi vis
first aid kit
2x fire extinguishers
shovel
bungees
drinks ( soft )
cereal bars
water
oil
clutch/brake fluid
tool kit
spare belts
bulbs
compressor.

and top of that all the c""p you need to carry with 6 kids
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 2:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh yeah - forgot the comprehensive firstaid kit and fire extinguishers n(we had to use one a few months back on another car)
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 2:29 pm    Post subject: Don't leave home without.. Reply with quote

At this stage thinking in terms of local green laning, maybe pay and play, not crossing the sahara. So it's the basics that you always take, not the specialist gear I'm interested in.
Thanks all - useful suggestions, keep'em coming.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 2:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

lol - that is what I carry on the road normally down here in Italy!
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 5:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gaffa tape and a hammer.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 10:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I guess for simple green laning, theres a good chance you'll be with another vehicle - your list can be short.

A shotrt list would therefore be:
- a couple of shackles
- a couple of ropes/strops
- Hi-Lift
- mobile
- credit card
- OS Map (verified with local council definitive map before you set off!)

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 10:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I drive a Land Rover, so I carry an AA membership card......
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

In my truck there is allways.

CB Radio.

1x Tree Strop

1x 8tonne 8meter Kenetic Towstrap

3x generic tow ropes (min 4 tonne)

4x Shakles

Socket spanners and basic tools.

Cables Ties

Old offcut climbing rope

Two spades.

Hi Viz x 2

Warm Clother

Multimeter.

Jack

thats mostly it...

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nothing, strip it all out. Light weight ralley style.






















He says fitting his whole life in to his disco and about to do a 2600 mile trip to sydney. I'll get my coat! Smile

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

As little as possible but enough to get you to safety....

So depending on whether help is 1/2 a mile away or 200 miles plan accordingly...


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PostPosted: Wed May 06, 2009 9:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

all the above & tirfor, saved the day more than once when the electric packs up
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PostPosted: Wed May 06, 2009 10:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

small shovel, 3 tonne x 5m tow rope, tool bag.

offshore arctic-grade waterproof originally issued by British Antarctic Survey

boots, old fleece, wool socks 1 pair

spare wheel, jack and wheelbrace

water, screenwash fluid, oil

overalls, gloves 2 pair

big bag of walking kit belonging to various members of family

shooting stick

baby wipes

clean rag for dipstick, old newspaper for cleaning headlights, squeegee for windows

assorted hard hats, hi-vis vests

banjo
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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 10:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I carry most if not all whats been stated above. But for me something I cannot and couldn't do without is a bog roll and shovel.
Wasn't out Greenlaning today, but boy did it come in useful!

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PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2009 7:11 pm    Post subject: WOW Reply with quote

I'm going offroading for the first time tomorrow so I thought I better swot up on the basics here .....I was nervously excited before now I'm TERRIFIED!! Do you really need all that stuff ?? I think I have the water and mobile covered Laughing
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PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2009 10:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

GLB, MUPHIN, you have a PM....




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PostPosted: Sun May 10, 2009 9:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

if youre new to laning, and going out for the first few times. all you need to bring is a good tow/recovery rope, some sandwiches and a camera Very Happy

and dont forget to pack your common sense ! Cool
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PostPosted: Sun May 10, 2009 11:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Brain. I never leave home without it. Gets me out of (and sadly into Embarassed ) all sorts of problems.

And remember it's also not whats in the vehicle but the vehicle itself that needs prep. Servicing up to date? Have you had a good poke around the oily bits? Off roading puts extra stress on the vehicle so make sure everythings up to the job. A break down isn't the end of the world if you're just going out for the day playing but it can cause a few headaches and spoil a good day out Sad

I would definately recommend a CB as well, assuming you are out with others that are CB equiped. They are great from a safety point of view but even better for the craic!

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PostPosted: Sun May 10, 2009 11:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

bens_jeep wrote:


water, screenwash fluid, oil

overalls, gloves 2 pair

big bag of walking kit belonging to various members of family

shooting stick

baby wipes

clean rag for dipstick, old newspaper for cleaning headlights, squeegee for windows

assorted hard hats, hi-vis vests

banjo


Banjo? Shocked

Could be useful if you bump into some locals out in the wilderness......

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PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2009 11:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The other thing to remember is to secure everything! anything loose can be a missile!
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2009 5:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You need a sense of humour!
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bens_jeep
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2009 6:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

LandyAndy™ wrote:
bens_jeep wrote:


water, screenwash fluid, oil

overalls, gloves 2 pair

big bag of walking kit belonging to various members of family

shooting stick

baby wipes

clean rag for dipstick, old newspaper for cleaning headlights, squeegee for windows

assorted hard hats, hi-vis vests

banjo


Banjo? Shocked

Could be useful if you bump into some locals out in the wilderness......


well, I live in E Anglia. The day they introduce the AA battery and on-line dating in S Lincs, it'll spark a revolution.

you could also use it as a shovel, but it tends to sound a bit dull afterwards...

guitars are fragile and a bit bulky. Harmonicas are great from a storage point of view, but have the disadvantage that I have no idea how to play one. I could be tempted over bagpipes, but only if there was somewhere secure to dump them as far from anywhere as possible ( cue jokes about A Flat Minor ).

I do have a banjo in my truck, yes. I particularly recommend A-scale ( 23" ) or tenor types as they fit crosswise behind the seats, which a standard 26" G-scale one doesn't. A modern remo-head banjo uke is even smaller, and has the advantage of being tuned similarly to a guitar, but the disadvantages that (a) people will laugh at you and (b) they sound pretty ghastly

the choice is yours!
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PostPosted: Sun May 31, 2009 11:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

as well as all the kit above
before you go out make sure you have and every one else has, good recovery points front and rear on all vehicals too many times have i seen people using ropes on tow balls and things come flying off.
also only use as many shackles but never to many DONT use them to join straps together or to connect winch hook to strap.

other than that good luck

an you'll be hooked afterwards

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