Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire What tools do you keep in your vehicle for emergency breakdowns?

Great list and suggestions.

Spare headlight and tail-lamp bulbs and spare windshield wiper blades.

A Mexican with a tool kit.

After having my water pump go out in a little bitty eastern CO town, I now make sure that I have an extension and a wobble for my socket set, that's for sure. Couple of simple things can make your life so much easier in certain situations.

cell phone charger
condoms

Leather gloves, anti freeze chunk of pipe for breaker bar, pb blaster

I'd recommend an LED headlamp over, or in addition to a flashlight. Hands-free light pointed where you look.

A test light and/or digital multi-meter.
A small toothbrush size wire brush (I prefer brass bristles).
Some Liquid Wrench or PB Blaster.

bailing wire and anything else i might need to ni..gger rig it.

Cellphone!

my tool box is a military ammo can bolted under the hood of both of my trucks. that way everything stays in the truck.

Vodka.

Genius

Northern Dave's phone #.
He can fix anything.

6 in 1 screwdriver
Crescent wrenches
Vice Grips
Needle Nose pliers
torx wrenchs (to change head and tail lights)
Jumper cables
Tow Strap
Grease gun (for boat trailer)
Ratcheting tie down straps
Small tarp
Hammer
Nails
Matches
Flairs
First Aid kit
Flash light

and probably something a few things I'm forgetting

Bubblegum, gauze bandages and ball bearings.

I'm often out where it is a LONG walk back if the truck won't run.

In addition to what you have:

Haynes manual
Multi Meter
OBDII Code Reader
Heavy duty zip ties (the type used for HVAC ductwork)
Set of wrenches
Several sets of vice grips
Long nose
Diagonals
Leatherman
Socket set w/ universal, 3/8 to 1/2 adapter, various extensions
1/2" sockets
1/2" breaker bar
Allen set
Hacksaw
Propane torch and bottle
Air compressor
Tire repair kit
few short lengths of all thread
Hi Lift Jack
Large (enormous) screwdrivers x 2 (for taking tires off rims, pry bars, etc).
10' length of 12 ga. stranded wire
Small Axe
Small shovel
BFH
Tow strap
50' extra synthetic winch line
Safety glasses
Leather gloves

All of that, plus a spare starter and 3 qts water fit in my UWS slimline crossover bed box (not a big box. Only about 12" wide).

Additionally when in the boonies, a small chainsaw is always in the truck.

Spare lower control arm and upper control arm ball joints and steering rack joints under driver's seat.

Spare timing belt, jumper cables, and various recovery gear behind back seat.

Battery pack under passenger seat.

A lot of this stuff has saved me a long walk (or a good amount of time missed in the field) more than once.

Have held a broken trailer leaf spring back together with 4 vice grips, well enough to finish getting to camp and back out over rough roads.

Big zip ties (x4) just used last weekend to hold a freshly broken motor mount together well enough to climb out of a rough canyon in low range. Without them the fan was hitting fan shroud when on the gas, and could not get out of where I was at for fear of seriously breakin' chit. Saved me an 8 mile walk back to camp.

Have charged a nearly dead battery with 9 D cell batteries taped end to end and wired up to the battery terminals, well enough for the truck to start. All I had at the time. Now I keep that small battery pack under the passenger seat.

Sounds like a lot o' chit, but it doesn't take up much more space than the tool box, and unused space in the cab of the truck.

might be time for a new vehicle

I just tow another vehicle with me wherever I go.

I don't see a single list here with the all important wife or mother-in-law mentioned to give 'advise' on what you should have fixed before you left home.

Tires pressure gauge
Valve stem tool
Valve caps
Fuses
Headlight and Taillight bulbs
Phillips head screwdriver
Flat head screwdrivers
Needle nose pliers w/ wire cutter
Channel lock pliers
Crescent wrench
Jumper cables
Flashlight
Tire lug tool
Rain suit
Carhart work coat
Assorted rags
Gloves