Loaded up my emergency kit (recovery strap, blanket, jumper cables, straps, etc.) and keep a pair of gloves in the truck.
Loaded up my emergency kit (recovery strap, blanket, jumper cables, straps, etc.) and keep a pair of gloves in the truck.
I think at a minimum you need:
2 spare tires
Hi lift jack
Winch
3 Jerry cans of fuel
Traction aids
Chains
Sat phone
A friend with another truck
Snacks
Lol
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True story
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Haha yea that’s actually why I didn’t bump the thread from 2014, some of the responses were way overboardThis quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Most of this stuff stays all year: recovery strap, shackles, jug of washer fluid, ~150lbs of sand bags, booster cables, spare coat/gloves/hat, hand warmers, kitty litter, couple flashlights, fire extinguisher, first aid kit, multi tool.
Do: check spare tire pressure, fuel up more often
Planning on buying a few safety triangles next time I'm at princess auto.
One thing I would recommend to everyone. Get out your tools and actually get your spare tire out of the vehicle. 1. To make sure you know how to get it out (I had to help a gentleman in a best buy parking lot with this because he didn't know how the mechanism worked) and 2. To make sure it hasn't seized. I know this is an issue with some of the slightly older trucks out there. Due to its location they can very easily become corroded and seize. Also check to make sure the spare is still good. Replace them after 5-6 years yadda yadda.
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Yea good suggestion. Especially if you buy a used truck and don’t know if the tools are actually there. I bought my truck and a week later noticed the spare tire wasn’t properly in place. Went to raise the tire and found the previous owner apparently lost part of the tire iron attachment used to crank the spare tire pulley! Had to fabricate a new one from a socket extensionThis quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Right? imagine trying to figure that out in -25, wind howling, on the side of hwy 2.