What to pack? Tips-tricks

[blue oval]

I run regular strap with both soft and hard shackles. Kenetic rope shines if it is a big truck in deep sand or mud where you need to give it a good hit. But that doesn't mean the flat strap wont work in those situations.

I think the kinetic ropes also have an advantage with a smaller vehicle getting a larger vehicle un-stuck. Watch a couple Matt's offroad recovery videos and he'll get full size trucks out with his XJ. He also uses soft shackles for everything, so I would think they're safe.

 

[Oh4Tahoe]

One thing I’ve been doing for a while now is packing a big pair of channel locks, for one you have a big pair of channel locks and for two they make a great pair of fire tongs

 

[the bodj]

One thing I’ve been doing for a while now is packing a big pair of channel locks, for one you have a big pair of channel locks and for two they make a great pair of fire tongs

Pretty decent impromptu hammer as well

 

[Oh4Tahoe]

Pretty decent impromptu hammer as well

Yep! Exactly, that too!

And, as a note on their usefulness as fire tongs, because of the leverage the pliers have and the adjustable jaws you can really clamp down on the end of a log and move it around easily. Add a pair of stick welding gloves and you’re in business

 

[SteveG]

It’s all about the multi-use tools. For me to pack it, a tool either needs to have a super-specialized use that I can’t substitute, or at least two, preferably three different uses… helps be cut down on the excessive “just in case” tools

 

[Endless Trails]

An oil filter wrench does great double purpose for moving hot tin cans around when in-can cooking. Could also be used to grab logs and hammer stuff I suppose. Yes, I know cooking in a can is probably not the healthiest... But it is the easiest for cleanup.