Re: What is in your Winter Arsenal of Recovery Gear?
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 9:55 pm
We have a recovery backpack Keeps things together.
it has assorted yank and pull straps a tow chain and a quick emergency strap with hooks kept by bottom of the door. ( we travel canal road often were strength is secondary to being able to stablize the other vehicle quickly )
The standard Hummer H3 jack a small floor jack and boards to support it and a 5 ton hydralic unit.
A large Quilt usful as a blanket or on ground as a ground cover or to move injured to safety.
Assorted tools including scissors booster cables and a booster box with inverter
6 litres of oil and duck tape. these are on board always.
we add shovels one long handled
a box of chocolate bars bottles of water and tp .
My cell phone and On Star and Cb.
a bag of garbage bags ( can be used as plastic bags or sheeting)
also check out outdoors stores and get atleast 1 space emergency blanket very small like a potato chip bag keeps you warm.
Oh keep your nut shells crush them then carry them with you as grip compound ( Michelin X Ice tires actually use walnut shells in their compound for grip)also usfull old mats and newspapers.
it has assorted yank and pull straps a tow chain and a quick emergency strap with hooks kept by bottom of the door. ( we travel canal road often were strength is secondary to being able to stablize the other vehicle quickly )
The standard Hummer H3 jack a small floor jack and boards to support it and a 5 ton hydralic unit.
A large Quilt usful as a blanket or on ground as a ground cover or to move injured to safety.
Assorted tools including scissors booster cables and a booster box with inverter
6 litres of oil and duck tape. these are on board always.
we add shovels one long handled
a box of chocolate bars bottles of water and tp .
My cell phone and On Star and Cb.
a bag of garbage bags ( can be used as plastic bags or sheeting)
also check out outdoors stores and get atleast 1 space emergency blanket very small like a potato chip bag keeps you warm.
Oh keep your nut shells crush them then carry them with you as grip compound ( Michelin X Ice tires actually use walnut shells in their compound for grip)also usfull old mats and newspapers.
