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12-01-2019, 08:44 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by grumpyer
Wait til you start cracking sockets with little force!
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Well, a cheap compass is better than no compass when you are lost (if you know how to use it).
A fairly complete multiple tool kit in a fair carry case that will be left in the truck or trailer for mobile only use does not warrant SnapOn or Craftsman pricing.
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12-01-2019, 10:30 AM
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Location: Simi Valley, CA
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Originally Posted by Camping caveman
New 287bhss owner and am looking to put together a "camper toolbox". Anything I should make sure is included? All input is appreciated 🤙
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Congratulations! You’ve received many excellent suggestions. If others have not mentioned or inferred. Above and beyond the obligatory channel lock pliers, may I suggest a sturdy pair of vise grips?
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12-01-2019, 10:49 AM
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Location: North of Seattle, WA
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Tools are important but also some "spares".
Only so much can be fixed with just duct tape alone.
A 5' length of PEX (1/2") fits in easy. Some electrical wire, stranded for 12V and a piece of romex in #12 and #10 (5-10 ft leftovers are good).
A wire connector kit and crimping pliers as well as a few wire nuts.
Sometimes one might need to make emergency repairs and they don't always need to be pretty. Just safe. Make them pretty when you get back home.
Also necessary, a Hacksaw as well as a claw hammer and some nails of varying sizes.
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12-01-2019, 11:07 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Kalamazoo
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the list could go on forever depending on your skill level storage space and payload max
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12-01-2019, 11:15 AM
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itch'n to road trip
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: North Georgia Mountains-Jasper GA.
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My hubby says what we have in our tool kits is never enough! We have extra propane gas regulator with yellow tape, extra water pump, fuses, awning repair tape. That stuff always sfails when your are far from anyplace that woud have a replacement. WE KNOW!!
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12-01-2019, 11:26 AM
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Location: buena park
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Lol.... So true!!
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Originally Posted by ddphillips52
A credit card with a high limit!
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12-01-2019, 11:28 AM
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You might want to throw some Eternabond emergency roof repair tape in that kit.
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12-01-2019, 12:12 PM
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Location: Texas Coastal Bend
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BarabooBob
Before you purchase a lug wrench, make sure that it will work with your wheels. My TT wheels are shaped so that I have not found a regular lug wrench that will fit into the area where the lug nuts seat. I have to use a deep socket and 25" breaker bar to get the lugs off. My truck also needs deep well sockets to get the lugs off. The bar that came with the truck is about 15" long and the lug nuts are torqued to 150 ft/lb so the 251" bar gives me enough power to break the lugs free. A torque wrench is also a requirement for me.
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Excellent advice. I also recommend making sure you have a wrench that will fit the nuts used to hold the spare to its mount; they tend to be larger than the standard lug nuts. It's also a good idea to make sure they can be broken loose, mine were crazy tight from the factory and I needed my biggest impact wrench to loosen them up. Not a good thing if on the road.
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12-01-2019, 12:15 PM
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12-01-2019, 01:10 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: North of Seattle, WA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DavidBo
Excellent advice. I also recommend making sure you have a wrench that will fit the nuts used to hold the spare to its mount; they tend to be larger than the standard lug nuts. It's also a good idea to make sure they can be broken loose, mine were crazy tight from the factory and I needed my biggest impact wrench to loosen them up. Not a good thing if on the road.
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I just bought a lug wrench because it has a 1/2" square drive on one of the legs that allows me to use a deep socket that fits in the wheel and also goes deeper onto the lug nuts.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The center hub allows the user to adjust arm lengths for max torque on lug nut or get a better angle. Moving the arm so the socket is farther away from the end you pull on gives more torque.
Center hub also allows, with the push of a button, the arms to fold so it fits in a narrow spot in a storage compartment rather than "sprawled" all over the place like regular 4-way lug wrenches. Having a wrench like this also assures that you'll have a socket to fit the spare tire lug nuts.
Oh yeah, for the warranty conscious, it's a Lifetime Warranty.
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2023 f-150 SCREW XLT 3.5 Ecoboost (The result of a $68,000 oil change )
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12-02-2019, 09:17 AM
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The PI Camper
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Houston, TX
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That's an awesome innovation.
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12-05-2019, 10:09 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2015
Location: South Jersey, USA
Posts: 114
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TitanMike
I just bought a lug wrench because it has a 1/2" square drive on one of the legs that allows me to use a deep socket that fits in the wheel and also goes deeper onto the lug nuts.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The center hub allows the user to adjust arm lengths for max torque on lug nut or get a better angle. Moving the arm so the socket is farther away from the end you pull on gives more torque.
Center hub also allows, with the push of a button, the arms to fold so it fits in a narrow spot in a storage compartment rather than "sprawled" all over the place like regular 4-way lug wrenches. Having a wrench like this also assures that you'll have a socket to fit the spare tire lug nuts.
Oh yeah, for the warranty conscious, it's a Lifetime Warranty. |
Nice!
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