You top 5 favorite "hand tools" when going off road?

danrhiggins · Aug 30, 2014

OK. After the air compressor, tire repair, gloves, towing/winching stuff what 5-7 basic hand tools do you bring with you when you go off road. I'm not looking to bring a whole tool box and I don't expect to do any major repairs out in the boonies. But are there some basic hand tools that you have found useful? Just in case? Anything that is particularly useful for an LR4? Just adding a handful of basic things to my kit before I head to Ouray later this month.

mbw · Aug 30, 2014

I always carry a decent torque wrench and a few sockets. Mainly for just changing wheels. Multimeter, zip ties, mechanics gloves, rags. I always carry enough tools to tighten the bolts on my rack, sliders, radio stuff, etc. Not much else besides the but-home bag type stuff.

PaulLR3 · Aug 31, 2014

For beach driving I bring along a tire pressure gage in case we need to air down, a sturdy shovel, ARB recovery strap & shackles and a 3' x 3' piece of plywood to support the jack if we get a flat tire.

Surfrider77 · Aug 31, 2014

With the air compressor, I also keep:

ARB E-Z Deflator (makes airing down off-road tires quick and painless)

http://www.amazon.com/ARB-ARB505-E-Z-Tire-Deflator/dp/B001AWQYCU

danrhiggins · Aug 31, 2014

Surfrider77 said:
With the air compressor, I also keep:

ARB E-Z Deflator (makes airing down off-road tires quick and painless)

http://www.amazon.com/ARB-ARB505-E-Z-Tire-Deflator/dp/B001AWQYCU

Thanks. I've been thinking about a deflator. Wasn't sure which one would work best with our tires. Can you set what PSI you want to reduce your tires to?

Surfrider77 · Aug 31, 2014

Here's a simple video explaining how to use it.

ARB EZ Tire Deflator - YouTube

mbw · Sep 4, 2014

If you have the Vlair 450p, the inflator gun thing also acts as a deflator, so you dont need yet another overpriced fancy branded toy.

danrhiggins · Sep 4, 2014

mbw said:
If you have the Vlair 450p, the inflator gun thing also acts as a deflator, so you dont need yet another overpriced fancy branded toy.

Obviously I haven't tried it yet. I haven't really needed to air down. But we'll have some rain ribs weekend and some areas will get slick. I may air down to get better traction on the slick surfaces.

Surfrider77 · Sep 5, 2014

mbw said:
If you have the Vlair 450p, the inflator gun thing also acts as a deflator, so you dont need yet another overpriced fancy branded toy.

The point of the deflator tool is that it will pull the needle out of the valve core, which allows you to deflate a hell of a lot faster. It's a significant difference when I am airing down from 40 to 18 psi in the sand.

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