Southwind85
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Gale Hawkins wrote:Hey some of us would be more comfortable without our pants than without our tools. 
Especially when you're on the side of a deserted road 50+ miles from absolute nowhere. BTDT
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cire
Roamin da USA
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I try to carry (almost) every tool to maintain the coach. I keep a 4 drawer tool chest plus a plastic bin filled with specialty tool. Additionally, I keep one plastic box full of various types of caulk and adhesives. One box full of various lubricants. One box full of painting supplies and one box full of specialty cleaning supplies.
Eric Perplies
full timing since 6/04 with best friend and wife: Suzie
1996 Bluebird Wanderlodge, 42'
towing a 99' Honda CRV with M&G braking system.
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donn0128
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I carry a cordless drill, cordless saw-zall, a torque wrench and correct socket for the wheels. I also have an assortment of wrenches hammers and pliers to do any repairs on the road. I can change a wheel bearing, do a brake job, or fix or repair any part of my RV with a small assortment of wrenches. Those that I cannot fix myself I can patch together with duct tape enough to get to a service facility or home to make proper repairs. My actual tools have changed over the years in reaction to the RV I currently have. When I get a trailer, I look through the tool box and decide what I must have and what can go back in the garage tool box.
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Born2RV
Miami, FL. USA
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I have a Dewalt air compressor & 6 drawer tool chest with all sorts of stuff. It depends on your skills and what type of roadside assistance plan you have. I prefer to be independant and not rely on a tow truck. Plus, if I have something that might help someone else - so much the better.
Also - there is ALWAYS some little thing that makes or brakes the trip. For example, the cotter pins that secure the bolts holding the reese 5th wheel hitch to the rail in the bed of a pick up. Need all 4 in place or it is off to Home Depot for another one! (you get my drift there....) So, whatever that little thing is for you, you will need two extras, a place to hold them and the tools to install them.
I truly admire people who would rather leave their pants than their tools...
2007 Freightliner M2 Mountain Master (will work for fuel!)
2006 KZ New Vision Sportster
former 2006 F250
former KZ Sportster 29p
former 1995 Coach House 192TB
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GoneCamping
Chesapeake, Virginia
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The table saw is in my storage shed, EVERYTHING else is packed under the bed... Can never have too many tools!!
*Cliff*
Chaos reigns within. Reflect, repent, and reboot.
Order shall return.
2004 Trail Cruiser XP C-23B
1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee
1989 Thomas Diesel Pusher (Cat 3208/Freightliner)
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Bumpyroad
Virginia
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donn0128 wrote:snip Those that I cannot fix myself I can patch together with duct tape enough to get to a service facility or home to make proper repairs. .
wait one minute. do you mean that my duct tape repairs aren't permanent?
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rockhillmanor
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IMHO along with the tools should be a serpentine belt for your MH.
Bought an extra one before I left.....it's in the overhead cabinet just in case!
RV'ers shouldn't leave home without one.
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We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned,
so as to have the life that is waiting for us.
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Gadget Guy
Whitefish/Calgary
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I carry most tools that I would need to do most repairs but the most important box I have that has helped me out but also lots of other RV'ers is my box of misc. screws, nuts and bolts and washers. I didn't have room to have a system to keep them all sorted so I took a sturdy cardboard box and filled it with all types of screws etc. Saved many a trip to the store and every year more and more people seem to know about my cache but oh well if I can help out, so much the better.
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livingaboard
Everett wa
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I went to Harbor Freight and got a bunch of cheap tools. Most of them are actually pretty good for occasional use. I would bring several types of pliers, screwdrivers, screwdriver bits, a hammer, a standard/metric wrench set electrical wire/tape, electrical connectors and a crimping tool. There is a bottle jack in the rv from the previous owner.
I have been pretty laid back in what I bring. I should have a dedicated kit but I just pull things out of my 42 inch wide top/bottom roll away at home and put them in a tool bag. I figure if I need anything more than that, then I am calling Good Sam Emergency roadside service to be towed somewhere. If I did traveling out in the middle of nowhere, then I would be bringing more stuff.
For serpentine belts, there really is no reason to bring extra. Those things last for years and thousands of miles, even when they are cracked. If a serpentine belt fails it is because of a pulley misalignment and a new belt is just going to to the same thing.
Dave
Everett, WA
2000 Itasca Suncruiser 35U, F53 Triton V-10
Firestone air bags with Quad control air gauge
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PattieAM
Maryland
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Amen to the Channel Lock pliers - full timing or not! Basic tool set plus is all I have (hammer, mallet, screwdrivers, plyers - needlenose) and so far, so good. Did buy a ratchet, extension and special socket for winterizing.
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