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[Styx]

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[Styx]

A good wool blanket.
Keeps you warm even if it's damp or wet and works well as a ground cloth if you have sleeping bag. I try to always carry one because you never know when you're going to get stranded somewhere.

Some kind of poncho is a good idea also. I keep one of the cheap orange ones under the back seat just in case (it's Nevada, ALL weather is possible at ANY time )

 

[Styx]

A wool blanket can also be thrown over a questionable recovery strap/hooks/chain to hamper a possible projectile :nervous:

 

[Jehu]

A good wool blanket.
Keeps you warm even if it's damp or wet and works well as a ground cloth if you have sleeping bag. I try to always carry one because you never know when you're going to get stranded somewhere.

You mean like 10 feet off the trail buried to the dif's? :laugh2:

 

[Styx]

:squint: over confidence can get you stranded :redface:

Equipment Report: Even though Rubicons are locked front and rear: very soft dirt and a forty degree slope will result in you getting yourself pulled out by passing good samaritans.

 

[RARECJ8]

A wool blanket can also be thrown over a questionable recovery strap/hooks/chain to hamper a possible projectile :nervous:

i used to use one until i had to crawl under the heep in a snow storm, laying in cold slush. yuk! so i found an old military waterproof tarp abut 8'x8' and it offers mulit-uses to cover the open cab, ground cloth, emergency wrap/poncho and as a dust cover for gear in the back. twin city has them cheap.

mb

 

[serbear4u]

Who puts water in margis?

Gonna use dry ice instead??? :duh:

 

[IamDelta]

let us not forget elbow grease!:thumbsup:

 

[93FSB]

Gonna use dry ice instead??? :duh:

:buttkick: Why would you have dry ice. How about just plain old every day ice?

 

[Bitosin]

OK...now that you got all this stuff with you, where are you gonna put it??? Wranglers don't have that much storage space.

 

[CashMoney]

Emergency Contacts (or a card someone will know where in your vehicle)
medical allergies?

Might be a good idea incase someone got hurt

 

[MDEnce]

rope

Actually a good thing to have.
First, if you're bringing all this other stuff, you better have some way to tie it to your Jeep.
Also, the 1st time I ran the Rubicon (my Jeep was basically stock then) I used a bunch of rope to hold my rack on when I lost the bolts somewhere around Spider.

 

[cjc143c]

Dont forget the bear trap

 

[robbyh]

Basic first aid kit? Kinda fruity but infections suck, and even the smallest cut or scrape can become infected.

 

[666BRONCOMattC]

dude don't you watch man vs wild? its to like snare animals and ****

Thats why I have a gun!

 

[666BRONCOMattC]

All I need is a shovel, bailing wire and duct tape.... gun The shovel is to dig a hole and the bailing wire and duct tape is to make a makeshift cross. Gun....... in case I am stuck for more than a month.

 

[Styx]

Thought I'd revive this thread for any new ideas and for the new members, also I have a question for the general knowledge/experience base here.
I've seen people with an axe on their roof racks (bumper, inset, whatever), but I can't really see the need for one. Wouldn't it be better to carry a pick-axe, digging bar or something, and leave the cutting to a hatchet or crosscut saw?

Or is the axe just for cutting firewood and not really related to offroading?

I blame all gramatical errors on Apple and the iPhone.

 

[sierrahsky]

I have used my axe to cut dead trees out of the road, make firewood, and I have cut dead trees in to sections and then used para cord to create bundles I can stick under tires when I was super stuck in snow. I have also used it as a hammer and to cut away ice when in crazy snow.

 

[Styx]

Except for splitting wood though wouldn't a saw be a better use of space/weight for clearing trails and cutting firewood?

Cutting away ice, that's extreme :thumbsup: From what?

I'm just thinking that carrying an axe might not be needed, and I could get by fine with a small hatchet and a cross-cut saw.

I blame all gramatical errors on Apple and the iPhone.

 

[RockRunner02]

Except for splitting wood though wouldn't a saw be a better use of space/weight for clearing trails and cutting firewood?

Cutting away ice, that's extreme :thumbsup: From what?

I'm just thinking that carrying an axe might not be needed, and I could get by fine with a small hatchet and a cross-cut saw.

Agreed. BUT axes just look cool!:buttkick: