Treay81
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Travel Tool kit to suit SW20... Suggestions
So I have a nice little road trip planned which begins on the 14th of this month. I'll be covering over 7,000kms and a few thousand of that will be in remote Australia. I want to piece together a small toolkit from my collection to take with me and would love suggestions of tools I should be taking in case I have missed anything.
So far I have:
- 3/4 Ratchet with sockets to match (Sizes: 8mm, 10mm, 12mm,14mm) - 4 inch extension and 1 X uni to match.
- 150mm Shifting spanner
- Philips head screw driver and flat head screw driver
- 300mm pry bar
- Jack and Handle of course
- LED worklight
- 200mm Multigrip pliers
- Pointy Nose Pliers
- Multimeter
- Breaker bar and socket for lug nuts
- Roll of Duct Tape (in case of roo's and I have to do a roadside body job...)
does anyone have any suggestions on tools that could be added, taken out or swapped?....
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Re: Travel Tool kit to suit SW20... Suggestions
2016/06/03 15:14:00
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Electrical tape and WD40?
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Re: Travel Tool kit to suit SW20... Suggestions
2016/06/03 15:15:35
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Hi Treay,
I presume that you meant to say 1/4 inch drive Ratchet.
I reckon that I would also take 10, 12 & 14 mm spanners with open end & ratchet end.
With your Multigrips, are you thinking Vise Grips ?
I would think about a claw hammer, but that starts to get heavy & bulky.
I presume that you have a knife or Leatherman else where.
In my tool wrap I also carry a chain saw sharpening file. Strange, but they can be useful.
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Re: Travel Tool kit to suit SW20... Suggestions
2016/06/03 15:40:00
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Spanners, zipties, Swiss army knife, satellite phone. AN spanners of used and a can of that tyre foam gear.
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Re: Travel Tool kit to suit SW20... Suggestions
2016/06/03 15:40:07
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An assortment of cable ties! You can never have too many cable ties with you. 
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Re: Travel Tool kit to suit SW20... Suggestions
2016/06/03 16:09:17
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More of a glovebox than toolkit thing, but... Microfibre towels!
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Re: Travel Tool kit to suit SW20... Suggestions
2016/06/03 16:50:39
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Tie wire and side cutters.
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Treay81
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Re: Travel Tool kit to suit SW20... Suggestions
2016/06/03 18:33:18
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CABLE TIES!, how the hell did i not think of packing cable ties!. They basically hold the mine I work at together, of course I need cable ties!!.
All excellent suggestions. I was refering to Multigrips as I like their versatility. but I certainly was meaning to state 1/4 ratchet haha.
I was umming and arghing over spanners... but now you've mentioned it I wouldn't dare leave them behind as I know this would be a recipe for disaster, so i'll pack them.
I have a few leathermen, I carry one in each car without fail.
I've only got the big cans of WD40 so I might call up to Superexpensive tomorrow and see if they have those small cans of WD40... might fit in my little toolbox better.
As far as the satellite phone goes, I don't have one at hand, but in all honesty I should think about buying one given the big kilometres I drive and very remote places I visit. I will however have 2 hand held radios with me, these are pretty good in an emergency. (taking them so me and a mate can chat while on the road through the head sets!. total Smokey and the Bandit style haha)
Thanks for the ideas guys!. figured I was missing something.
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Re: Travel Tool kit to suit SW20... Suggestions
2016/06/03 19:25:45
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Personally I would go 3/8 ratchet and add 17,19
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Re: Travel Tool kit to suit SW20... Suggestions
2016/06/04 07:38:14
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Critical tool kit pieces - two inch piece of electrical cable with ends stripped, flare blade fuses 10, 20, 30. Multi use wire: any issues on the road bridge te1 and e1 in diagnostics for engine fault codes, if fuel pump relay faults you can bridge the pump to run on high, and other uses.
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Re: Travel Tool kit to suit SW20... Suggestions
2016/06/04 14:55:55
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Get one of those tyre repair kits.
http://m.supercheapauto.com.au/Product/SCA-Tyre-Repair-Kit-8-Piece/130242
Small air compressor might be handy also.
Cheers
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Re: Travel Tool kit to suit SW20... Suggestions
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Silver 1997 SW20 Bathurst with
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Check and check Tony. Cheers
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Righto. Packed a Tool Kit and it hasn't taken up as much space as I was thinking. So Tools I chose:  I purchased the little plastic toolbox from Bunnings for a huge expense!. ($4.98). it's only 330mm long but fits pretty much all the gear. Box Packed:  altogether it doesn't take up a lot of space. But I'll install some U bolts into the floor of the boot to hold the kit down while driving so it's not flopping around for the duration of the trip. I'm feeling confident about the kit. I may add some more cable ties though. in case I hit a skippy. Cheers.
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Nice! Those tein spanners look interesting, mine don't look anything like that.
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