What do you carry in your 4x4?
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Sorry I'm actually car-less at the moment but always kept tools, food, water, sleeping bag and the likes in there. Good reminder for folk with winter coming up (though I carried the gear year 'round)
Sorry I'm actually car-less at the moment but always kept tools, food, water, sleeping bag and the likes in there. Good reminder for folk with winter coming up (though I carried the gear year 'round)
When I still had a 4x4 it was tools such as folding US shovel, machete, hatchet, 1st aid kit, a couple of knives, compass, blanket, hunter's safety vest, gun and extra ammo .
Pretty much the same in the truck now with the addition of food, and a small daypack in case the mood to explore strikes me.
Pretty much the same in the truck now with the addition of food, and a small daypack in case the mood to explore strikes me.
I have a Subaru Forester so not a true off roader but pretty competent. What is carried depends on the season. There is always a comprehensive first aid kit, knives, a couple of torches, high viz vests, a set of walking poles (I have arthritic feet and knees and poles make walking much more comfortable), cheap waterproofs, blanket, sealed bottle of drinking water from the supermarket, a couple of lightweight mud tracks. In winter I add extra blankets, shovel, small brew kit.
I had a hi-lift jack and the adaptor for use with the Defender, tow cable, a shovel, an old sleeping bag. A gas stove, a can of coffee, tools various.
Most of the above was disguised as an old cloth tarp, wooly jumper etc in an old milk crate.
I didn't live in a crime ridden area and the drivers door and back door didn't lock anyway.
Most of the above was disguised as an old cloth tarp, wooly jumper etc in an old milk crate.
I didn't live in a crime ridden area and the drivers door and back door didn't lock anyway.
Folding triangle
High-vis vest
Spare bulbs
Fire extinguisher
First aid kit
They are what needs to be kept in the car by law here
Extra to above:
A couple of bottles of water
Blanket in winter
12v air pump + Self sealing foam (no spare tyre)
hi-vis coat i use for work stays in the car in winter
High-vis vest
Spare bulbs
Fire extinguisher
First aid kit
They are what needs to be kept in the car by law here
Extra to above:
A couple of bottles of water
Blanket in winter
12v air pump + Self sealing foam (no spare tyre)
hi-vis coat i use for work stays in the car in winter
I used to leave a lot of gear in my first Defender, but when it got stolen I learnt the hard way that the insurance won't cover such items, so these days I leave very little in my current Discovery 2, but do pack what I think is appropriate for where I'm going as and when. That's usually things like a shovel (folding or otherwise), a fencing tool, a bow saw and a hammer with a few nails.
Dave
Dave
- Hi Lift Jack and Lift Mate
- Tow strap and shackles
- Mini compressor
- Socket set
- Maglite
- Head touch
- US shovel
- Hammer
- Hatchet
- Opinel
- Leatherman
- Spare bulbs, triangle and yellow vest
- Various bungies
- WD40
- Fleece blanket
- MTP Rain gear
- 2x Osprey bottles
- Brew kit plus tea & coffee
- First Aid kit
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Hi Lift jack.
power pack (jump starter)
warm blanket
Tools (electrical and mechanical)
spare belts.spare bulbs
5 ltrs of water
brew kit and stove.
sleeping bag, large tarp, and hi-viz jacket
head torch
medical kit
flares (ground type)
lighters, etc
spot transmitter.
axe, knife, saw (in a box)
power pack (jump starter)
warm blanket
Tools (electrical and mechanical)
spare belts.spare bulbs
5 ltrs of water
brew kit and stove.
sleeping bag, large tarp, and hi-viz jacket
head torch
medical kit
flares (ground type)
lighters, etc
spot transmitter.
axe, knife, saw (in a box)
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Hi Dave,
Out here in rural France there is not much risk of this sort of gear getting stolen. Or the car come to that... If I go to town and have to leave the car over night I take most of the stuff out. I keep it all in a couple of plastic crates in the rear and the Hi Lift on the roof rack.
I know the risk zero doesn't exit, but in 15 years out in the stick I've lost nothing.... It was a different story when I lived in Paris, where I lost a couple of vespas..
cheers
Gareth
Over the summer we moved to a village 1.5 miles in distance and 600' in elevation from the nearest B-road, so we've recently picked up a 2000 reg Rav4 for when the winter weather hits. It's a "toy" 4X4 compared to something like a Defender but it's a massive improvement on our other car (Nissan Micra!)
In the storage lockers on either side of the boot are a footpump, scissor jack, first aid kit, tyre iron, warning triangle, jump leads and tow rope. In addition I have a large plastic storage box with all sorts of winter gear like blankets, spare clothes, waterproofs, snack bars, Swedish Army Trangia, folding shovel etc. which fits in the back with one of the rear seats folded (it's a 3-door Rav4 so very limited boot space). Most of the stuff in the box is either gear I had spare or purchased cheap second-hand so if it did get stolen it wouldn't be a huge financial loss - certainly not as much as the amateur radio kit installed in the vehicle! Also since everything is in one box it can be pulled out and left in the garage if the vehicle is going to be taken somewhere where vehicle crime is more of a concern.
In the storage lockers on either side of the boot are a footpump, scissor jack, first aid kit, tyre iron, warning triangle, jump leads and tow rope. In addition I have a large plastic storage box with all sorts of winter gear like blankets, spare clothes, waterproofs, snack bars, Swedish Army Trangia, folding shovel etc. which fits in the back with one of the rear seats folded (it's a 3-door Rav4 so very limited boot space). Most of the stuff in the box is either gear I had spare or purchased cheap second-hand so if it did get stolen it wouldn't be a huge financial loss - certainly not as much as the amateur radio kit installed in the vehicle! Also since everything is in one box it can be pulled out and left in the garage if the vehicle is going to be taken somewhere where vehicle crime is more of a concern.
Likewise, all that is in there now is a fleece blanket, a jack, an emergency triangle and a plastic can of spare diesel. I don't even leave a fire extinguisher and FAK in now as those have been stolen. I have a bag of basic tools including pump which I now take out for any sizeable journeys, everything else I need for any occasion has likewise to be taken in and out. I is a right PIA but that is the way things are around here.
Regarding insurance; youre motor insurance only covers losses or stolen goods for something like £100.
But you can actually get coverage of goods in your car, under your household goods insurance policy, for contents outside your home.
Its just an addition to your home insurance policy.
Called: Contents outside your home, Money and credit cards.
Excesses will differ, but my excess is £100 and covers goods stolen from my car, for the the value of up to tens of thousands of pounds, and the premium is only an extra £24.23 PA.
I used it once when I had about a grands worth of fishing gear, go missing on a fishing trip.
Im with More Than, but all insurance companies will offer it. and its dirt cheap really....
If my £1200 canoe was nicked from the top of my car, when i was parked up somewhere, my insurance company would buy me another, and all for the lowly piece of mind of £24.23 PA, premium, and I stand the first £100 excess.
But you can actually get coverage of goods in your car, under your household goods insurance policy, for contents outside your home.
Its just an addition to your home insurance policy.
Called: Contents outside your home, Money and credit cards.
Excesses will differ, but my excess is £100 and covers goods stolen from my car, for the the value of up to tens of thousands of pounds, and the premium is only an extra £24.23 PA.
I used it once when I had about a grands worth of fishing gear, go missing on a fishing trip.
Im with More Than, but all insurance companies will offer it. and its dirt cheap really....
If my £1200 canoe was nicked from the top of my car, when i was parked up somewhere, my insurance company would buy me another, and all for the lowly piece of mind of £24.23 PA, premium, and I stand the first £100 excess.
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