The day after my little trip I decided to clean the truck as I hadn't touched anything since November. I parked the truck on a small concrete pad that use to be a dog run or something. This concrete pad might also be a little project for myself. Hopefully I'll be building myself a small garage out of it. For now its a nice clean flat surface to work on.
Anyhow, once I pulled all my gear out of the truck and Action Packers, I laid it all out. Figured I'd do another one of those here what I use photos. I've slimmed down what I carry big time. Lots of the tools and gear was really not necessary. Now I'm down to two bags. The first bag (black, lower row) contains tools. The second bag (grey, top row) contains tire repair tools.
In the tool bag are smaller pouches that contain like items. One pouch is for wrenches, one is for metric sockets, another is for standard sockets, specialty items and extensions are in one and the final pouch is an electrical repair kit. Of the tools I only carry the exact sizes the truck actually has. I also only carry 3/8 ratchet sized sockets. This allows me to limit carrying items that are really not needed. I have a breaker bar, mainly for change tires, though I carry the 1/2 to 3/8 adapter if I need some extra leverage on a stubborn bolt.
Tool Bag
Wrench Pouch
- Slim 3/4in-1/4in Wrenches
- Slim 18mm-6mm Wrenches
Metric Socket Pouch
- 18mm-9mm Deep Sockets
- 15mm-10mm Sockets (12 Point)
Standard Socket Pouch
- 3/4in-3/8in Deep Sockets
Specialty and Extension Pouch
- 3in x 3/8 Extension
- 6in x 3/8 Extension
- 1/2 to 3/8 Adapter
- 1/2 stubby extension
- Spark Plug Socket
- Spark Plug Gap Tool
Electrical Repair Kit Pouch
- Digital Multimeter
- 20 Feet Extra Wire
- Electrical Tape
- Heat Shrink Tube
- Cable Ties (Zip Ties)
Loose items in the Tool Bag
- Pick Hammer
- Pliers
- Needle Nose Pliers (with cutters)
- Phillips Screwdriver
- Flat Screwdriver
- Hex Key Wrenches
- 1/2 Inch Chisel
- 1/4 Inch Chisel
- Adjustable Wrench (8in)
- Ratchet (I carry two, so if one breaks)
- Stainless Steel Wire
Tire Repair Bag
- Coil Air Line with Quick Release Fittings
- ARB Air Chuck with Gauge
- Tire Plugs
- Tire Plug Reamer & Install Tool
- Extra No-Loss Valve Caps
- Extra Valve Stems
- Valve Stem Tool
- 3/4 Lug Nut Socket (use with breaker bar)
- Extra Pressure Gauge
Other Items
- Air Compressor
- Breaker Bar
- 1 inch Steel Strap (comes in handy removing pulleys and other uses)
- Bottle Jack (Taped to keep from leaking)
- Long Cable Ties
- Folding Shovel
Other Items not picture
- Recovery Strap
- Gorilla Tape