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11/9/2006 at 12:06pm
 Location: Alfreton
 Outfit: Sprite Major 6 (2007)
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What tools do you carry around for those "emergency" repairs?  I need to make one up for my first trip away but dont want to take everything i have...


11/9/2006 at 12:28pm
 Location: Northamptonshire
 Outfit: Sterling Vitesse 500L & Mondeo TDCi
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We have just a simple household tool set, bought from Ikea for about £3, containing screwdriver with assorted bits, a pair of pliers, adjustable spanner and small hammer. Also i keep the tool for the Tyron safety bands with it, and a set of tyre levers for fixing cycle punctures. In the car is a pocket multitool (Leatherman-type). That's all we've needed so far.....


11/9/2006 at 12:29pm
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in my bag i carry

1 pliers one wire snips terminal flat head driver  and an assortment of xhead and flat head drivers.  one of those cheep sets with a ratchet drive is ideal. a gas bottle spanner and a good jack and wheel brace  ( make sure the jack will fit under the caravan) a multi meter and a damp meter.

other oddments i carry are a few spare chock block connectors and a few jubilee clamps of different sizes.

hope this helps.



11/9/2006 at 1:04pm
 Location: Southwest
 Outfit: Mondeo 2.2 Titanium X
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      I carry the following

  • Trolley jack
  • Pair of wire cutter & Pliers
  • Set of combination spanners but I don't know what for
  • Set of screwdrivers, Allen keys & Torques.
  • Adjustable spanner
  • wheelbrace & short length of steel tube in case nuts are tight
  • Foot pump
  • Several peices of timber of differing thickness so I can either level the van using the trolley jack or drive a flat tyre up on a piece of it to get trolley jack under axle.
  • Couple of spare bulbs & fuses & a roll of insulation tape
  • Wind up torch because if it happens to me it'll be dark & my battery one will be flat.

    BB  



11/9/2006 at 2:24pm
 Location: Stafford
 Outfit: Toyota Surf + Swift Corniche
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One of the things I have most useful is duct tape.....ideal for all kinds of jobs.

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11/9/2006 at 5:42pm
 Location: Gloucestershire
 Outfit: Avondale Mayfair 470 Toyota Rav 4
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A small multi meter to check the electric circuit when something doesn't work.


11/9/2006 at 5:46pm
 Location: NE England (Newcastle-upon-Tyne)
 Outfit: Grand Cherokee (LPG) + Hobby 540UL
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A small assortmentof cable-ties

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11/9/2006 at 6:50pm
 Location: Bristol
 Outfit: Lunar Conquest 544 a
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Latex gloves come in handy , fluorescent vest , small torch , a piece of electrical cable , can of tyre weld , a good quality pair of molegrips , air jack . Plus some of the other stuff mentioned above .

atb

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11/9/2006 at 9:13pm
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sealed spare batteries for the remote, smoke alarm and/or burglar alarm.




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