Offroad-Express

Hi all,

Trying to really set up my truck so it's safe and reliable up in the high country. I am trying to see if I have forgotten anything :

- UHF Radio
- PLB (always on me just in case of a serious accident/rollover, and for hunting)
- Fire extinguisher
- Snatch
- Tree protector
- Tow rope
- Winch (on truck)
- Shovel (locked on spare wheel)
- First aid kit
- Bottle jack (not sure if this is the best for high lifted trucks??)
- Tool box (allen keys, spanner, hammer, screwdrivers, socket wrench etc)
- Survival blanket (in truck, just in case)
- Cellphone
- Small survival kit (lighter, rubber to light fires, painkillers, zip ties, wire saw, compass, etc)


I do a lot of my stuff up the Avoca, Wilberforce way; and also down in the Southern Lakes. A lot of the time I am with a few mates but the odd time I head out alone so I want to be safe.

What have a stupidly forgotten?

Cheers
Scott

Wild_South wrote:- Bottle jack (not sure if this is the best for high lifted trucks??)

What have a stupidly forgotten?

A High lift jack

Winch dampener
Snatch block etc

CLUMZ1 wrote:

Wild_South wrote:- Bottle jack (not sure if this is the best for high lifted trucks??)

What have a stupidly forgotten?

A High lift jack

Winch dampener
Snatch block etc

Sorry was meant to add those in! However High Lift jack... would you recommend these? I was told they can be very dangerous (not sure how, probably just idiocy?). Have got by until now without one but would consider it.

Cheers

I wouldn't be without one. Can be used as a winch too if your truck's one breaks.

CLUMZ1 wrote:I wouldn't be without one. Can be used as a winch too if your truck's one breaks.

Will look at getting one. So in order for them to be safe, just be responsible i'm guessing? Ie: stay well clear, keep you head/face clear, etc?

Just I have heard all this stuff about "ooooo noooo, not a high lift jack; they'll kill you!" hahaha

Hi-lift is only useful if you have bar-work around the sills and/or a good solid front & rear bar to jack off. Useless otherwise as it needs lifting points outside the panel-work...

muddy wrote:Hi-lift is only useful if you have bar-work around the sills and/or a good solid front & rear bar to jack off. Useless otherwise as it needs lifting points outside the panel-work...

good point, i took that for granted.

High lift is also good for helping to fix things as it makes a great spreader and portable press.

I have also found that a 5' crow bar is very useful for moving large rocks and the likes. Personally I also carry 2 snatch blocks, and 2x 6m snig chains and 3 shorter lengths with grab hooks on both ends they work really well for helping to set up multiple winch points. Just make sure that you are using actual high tensile chain.
A decent compressor, tyre repair kit and extra valve stems

In car cell phone charger. No good having a phone if the battery is dead while waiting for help.

I have a fold out pruning saw and a bag of spare fuses, and toilet paper

-spare locking hub
-spare wheel hub and bearing
-spare alternator
-spare starter motor
-spare trailing arm
-spare complete CV joint
-front d/shaft
-rear d/shaft if its a rocky trip
-clutch master/slave spares
-spare shock absorber
-gear oil
-grease
-hydraulic fluid
-various hoses, clamps, belts,fasteners, brake lines,steel cable, etc
-hand tools

DRINKING WATER (3-4 litres per person per day)

lax2wlg wrote:-spare locking hub
-spare wheel hub and bearing
-spare alternator
-spare starter motor
-spare trailing arm
-spare complete CV joint
-front d/shaft
-rear d/shaft if its a rocky trip
-clutch master/slave spares
-spare shock absorber
-gear oil
-grease
-hydraulic fluid
-various hoses, clamps, belts,fasteners, brake lines,steel cable, etc
-hand tools

DRINKING WATER (3-4 litres per person per day)

Just take two vehicles...it would be easier

mudlva wrote:Just take two vehicles...it would be easier

or perhaps a more reliable vehicle

lax2wlg wrote:-spare locking hub
-spare wheel hub and bearing
-spare alternator
-spare starter motor
-spare trailing arm
-spare complete CV joint
-front d/shaft
-rear d/shaft if its a rocky trip
-clutch master/slave spares
-spare shock absorber
-gear oil
-grease
-hydraulic fluid
-various hoses, clamps, belts,fasteners, brake lines,steel cable, etc
-hand tools

DRINKING WATER (3-4 litres per person per day)

Spoken like a true Terrano owner....

lax2wlg wrote:-spare locking hub
-spare wheel hub and bearing
-spare alternator
-spare starter motor
-spare trailing arm
-spare complete CV joint
-front d/shaft
-rear d/shaft if its a rocky trip
-clutch master/slave spares
-spare shock absorber
-gear oil
-grease
-hydraulic fluid
-various hoses, clamps, belts,fasteners, brake lines,steel cable, etc
-hand tools

DRINKING WATER (3-4 litres per person per day)

That's an epic list!! And I carry almost none of it!

lax2wlg wrote:-spare locking hub
-spare wheel hub and bearing
-spare alternator
-spare starter motor
-spare trailing arm
-spare complete CV joint
-front d/shaft
-rear d/shaft if its a rocky trip
-clutch master/slave spares
-spare shock absorber
-gear oil
-grease
-hydraulic fluid
-various hoses, clamps, belts,fasteners, brake lines,steel cable, etc
-hand tools

DRINKING WATER (3-4 litres per person per day)

And maybe a tandem axle trailer to carry all the spares?!? lol

lax2wlg wrote:-spare locking hub
-spare wheel hub and bearing
-spare alternator
-spare starter motor
-spare trailing arm
-spare complete CV joint
-front d/shaft
-rear d/shaft if its a rocky trip
-clutch master/slave spares
-spare shock absorber
-gear oil
-grease
-hydraulic fluid
-various hoses, clamps, belts,fasteners, brake lines,steel cable, etc
-hand tools

DRINKING WATER (3-4 litres per person per day)

WOW, and you find that you regularly use these spares?

i carry steering arms i find its the one thing that if you break your not going anywhere fast front axels/driveshafts ect you can still limp out or remove and get out of most places. when you break your steering you truck goes where it likes

lax2wlg wrote:-various hoses, clamps, belts,fasteners, brake lines,steel cable, etc
-hand tools

DRINKING WATER (3-4 litres per person per day)

Amended list for Landcruiser owners

Smurf wrote:WOW, and you find that you regularly use these spares?

Cheers, haven't needed anything yet.

When I was younger I got myself in some stupid and dangerous preventable situations. I was advised by a wise man to follow the 6 P's as much as possible.

IMO This is Nothing to do with reliability or vehicle choice etc.

Spoken like a true Terrano owner....
or perhaps a more reliable vehicle

Schlong worship.

haven't needed anything yet.

Looks like I jinxed myself.

Alternator shat itself today on the way back from Rallywoods solo

Happened at about 415pm just as sun was going down, somewhere between the gate and the main road.

OP - Add Exhaust jack if you cant high jack.

Sorry to drag this thread up, but have people actually had/used these exhaust jacks, are they any good?

I've used an exhaust jack in sand a couple of times, where it was very handy. Mate borrowed it for his suzuki, and over inflated it, nearly putting it on its side

Big time weight savings over carrying a hi-lift jack too. It all adds up...

so no real negatives to them over hi-lift?

If your just using them to lift the truck they do the same job with the exhaust jack sometimes being better in soft terrain and good if your on your own with the stability often being better. The other jobs you can do with a hi lift however make them worth having and those things you cant do are really the only negatives of the exhaust bags except that I felt they might perish with age? Have used my hi lift to keep a truck from sliding sideways while winching, pressed tyre beads and used it as a winch replacement twice. Driving home hours later as a result is still better than walking.

I have the taller hi lift and its mean. Could get away with a smaller one but suspension travel means you sometimes have to strap the diff up before lifting or the jack is maxed out and the wheels still on the ground.
Nothing perishes on a hi lift just keep em clean and they last forever with the pins able to be serviced if worn.
Hi lifts can perform lots of unrelated tasks too, have lifted an end of my 40ft shipping container with mine and strained a fence
Hi lifts do need to be used with some sense and a bit of practice at home before heading out though.

thats some awesome advice. cheers for that

I have this cool attachment that goes on to my high lift
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With it I can lift of the rims, they are designed for steel bumpers but I have found that it fits steel safari rims and then you can get some real height under the wheel, its also worth noting that I carry 2 pieces of 12x2 wood about 400 long, one for under the foot of my high lift jack and the other for the axle stand I carry to sit on.