- Introduction: The Best Off Road Checklist
- How to do a quick vehicle inspection
- Tools in your off-road toolbox
- Which spare parts to take along
- Optional items for fun & convenience
- 4x4 first aid survival kit items
- Packing & driving tips that could save your life
Off Road Safety Gear & Supplies To Take Along
Better safe than sorry. The following safety and recovery equipment will get you out of most predicaments. And, if you're riding with a group, then these items could come from any one of the vehicles in the group; it's not necessary for each and every vehicle to carry it all.
- Air pump/compressor
- Axe
- Blanket
- Bow saw
- Bucket
- Bungee cords
- Can opener
- Candles
- Cell phone and/or CB (Note: steel whip CB antennas can be dangerous out on the trail)
- Cigarette lighter
- Coat hanger - don't underestimate the number of uses for the common household coat hanger!
- Compass/GPS unit (remove GPS below)
- Duct tape
- Extra gas - enough for a round trip & in an appropriate container
- Extra motor oil (1-2 quarts)
- Fire extinguisher
- First aid kit (packed in a tight weatherproof container)
- Flares
- Flashlight/lantern
- Flashlight/lantern/spotlight - with extra batteries
- Food (dehydrated foods take little space and last a long time)
- GPS unit/compass
- Hydraulic/hi-lift jack
- ID card, with emergency phone number contact info & medication/allergy information
- Jumper cables
- Leather gloves
- Maps
- Mirror
- Multi-fit hose and a roll of rubber-weld tape - to repair a blown radiator hose
- Paper towels
- Pen & paper (a china marker writes on anything!)
- Radiator Stop Leak / Tank sealant putty
- Rags
- Repair manual for your particular vehicle
- Rope
- Rubber gloves
- Shovel
- Spare clothes
- Spare key kept on your person
- T-style lug wrench
- Tarp (6'x6') - to keep yourself out of the mud and to catch small parts
- Tire pressure gauge & tire pump; fix a flat
- Trash bags - heavy duty
- Water - enough for you (to drink, clean up) and your vehicle (battery, radiator, washer fluid)
- Waterless hand cleaner
- Waterproof matches
- WD-40/lubricant
- Whistle
- Winch kit - including straps, snatch block (pulley), shackle
- Zip ties/cable ties