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Fanny Pack Tool Pouch - How To
TheGDog:
Cool... Dig-it!
A valid legitimate reason to finally experiment with the ARC Welder I picked-up at the nearby Harbor-Freight store! Franken-Wrench here I come!
Out of curiousity... Don't the sockets become softer from the welding? I know they are case-hardened.
So... for the welding a socket onto another wrench business... is it more like you're just placing several tack-on welds about the perimeter of the socket? Or are you laying a serious, normal bead of weld in there?
TheGDog:
P.S. the tip about painting your tools flourescent orange. I totally felt a "why didn't I think of that!" on that one.
ALSO... something I do when working on bikes in my garage is that whenever I take-off nuts and bolts and have to actually remove them completely off the bike... I immediately put them into zip-lock sandwich bags right there on the spot.
You would not BELIEVE how much this helps to prevent you from accidentally kicking/losing items about the garage floor. And I HAVE to imagine it's even easier to lose a rinky-dink 8mm bolt out in the middle of TimBukThree (even farther away than TimBukTu! haHA)
AND... in the garage setting... get in the habit of putting into one zip-lock bag all the nuts+bolts from a particular removal job... and then rip a piece of duct tape to tape THAT zip-lock bag holding those related nuts/bolts right onto the removed part which they are directly used for. Sooo helpful. Sometimes there are bolts which look very very similar to your eye.... but then like the one you decide to use is slightly longer then the REAL one that should be used in that spot... ya feel me?
ID KX500:
I use a MSR fanny pack with a lot of what you pack. We are doing longer all day rides 60-80 miles of mostly single track high mountain riding. So I attached my fanny pack to a back pack for rain gear food and usually a 12 pack. Sometimes grab a motel ride back the next day. Heavy Duty tubes usually avoid the flats. I joined our local "LifeFlight". Had to use it once. Buddy of mine called it in. It was nice to not have to ride on the ground in pain. I strongly recommend it if available. Also I pack baby wipes in a sandwich bag. Saves you some monkey butt.
What a great website this is. Glad I found it.
ID KX500
BDI:
The one thing I carry that I never see anyone else carry is a spare set of levers. I can't recall ever putting them on my bike but I can't tell you how many rides they have saved.
azdirtrider75:
Great topic,
I think more riders need to consider this list. Over the years I've helped many on the trails with my tool pack (BTW mine's near identical to the original post list).
Once I came upon a group of retards on quads, none with helmets, or tools; I'm surprised they were carrying water. Anyway, one crashed and broke off the thumb throttle and they couldn't get the bike back to camp (10+ miles). My mini vise grip attached and worked perfect, so I sold it to them ($20). My buddy was a bit disappointed that I didn't just give it to them; here's the deal: I go prepared, what would happen if down the trail I or my friend break down and need that very tool? What then? The $20 was cheap compared to them pushing the bike, trying to idle it back to camp, or ruin an entire day by sending someone back to camp for a strap. Besides, I needed the money so I could buy a new tool. Always go prepared. Hip packs (fanny pack) work great, they keep the weight off your back and on your legs. www.rockmountainmc.com has a great assortment of packs and tools, including their own brand (Tusk). I just bought a great axle wrench that works for my front and rear axle AND my spark plug (only $12). I've used it and it works great.
Go prepared, ride all day, be safe, and have fun!
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