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Rick:
Spring boarding off another thread, I thought it might in interesting to see what everyone carries with them as they venture into the wilderness.  Here is my list:

1. Six way screwdriver (two philips, two straight, 8mm nut driver, 6mm nut driver)
2. 8mm box end wrench
3. 10mm box end wrench
4. 12mm box end wrench
5. Metric allen wrench tool (has all common sized in one unit)
6. Really sharp knife (never know when you might need to hack off an arm to save yourself  :lol: )
7. Letherman's tool
8. Extra brake lever
9. Extra clutch lever (didn't used to carry the brake or clutch lever until I broke a clutch lever and tried to ride.  After that, I realized the extra 5 ounces of weight was well worth it)
10. Small vice grips
11. Two spark plugs
12. Stock spark plug wrench cut shorter to just fit on the plug.  Cutting the socket part shorter makes it fit better in the fanny pack.
13. Used Master Link
14. Zip Ties
15. Small assortment of bolts
16. 3 feet of bailing wire curled into a roll.
17. 2 feet of clear hose for use in transfering fuel.  (can also be used as a Tourniquet if necessary)
18. 3 pair of rubber golves in sealed package for tending to the injured.
19. 4 disposable blue shop towels (the kind that come on the roll).
20. Small Eye Drop bottle filled with Brake fluid (this is primarily for racing the ISDE Qualifiers where it if easy to boil the rear fluid out before the 8 hour race is over)
21. Package of pepermint gum. (Chewing gum will keep you more calm, and keeps your breath minty fresh)
22. Small lighter (I don't really like to carry this along, but it can get really cold at night, and I don't plan on freezing to death)
23. Water system on my back (Wasn't always religious about this until we had a racer die at one of our races when he got lost and died from thirst.  Now, never leave home without it.)
24. Most of the time a nut roll or granola bar.  

Might sound like a lot, but when packed neatly in a Fly fanny pack, it doesn't really add much weight.  I need to add to this a 15 foot length of light rope that can be used to tow a bike.  The one time it was necessary to tow, we were able to find a length of barbed wire we used for towing.  It was just laying there on the ground  :wink:

OK, let's hear what other's carry and why.  Between us all, I'll bet we can come up with the ultimate selection for almost all uses.

Rick

dholder:
I just go riding with my buddies which carry all the tools. 8)

husqrider:
I CARRY  4 OF THE BIG ZIP TYS TO HOLD THE TIRE ON THE RIM IN CASE OF A FLAT. I DO RUN THE THICK ( 4mm ) FLY HEAVY DUTY TUBES, BUT I HAVE FLATTED BEFORE AND IT IS MUCH FASTER BACK TO THE TRUCK WITH THE TIRE ON THE RIM!   I ALSO CARRY THE FANNY PACK WITH ME IN  MY TRUCK ALL THE TIME AS EMERG. TOOLS / FIRST AID

Rick:
Ah, dholder, I've got budies like you....

husqrider, it is not uncommon to be 50 miles from the race van, and 150 miles from the nearest house/store/phone, so we keep the tools on our back just in case.  Funny thing, I rarely ever use my tools on my 500, as I am kind of anal about mainetance, and we race prep often enough to keep things in good shape.  Maybe I should start charging folks tool rental (or maybe transportation) fees...

Rick

Paul:
I got pretty much the same thing you do Rick, I just don't carry a nutt roll or a granola bar... i bring an MRE :lol: cuz you never know, I also have one of them space blanket things jsut in case you're stuck in the boonies...

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