ehall

bout to drive from L.A. to FL, across a large expanse of desert, followed by swamps. I'm driving an 87 951. Other than water, what would you take with you? I want to try to put a package together that I can send for under 40 bucks, filled with tools, and the like. Let's hear it! TIA

porshhhh951

ipod and car charger(yes my priorities are all outta wack)

ehall

hmm..both on the list. Good start.

Techno Duck

AAA gold membership.

Cell phone charger

Spare DME relay

Lots of tools i can think of, i always have a full set of metric gear wrenches in my car along with channel-locks, vice grips, duct tape and 4 different screw drivers (2 phillips, 2 flat head, all different lengths). A full socket set couldnt hurt either.

Make sure the spare is good and the air compressor works. I would also carry atleast two cans of fix a flat just incase something unexpected happens.

Think of possible failures on the road and think about what you would need to repair. Think within reason though.. for example its unlikely your going to be changing the alternator out on the side of the road.

ehall

If I weren't flying out there, I would have all of that. So I'm trying to think in a Maguyver kind of way.
Fluids and tape will be bought on the other coast.

Rogue_Ant

First Aid kit w/ Tourniquet and hemcon bandage, fire extinguisher, blanket, a good knife, flashlight w/ extra batteries, plenty of water, none-sugary food such as a protein bar or beef jerky, extra cell-phone battery, map, sunscreen (high SPF), insect repellant, couple of flares, boonie hat & sunglasses, loose fitting long-sleeve shirt, actual shoe (nothing open-toes), water purification pills.

Mostly stuff in case you need to hike it for a while, or stuck somewhere. And it is always smart to have first aid stuff - because you never know when you might be in a position to help someone (or yourself) in an accident.

-Rogue

MrPorsche951

Cell phone, plug-in phone charger. thats all i'd worry about, no matter the situation... a cell phone can save you.

ehall

Not if you are a hundred miles from nothing in the desert, or something happens and it gets destroyed in a wreck.
I'm an old Marine, so I planned for pretty much all of the stuff Rogue said.

Hey Rogue, what about tools?

Rogue_Ant

For tools, you can go minimal. Optimize a small set, I would bring a flat-tip and phillips screwdriver, and a few of the common wrenches (10mm ect), a few common sockets w/ spark-plug socket & ratchet. Don't forget electrical tape (good for temporary fixing a leaky radiator hose among other things), and duct tape. Also - they will look at you funny, but I keep a pair of panty-hose. They make decent temporary belts (enough to turn the water-pump to keep you from over-heating). Finally I also usually have a little bit of wire. I once re-wired the alternator on my mustang on I-80 in the middle of nowhere.

If you optimize and be smart about it, all the stuff I've mentioned should fit in a small bag (besides the fire-extinguisher and blanket).


-Rogue

NCporsche

Valentine 1
CB radio?

A roll of shelf paper and a black magic marker.

If you are stuck on the side of the road and you can't get cell service, use the marker to write your message on the shelf paper to flag down a passing motorist.

jakery

When i drove to maine and back for the 4th i brought 20 lbs worth of tools.

Just a piece of mind when traveling 700 miles.

I brought deep & short sockets & wrenches 9mm-16mm plus two adjustable wrenches
i also threw in two universal & extensions for the sockets.
cap rotor one spark plug wire, a few plugs
i bit of wire, a few pliers, My long grabber thing, magnet extension.
DME relay, a few hose clamps. a spare foot of 1" hose.
a few feet of vacuum hose, garage rags.

Make sure you have the basics:
Jumper cables
Pump (these spare tires need inflating)
lug nut wrench (easy one to miss)
Clean battery terminals
gallon of coolant
two quarts of oil
check all of the fluids
& tire pressure
I'd even check the following
check lug nuts
check plugs make sure they are clean
change oil (look for metal filings, or contamination)

Good luck, wish i could do a trip like that !

EVOMMM

a big titted blond if your stuck to keep you occupied while you wait for AAA

dmalo810

Howdy,
Us Rednecks recommend the following:
Your buddy Billy-Bob
Couple of cases of Natural Light
Duct tape, lots of Duct Tape (use it to tape up the girl you meet at the diner just outside of Barstow. Keeps her quiet for the longest time).
Once you git to da east side of Albequrque, trade that there foreign car and girl to a injun for his Chevy 4x4. That way you have a great ride for when you get the that there swamp land.
Oh yeah, buy more Natural Light and duct tape on the way.
Stop by and say Howdy when you get to Alabama. Join us for some pork rinds and Natural Light.
See ya!

Jfrahm

I've done 3-4 fly in, drive back adventures. I usually check a bag full of tools and augment it when I get there.

A $5-$10 multimeter from Harbor Freight or wherever.
A working compressor (buy one after picking up the car if need be, they are cheap and heavy.)
A jug or two of oil, see above.
Fire extinguisher, see above.
Gallon jugs of water - careful these will split and leak if left in the sun in the car.
Tire plug kit, proper one with the T-handle
Small, light set of jumper cables
Cheap but decent socket set
Combination wrenches
Vice grips
Needle nose pliers
slip joint pliers
channellock
Wire, both tie-up wire and electrical
Tape, electrical and duct
Hose clamps
JB-quick
Flashlight/bike-style headlight maybe
Roll of paper towel
Bottle of rubbing alcohol (cleans hands and places you need to epoxy or tape to stick.)
DME relay or jumper wire (cheaper, multi-purpose)
Washer fluid - not only can you top off your fluid, you can reuse the jug which is much stronger than a milk jug. You'd want to rinse it real good if you planned to drink that water, and even then I'd drink that water only in an emergency.

AAA Gold
Cell phone/charger
good book

Make sure the tire tools are in place and grab something you can use as a breaker bar. PVC, conduit...
Make sure you can get the wheel locks off, if fitted. Factory ones are easy to pick with a cheap set of jeweler's screwdrivers.
Get a new battery if the provided one is at all questionable

Gas up pretty often, stay at 1/2 a tank or above:
- Less chance of running out
- More opportunities to check under the hood
- Some fuel system (or fuel gauge) problems don't show until you are low on gas.
- If you get bad gas, you only get 1/2 a tank, might keep running.

If you get gas from a lonesome station or one in a bad part of town, do not get premium. It might be older than dirt. Buy premium from a top-tier type place or from a station near where rich people drive expensive cars. Nowadays people are skimping and not buying premium much.

Never leave the hard surface if you can avoid it! Pulling off onto grass or the soft shoulder in a car like this can get you stuck easily. Don't ask me how I know :-) I got stuck just turning around using the hard shoulder, and had to get the jack out and a rock to put under a tire. Not as likely with 220 option but still, you could have a fire or high-center or who knows what.

Good luck,
-Joel.

dillon410021

I always have 2 quarts of oil and a bottle of water for coolant/ drinking
have a cooler in passenger seat with lots of ice, put seat all the way back and relax