A Tool Kit

[Laidback]

Putting together a small "useful/come in handy" tool kit, any thoughts on what items you have found of use ?

 

[Rich20]

I carry a few spanner’s, screwdrivers, plire’s, cable ties, tape, fuses, multimeter and WD40. Only ever used it to help other people!!!

 

[Karlos]

Multi head screwdriver, pliers, Allen keys, Molegrips, adjustable spanner and some tape.

 

[Louis II]

Torx and spline bits to go with the multihead screwdriver.

 

[Hotel California]

Think i carry about thesame as @Rich20 the standard stuff that should be in every toolbox .
Not that many of this have been of much use in the 8y but it's also piece of mind knowing you have it with you .
Alltough i think not many of us are taking tools thinking of working on the engine but more to fix things in the campingpart of the Cali , bikes , ....
Ductape and tie wraps are essential !

 

[inthemidnighthour]

insulation tape and tie wraps ..... essential ....helped a fellow camper to refix their awning as they had caught in on a tree last year

 

[Jim2007]

A luggage scale, to weigh your gas tank.

 

[Karlos]

A luggage scale, to weigh your gas tank.

Sorry Jim don't follow, did you mean gas bottle?

 

[kurienp]

Correct. The best way to figure out how much gas you have left.

One of these
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01IDJM8OA/?tag=eliteelect-21

 

[Jim2007]

Sorry Jim don't follow, did you mean gas bottle?

Yes, your 907. As @kurienp says, it’s the best way to know how much gas you have left.

 

[westfalia]

Hammer.

 

[Karlos]

Hammer.

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Dare I ask?

 

[westfalia]

Dare I ask?

Fookn awning pegs

 

[Karlos]

Ours screw in or we use a mallet for the knock in type.

 

[westfalia]

Ours screw in or we use a mallet for the knock in type.

How can you remove a tent peg with a mallet?
mine is a 2in1
a knocker inner and remover, you can also use it to tap things
to make them work again.

 

[jeff]

Duck tape and wd40 solves most problems

 

[Calimili]

Last year one of the arms of my awning broke in such a way that the awning could not be closed. That meant i couldn' t move the van.
Torx bits, allen, screwdrivers and wrench sockets were needed which of course i didn't have with me.
Calling several local rv specialists to fix it, none of them could help since thule would have taken 6 weeks to deliver a replacement arm . None of them would or wanted to help me at least to fix it temporarily so that i could drive.
Finally the maintenance guy of the camping site came to help me out. It was a simple operation, provided you have the right tools.
This year i'm travelling 20+kg heavier, but have a set of sockets , hex , wrenches and torx, together with screw drivers , pliers.
Long retractable 19mm wheel brace, a mallet and a 1kg hammer for the big awning pegs.
Spare tubes for bikes and tyre levers . Duct tape, paracord, 12v air compressor, bunch of zip ties.

 

[kurienp]

Yes, your 907. As @kurienp says, it’s the best way to know how much gas you have left.

@Karlos , @Jim2007 - not sure if you guys have the table below. Handy to determine how much gas. I have one handy near the gas canister.

 

[Broch Hunter]

 

[Perfectos]

Stormsure glue, fixes everything

 

[Perfectos]

Here’s my man box contents

Ready for most eventualities!

 

[Rowls1958]

@Karlos , @Jim2007 - not sure if you guys have the table below. Handy to determine how much gas. I have one handy near the gas canister.

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Thanks thats really useful, also perfect size to screenshot on my phone.......

 

[Jim2007]

@Karlos , @Jim2007 - not sure if you guys have the table below. Handy to determine how much gas. I have one handy near the gas canister.

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Yes indeed, stuck to the underside of the bottom shelf in the rear cupboard. Very useful.

 

[Vagophile]

In assembling a "useful/come in handy " tool kit, it depends what you are expecting and could deal with if you had the tools, and where you are travelling could have a bearing, i.e. remote, cold, hot.
I think that it is a hangover from the days when I owned cars that never completed a journey without seeing a spanner or strip of insulating tape, but I never like to travel without a comprehensive collection of tools including sockets and torx bits, a long socket bar, torque wrench and of course WD40 and duck tape. Lots of spare fuses and a selection of Jubilee clips can be handy. I also carry a proper tow rope.
In relation to their usefulness, I tolerate the extra weight even though they may not be used very often. I think my collection is a combination of what @Calimili and @Perfectos carry.
At various times I have : removed the remains of my awning after watching it blow over the van and done the same for two other vans at different times (France, Greece); removed a rear anti roll bar after a fixing broke by driving into a pothole (Bulgaria); removed cross threaded wheel bolts (Greece); removed a radiator and replaced it with one from a scrap car in a motorway services (U.K.); pulled a car from a ditch after it swerved to avoid a lorry heading in its direction (Romania).
I use these examples to illustrate the possibilities, none of which I could have dealt with without my "Tool kit".
There are times, as @Calimili has found, that you can be stuck if you can't help yourself.
I've just weighed the tool kit that I carry and it weighs 23kg. (small child?)

 

[Calimili]

Torque wrench(better leverage than toolkit wrench too)

Leverage? A torque wrench shouldn't be used for tightening or untightening a bolt...