Winter gear

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For general driving or wheeling?

Generally, I always have gloves, a fleece jacket, usually always a rain jacket (Oregon, duh), fill up the wiper res. with low temp. fluid, make sure your coolant is up to snuff. Chains are a good thing to have if they are an issue in your area.

If you are wheeling in cold climates, I throw a sleeping bag in, just in case I get dug in somewhere. My first wheeling trip with my Cruiser was done without the following:
• No gloves
• No boots
• No shovel
• No tow strap
• No shackles
• No chains
• No CB
• No experience

The most embarassing day I can remember. After that, good clothing, extra socks, recovery gear, shovel, radio, etc. stay in the truck all winter.
 
Ya know I don't add or take anything away from the truck unless I'm going wheeling and then I throw the hi-lift on the rack. Other than that its always got pretty much the same stuff in the drawers.
 
I usually throw a coffee can of driveway salt in each trunk, it's useful to help get cars unstuck.

For the "car" car I also add a folding shovel, the rest of the rigs always have one of those.
 
On second thought I do add one thing.

I always put my heavy insulated carnhart overalls in the truck in case I would actually have to walk in winter conditions. Maybe I should also add a fifth of whiskey JIC.
 
reffug said:
On second thought I do add one thing.

I always put my heavy insulated carnhart overalls in the truck in case I would actually have to walk in winter conditions. Maybe I should also add a fifth of whiskey JIC.
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I'm hope your kidding about the whiskey. The last thing you want to do in a cold weather survival situation is drink.

Now if you were passing the bottle around the campfire, I'm all fer that.:grinpimp:
 
Actually alcohol can help keep blood circulating and has saved peoples lives before, now im not advocating drinking and driveing but when hypothermia sets in alcohol can help the body, it also helps start a fire
 
timespast said:
Actually alcohol can help keep blood circulating and has saved peoples lives before, now im not advocating drinking and driveing but when hypothermia sets in alcohol can help the body, it also helps start a fire
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I think you might want to do a little research on that.
 
C6H12O6 said:
For general driving or wheeling?

Generally, I always have gloves, a fleece jacket, usually always a rain jacket (Oregon, duh), fill up the wiper res. with low temp. fluid, make sure your coolant is up to snuff. Chains are a good thing to have if they are an issue in your area.

If you are wheeling in cold climates, I throw a sleeping bag in, just in case I get dug in somewhere. My first wheeling trip with my Cruiser was done without the following:
• No gloves
• No boots
• No shovel
• No tow strap
• No shackles
• No chains
• No CB
• No experience

The most embarassing day I can remember. After that, good clothing, extra socks, recovery gear, shovel, radio, etc. stay in the truck all winter.
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High lift jack
Mag fire bar
Fire starter biscuits.
Kaybar knife
Wool pants and shirt.
Gortex rain pants and top.
Wool head cover
2 gallons water
5 Pay day candy bars
2 GPS
1 mobile Ham radio
1 Hand held Ham radio
3 flashlights
Numerous extra batteries.
6 car flares
Backpack stove and Non Norcal survival food. (Spam, Tuna, peanuts, choclate) (No shower)
3 tin foil survival blankets.
2 12 x 12 tarps.
2 -20 degree sleeping bags
Extra flashlight bulbs
3 pairs of gloves; winching and Wool type
Fog / water repellent for the windows.
Shackles
tow straps, obvious stuff

More I have not thought of..

JB
 
FJ40_owner said:
High lift jack
Mag fire bar
Fire starter biscuits.
Kaybar knife
Wool pants and shirt.
Gortex rain pants and top.
Wool head cover
2 gallons water
5 Pay day candy bars
2 GPS
1 mobile Ham radio
1 Hand held Ham radio
3 flashlights
Numerous extra batteries.
6 car flares
Backpack stove and Non Norcal survival food. (Spam, Tuna, peanuts, choclate) (No shower)
3 tin foil survival blankets.
2 12 x 12 tarps.
2 -20 degree sleeping bags
Extra flashlight bulbs
3 pairs of gloves; winching and Wool type
Fog / water repellent for the windows.
Shackles
tow straps, obvious stuff

More I have not thought of..

JB
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I carry most of that stuff year round in my trail rig.
 
I need to pull the AT with all the gear I might be able to use in one of those situations :D.

Avy shovel is a constant. Ooooo...and now all the 2M/70cm repeaters in the travel zone :D.
 
reffug said:
Ya know I don't add or take anything away from the truck unless I'm going wheeling and then I throw the hi-lift on the rack. Other than that its always got pretty much the same stuff in the drawers.
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Jamie, I thought you didn't wheel!!
 
My winter gear is my Taco with its crappy stock tires, as once the salt flies, the cruiser is benched for the winter. :frown::crybaby::frown:
 
I bought myself a nice Filson Sportsman bad that has lots of little pockets and dividers and made a survival kit out of it. It has tarp, blanket, firestarter, raingear, stove, fuel, waterfilter, gloves, knife, multitool, rope, handwarmers, flashlight, gub, first aid kit, etc. It weighs about 40 lbs. I also take a folding shovel and a commercial come-along. It may not have everything, but, if I have to spend the night in the woods, I'd rather have it than not!
 
spressomon said:
I need to pull the AT with all the gear I might be able to use in one of those situations :D.

Avy shovel is a constant. Ooooo...and now all the 2M/70cm repeaters in the travel zone :D.
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I need to get the pocket size repeater book.
 
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