This is a list of Suggested Equipment List from the Oregon Bushhackers Website.

Do you think things should be added or maybe deleted from this list?

-Eric

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While the Oregon BushHackers do not have any mandatory equipment requirements on our trips (other than a safe, licensed vehicle), it is HIGHLY recommended that you have the following:

CB radio - 40 channels

Tow strap - 2" or 3" in width with sewn loops on the end this is not the same as a tow rope, with metal hooks on the end

Tow hooks - mounted to the frame of your vehicle, front and rear

First aid kit - 
needle
thread
scissors
bandaids
aspirin
gauze bandage
cotton ball
alcohol cleaning tissue
razor blade
cloth tape
shoelace

Survival kit -
flashlight
knife
lighter or matches
mirror
whistle
compass
Water / canteen

Tools - 
screwdrivers (flat and philips)
crescent wrench
plyers
socket set (metric or standard; big enough to fit all nuts/bolts)
duct tape
mechanics wire
special tools for your vehicle only, like hub wrench

Spare tire & tools

Lug wrench

Jack (bottle and/or high lift jack)

Block of wood (to place jack on, to put under frame)

Air gauge - the $10 digital ones from Price Costco are suggested

Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) sticker from Oregon DMV - $7 for two years; required for Sand Lake and TSF OHV areas

Maps

Fire Exstinguisher

Litter / garbage bags

Lunch / Food / Soda

Finally, a sense of humor, a good attitude and common sense

Other interesting things to bring include:

Cell phone

GPS

Camera with film

Video camera with VHS/8mm tape and batteries

Toliet Paper

Spare parts

u-joints

hoses

belts

hubs

other commonly broken parts

Spare fluids

oil

gas

tranny fluid

power steering fluid

xfer case fluid

differential fluid

grease

WD-40

starter fluid

Rags / hand-cleaner

Overnight gear

sleeping bag

tent

Insect repellent

Portable come-a-long (poor man's winch)

Hiking boots

Warm clothes / coat (and maybe extra clothes as well)

Work gloves

Shovel

Chainsaw / axe / bow-saw

Air tank / air compressor / transfer hose

Siphon hose

Tie-downs (so everything in your rig is secured) Ratchet straps, 12' minimum length. In addition securing the load they can be
used to help re-seat a tire bead.

Snow or mud chains

Flag (9' high, 1' long orange/red flag for Sand Lake only)

Tire repair kit

CD's (sorry, some of us live the hard life)

Paper / pen (for trip report, notes if you get lost :-)

Bucket with lid (for catching dripping fluids)

Spare batteries (as needed for handheld CB, GPS, flashlight, etc.)

Signal flare kit

How can they forget the old reliable rope (at least 10 meters long and 15mm diameter)


In any camping trip, I always bring with me a bolo.

It is a cutting or hacking tool use by the US army.

Smaller than a machete but larger than a hunting knife.

This looks like a "All Inclusive" List.
Believe it or not, I have 90% of the hardware listed CRAMPED into a 87 Sammy, at all times.
Then the seasonal/camping gear is then PILED on top,
It can look like a 3rd World "Goats & Chickens Bus" on a back woods weekend!!

CAPT

I seem to have quite a few items on that list too,  we must be off road nerds. That's a pretty thorough list, about the only items I don't carry are tire chains, a whistle, and a bucket.
I figure one of those heavy duty contractor trash bags I carry will do as a bucket and also function quite well as some of the other items too. They're excellent for keeping anything that fits inside water proof, including a small human crouched under one. You can sleep in one in an emergancy, carry water, cut it apart to make a tent half, lots of stuff.
A whistle is a good idea.
Maybe tire chains in the winter, but never really needed them. Yet.
Nobody has mentioned any kind of survival or self defense gear.  Call me paranoid, but having some form of self defense against large animals or other unwanted intruders, especially at night, makes me more comfortable out in the woods. Never having to use it is is even better. just like insurance.
Besides having a hard mounted CB, I also carry a portable 40 channel. If you can get to higher ground there's more chance of the signal being picked up. A couple of those inexpensive walkie talkies are in the door pockets of my rig too. It makes communicating short distances easy and helps to keep track of folks if they seperate.
I have an LED flashlight that also functions as a strobe and flashing SOS becon. Kinda handy.
Seeing as I where glasses, a spare pair is always a good idea. I even keep a couple of spare parts for my sirius sat radio.
Personal identification and ID's for any passengers.

They mention lunch, but you should always have enough food to last at least overnight out in the wilderness, if not a few days.  I always pack a lot of high energy small size food, aka granola bars!  Cliff bars or any other energy bar works great as it will get you through and doesn't take up a lot of space.

For water you want at least a gallon per person on the trip of drinking water.  I bring a 3-gallon jug along with my water bottles in case we need to use some for an over-heating vehicle.

I always carry a firearm of some sort or another. My preference is a Rem870, but a single shot breakdown works great as well.

They mention lunch, but you should always have enough food to last at least overnight out in the wilderness, if not a few days.  I always pack a lot of high energy small size food, aka granola bars!  Cliff bars or any other energy bar works great as it will get you through and doesn't take up a lot of space.

For water you want at least a gallon per person on the trip of drinking water.  I bring a 3-gallon jug along with my water bottles in case we need to use some for an over-heating vehicle.

Yep, how could we forget water! Good call Drone. It's the obvious stuff that'll get ya.

I always carry a firearm of some sort or another. My preference is a Rem870, but a single shot breakdown works great as well.

Glad I'm not the only one. I was beginning to think i was weird.  Well, I am,  but that's not the point.

 Wet wipes and nitryl gloves, and a few pieces of pig-mat.  

Wet wipes and nitryl gloves, and a few pieces of pig-mat.  

The wet wipes and gloves are a givin, but Wtf is " pig-mat?"

Quote from: talonxracer on April 09, 2012, 03:42:12 PM

Wet wipes and nitryl gloves, and a few pieces of pig-mat.  

The wet wipes and gloves are a givin, but Wtf is " pig-mat?"

LOL,,, it is an absorbent pad that is like paper towells on steroids. grey in color, I know you have seen the stuff, a few sheets of it will handle alot of spillage out on the trail, and as a pad to keep parts clean.

I always carry a firearm of some sort or another. My preference is a Rem870, but a single shot breakdown works great as well.

LOL... I also carry a folding stock Rem870 wingmaster.

A heavy duty pair of jumper cables and a volt meter. Also a small pair of jumper wires with alligator clips on both ends are great for trouble shooting as well as bypassing electrics. Spare fuses and a 12 volt test light should cover all your electrical problems.

I also have one of those Blazer butane soldering irons, not that a good ol butt connector wouldn't work. I have waaay too much crap in my tool pack, but ya never know.

In the first aid kit adding a small tube of triple antibiotic ointment is the shitz too.  That stuff helps small abrasions and cuts heal quicker.  Good to have when you are out in the woods for extended periods of time.   A large dog shreaded my left three fingers on my left hand about ten years go from the ring knuckle to the finger tips.  I immediateley rinsed it in clean water, ran peroxide over it, and kept it packed with antibiotic ointment.  Three weeks later: fingers worked again.   It is "more better'.  Adding a large bandanna to your clothing list is useful too.  You can use it for a neck cooler by soaking it in water, a head wrap, use it for a snot rag, or use it for an arm sling or tourniquet if needed.