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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Adventure (Let's GO WHEELING!) => Topic started by: ebewley on April 04, 2012, 05:15:37 PM
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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
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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.
(http://ts4.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=4702594575303475&id=b7deb7bddeffe15946a5f173da7b2158)
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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
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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.
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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.
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I always carry a firearm of some sort or another. My preference is a Rem870, but a single shot breakdown works great as well.
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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.
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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, :laugh: but that's not the point.
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Wet wipes and nitryl gloves, and a few pieces of pig-mat.
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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?"
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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That's what the 870 is for.
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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.
or robbing banks
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That's what the 870 is for.
It is better to have it and not need it, than need it but don't have it.
In one of my trips to the wilderness, my samurai was once attacked by a water buffalo. No amount of shouting and noise making could stop the animal from locking horns with the front of the samurai. Every time I back up the zuk seems to enrage the animal even further. One shot in the air from the 870 made the beast retreat but only for a few meters. It glanced at me and decided to charge again. Two more rapid shots in the air finally convinced the bull to retreat in a huff.
I am not saying that everybody should carry a firearm in adventure trips... I am just trying to share my experience with the zuk riders here. peace...
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That's what the 870 is for.
It is better to have it and not need it, than need it but don't have it.
In one of my trips to the wilderness, my samurai was once attacked by a water buffalo. No amount of shouting and noise making could stop the animal from locking horns with the front of the samurai. Every time I back up the zuk seems to enrage the animal even further. One shot in the air from the 870 made the beast retreat but only for a few meters. It glanced at me and decided to charge again. Two more rapid shots in the air finally convinced the bull to retreat in a huff.
I am not saying that everybody should carry a firearm in adventure trips... I am just trying to share my experience with the zuk riders here. peace...
Totally agree. Not that we have many water buffalo her in NJ but we do have lots of curious and sometimes aggressive bears. Peace back at ya!
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On the run in Nevada to Cass House Peak, on the down grade return trip, a COW, not a bull, charged one of the jeeps
that was ahead of us. You should of heard that CB radio traffic !!.... We all got by, as this Cow somehow had singled out this one Jeep, and it was driving around in circles trying to get it worn out to get away!! It let all the others pass, uninterested.
MAD COW DESEASE ???
CAPT
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MAD COW DESEASE ???
Free entertainment. :D
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MAD COW DESEASE ???
Free entertainment. :D
screw that, free BBQ!
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MAD COW DESEASE ???
Free entertainment. :D
screw that, free BBQ!
ahaha... can that be done in the US? In my part of the world, any animal killed in anyway by a stranger would cost 3x its real value or the owner would make life hard for you. lol
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I'm sure it's probably the same here too Serv, I was just making a joke, bad one at that. :-[ BUT, if it did manage to hit my Tracker , or look like it was about to do some serious damage , well that's another story. Fire up the grill! :laugh:
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I'm sure it's probably the same here too Serv, I was just making a joke, bad one at that. :-[ BUT, if it did manage to hit my Tracker , or look like it was about to do some serious damage , well that's another story. Fire up the grill! :laugh:
LOL.... I have that same mentality.
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On the run in Nevada to Cass House Peak, on the down grade return trip, a COW, not a bull, charged one of the jeeps
that was ahead of us. You should of heard that CB radio traffic !!.... We all got by, as this Cow somehow had singled out this one Jeep, and it was driving around in circles trying to get it worn out to get away!! It let all the others pass, uninterested.
MAD COW DESEASE ???
CAPT
Sounds like mad Jeep disease !
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One thing having diabetic spouse, extra medication and provisions to administer it. We ran into a couple guys on the Con once and the driver had such low blood sugar he could barley talk. My wife had extra insulin but because she uses a pump she had no needles to give the guy. We had to guide them out because he couldn't think well enough to follow the trail.
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>:D it just had to be that j thing that got the cow mad >:D
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Yeah, it got the " jeep thing " and now it burns when it pees.
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For the first aid kit dont forget Benadryl, it can help fight anaphlaxis for example someone who is allergic got stung by a bee and is swelling up. And steri strips!! Way better than the needle and thread for most serious cuts, they just stick on.
For water you need something to purify it with so either a pot for boiling or I keep a military canteen which has the metal cup built in, or halezone/iodine tablets (yuck). If you have to strike out on foot you wont want to pack all your water along and it will run out eventually.
As for diabetes keep sugary snacks and juice crystals. A sugar low is treated with sugar, a sugar high is treated wioth insulin but is normally less immediately threatening than a sugar low. My wife's diabetic as well..
And yes I also bring the 870 especiallty if I dont have a hunting rifle... good for scaring bears or scaring wolves away from your pet dog. Good for signaling too. I got a few boxes of 3" slugs that I never could hit a deer withlol. But I would never actually shoot AT an animal unless I had to, just warning shots.
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I haven't seen a tire plug kit yet or air compressor. Lots of snacks for diabetics and non diabetics. Regular insulin syringes in case of pump issues. I've had it for 33 years now and if I'm going to be away from civilization for awhile I carry a spare infusion set, insulin, and a hand full of the regular syringes just in case (pumps don't like sand and water). beef jerky
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I haven't seen a tire plug kit yet or air compressor. Lots of snacks for diabetics and non diabetics. Regular insulin syringes in case of pump issues. I've had it for 33 years now and if I'm going to be away from civilization for awhile I carry a spare infusion set, insulin, and a hand full of the regular syringes just in case (pumps don't like sand and water). beef jerky
On board air via ARB, and I've always carried a plug kit. Hell, if I listed every tool and spare part I carried it would eat up most of a page :laugh: