What recovery equipment do you carry?

[whiteglad]

Two recent threads discussed things worth carrying along, especially since our Gladiators have more space for them than Wranglers do:
Gladiator Every Day Carry/Load out (tools, misc. and storage) | Jeep Gladiator (JT) News, Forum, Community - JeepGladiatorForum.com

Emergency Valve Stem Replacement… | Jeep Gladiator (JT) News, Forum, Community - JeepGladiatorForum.com

And a thread from 4-5 years ago:
(2) Recovery gear in jt. | Jeep Gladiator (JT) News, Forum, Community - JeepGladiatorForum.com

Here is the equipment that I carry on off-road and hunting trips:

• Tools, zip ties, iron wire, fuses, leather gloves, duct tape, plastic trash bags
• Cheater pipe for ratchet/breaker bar, pry bar, 3-lb. hammer, pipe wrench
• First-aid kit, fire extinguisher, maps
• Orange rain ponchos, coats/blankets/hats
• Water jugs, vehicle fluids, air filter, ratchet straps
• Jacks, hi-lift with Jackmate, bottle, aluminum “racing” floor jack
• 12”x12” wood base, blocks 1.5:, 3.5” etc. thick, jack stands
• 4 or more Bow shackles, ¾” nominal (7/8” pin), 4+ soft shackles
• Tow straps, kinetic rope, winch extension rope, tree protector strap
• Traction boards, tire chains, shovel
• Winch with either latching hook or closed shackle mount
• winch remote controller, 3 winch line dampers
• HD batteries, jumper cables/charge box
• Snatch blocks, steel and soft shackle/aluminum ring
• Shackle mount for receiver tow hitch, hitch pins
• Tire repair kit, Colby valves
• Portable air compressor, tire pressure gauge
• Communication devices—cell phone, handheld “walkie-talkie” radios
• For sand, Deadman Off-Road earth anchor
• 3 winch steel cable clips (clamps) or Factor 55 Fast-fid for synthetic winch rope
• Good spare tire of correct size/diameter

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[mrmo]

Good lord, doesnt leave much room for personal stuff! Where you putting all that?

 

[whiteglad]

Fits easily under the back seat. . .and in bins in the front 20" of bed space under the tonneau cover. Not everything is necessary for all trips, of course. Items can be chosen based on where I am going.

 

[GI Grandpa]

For recovery gear I carry 4 MaxTrax recovery boards, I have a Warn Zeon10 winch on the front bumper, an ARB twin compressor under the front passenger seat, Hi-Lift jack, several tow straps, Bubba Rope, soft shackles, D Ring shackles, snatch block, tree saver, tire plug kit, side wall patch kit, tools, zip ties, Gorilla tape, bungee cords, ratchet straps, oil, brake fluid, transmission fluid, water and extra fuel...I basically carry the same in my TJ minus the MaxTrax boards.

 

[m1n0t4rr]

Ima need a trailer for all this

 

[Badunit]

My recovery equipment is currently just these:

(not a picture of my actual boots, but pretty similar)

 

[DarthAWM]

I have normally
Factory spare & tool kit
HF 301 piece tool set
Assorted channel plies and additional torx bits (T50&T55 etc)
30ft & 20Ft Yankum ropes
3 soft shackles, 4 d-ring shackles
receiver tow point
folding shovel & small hatchet
4 tire inflate/deflate system
6 gallons of gas (2-3 gal Rotopax)
a flat of water bottles
extra TP
spare dog bowls
a jump starter
Warn Zeon 10S w/Remote
Assorted bungies and a 2" ratchet strap

When going off road add
Milwaukee 1/2" Impact with an Ironton Metric/SAE socket set
Milwaukee battery charger & spare batteries
Milwaukee 2 gallon battery op compressor
Box of Clif Power bars, spare dog food
wife's field toilet & bags
other assorted snacks and drinks

 

[Josh00333]

I find a lot of threads like this are like gun forum threads, what are you carrying?

And 45 pounds later in every pocket of the cargo pants have litteraly everything and the kitchen sink.



Winch up front, factory spare tire, then in the "bag" I have a jump starter, rear reciver slider/shackle ring, 30' strap, tree saver, 2 soft shakles, snatch block, folding shovel, hand axe, if I'm out 4wheeling then traction boards and my power tank.

 

[Rusty PW]

My recovery equipment is currently just these:

(not a picture of my actual boots, but pretty similar)

That is called "Shoe Leather Express". Used in conjunction with your thumb.

 

[Wolf Island Diver]

I carry a lot of shit but I don’t think any of this is unnecessary if you want to be prepared when off road. Obviously this isn’t for running up to the local Costco. I would consider this to be kind of a minimum loadout because I’m not carrying lots of spare parts. None of this listed includes camping/survival stuff or convenience items, like towels, etc., I may take.

In a large Adventure Tool Company Bag that lives behind the fridge:

• 3 Factor 55 soft shackles
• 2 Factor 55 Pulleys and an ARB snatch block so I can back winch (you need a minimum of 3 snatch blocks or pulleys for this)
• 3 Crosby hard shackles
• Factor 55 Hitch Link 2.0
• Factor 55 snatch rope (this takes up most of the room)
• ARB tow strap
• ARB tree saver
• Deadman anchor
• ARB tire repair kit with lots of extra plugs and steel wire
• A piece of 5” fire hose as a winch line protector
• Warn winch line damper
• Hi Lift lift mate
• Dickies Coveralls
• Safe Jack lifting pads and a 3”extension

I also carry a small Atlas 46 bag with:

• 2 quarts of motor oil
• Construction adhesive
• A spare u-joint
• Safety glass
• Dewalt battery charger
• Dewalt impact gun
• JB weld steel stick
• Gorilla glue
• Gorilla tape
• Mopar fender clips
• Zipties
• Gloves
• Fast Fid for splicing winch line

The winch is a Warn Evo with Synthetic line and a spliced on Flatlink

For jacks I carry a Jet (made in Japan) 12 ton bottle jack and a Hi-lift. The Hi Lift is mounted to the back wall of the bed where I hope it never leaves. I don’t use this for tire changes. This is for lifting/leveraging vehicles off of rocks or as a come-a-long. I have a lift mate to go with it.

I carry a Yorktown Tool Roll with enough stuff to do basically any repair, including a brass and ball-peen hammers, rubber mallet, torque wrenches and only impact rated sockets a breaker and cheater bars. I also carry an assortment of electrical tools, fuses, etc. This lives locked under the seat. I usually work out of this bag for doing routine maintenance and don’t even mess with my garage tool box.

Its a bit of a mess right now.

I also carry my cardboard beadlock pattern template for maintaining torque on the wheels.

I carry a small bag (attached to a seat molle panel) of 1/4 drive tools with, a headlamp, bit driver and any other stuff I frequently need to grab for messing with the top, trailer hitch, etc. I also carry Dewalt safety goggles because the bottom of the truck is going to be a muddy mess, disposable gloves and work gloves

Lastly, I carry a mounted PowerTank which has plumbed-in ports on the side of the truck, hoses for 4-wheel simultaneous inflation, MaxTrax traction boards, a MaxTrax jack base, an spill kit (which everyone should carry but probably doesn’t) and a canvas tarp for working under the truck. I don’t carry air tools because the Dewalt impact gun is better imho and it shares a battery with my portable inflator I use for the water port and my lil’ Dewalt chainsaw I carry for clearing fallen trees and cutting up firewood.

 

[myabrownn]

It looks like you're well-prepared for your off-road adventures! Your equipment list is quite comprehensive and covers a wide range of potential scenarios. One thing I might suggest adding, depending on your travels, is a portable jump starter for emergencies. It can be a lifesaver if your battery ever dies in a remote area. Also, have you ever considered exploring safari desert dubai? It could be a fun and thrilling experience to add to your travel repertoire.

 

[Wolf Island Diver]

It looks like you're well-prepared for your off-road adventures! Your equipment list is quite comprehensive and covers a wide range of potential scenarios. One thing I might suggest adding, depending on your travels, is a portable jump starter for emergencies. It can be a lifesaver if your battery ever dies in a remote area. Also, have you ever considered exploring safari desert dubai? It could be a fun and thrilling experience to add to your travel repertoire.

Yeah, I carry a Noco jump starter. I would add that people need to set a reminder for themselves to charge these. Something I’ve neglected to do. I’m curious as to the state of mine and will check today. It’s also apparently worth carrying one of the large fuse arrays that folks here on the forum have had fail. I will say thought that the Noco or even the large commercial jump starters towing services carry won’t start the truck if both batteries die due to the common failures the plague these trucks. When mine went, they went.

 

[snowbear]

I carry the phone number of Mall Security.

 

[Jefe1018]

Just use more skinny pedal.

 

[Exjoe68]

That is called "Shoe Leather Express". Used in conjunction with your thumb.

LPC’ ( leather personal carriers)

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