Thread: what would you take

Originally Posted by clean32

Prompted by the Canning D2 story and that we already have had the food thread, recovery gear thread, tent swag thread. How about the spears thread.

what spear parts do you carry when heading out for a week or so? and dor what LR.
are we all carrying axles hub seals and an extra 40ltrs of oil?

I just carry spear heads, lengths for the body and some lashing if they come apart.

For our madigan trip we circulated a spreadsheet amongst us, with a list of spares/tools etc and everybody contributed, both from a actual spares/tools perspective and added to suggestions.

We tried to take into account the different engine types (200, 300 & Td5).

Also did the same with recovery gear and to a smaller extent cooking gear. We also had to take into account that we were all taking different routes/times to the starting point.


Martyn

Originally Posted by Bushie

For our madigan trip we circulated a spreadsheet amongst us, with a list of spares/tools etc and everybody contributed, both from a actual spares/tools perspective and added to suggestions.

We tried to take into account the different engine types (200, 300 & Td5).

Also did the same with recovery gear and to a smaller extent cooking gear. We also had to take into account that we were all taking different routes/times to the starting point.


Martyn

Do you have a copy of the spreadsheet and the comments after the trip of what will be good to add or take of the list?
It would be good to have a new thread with a topic like this
Thank you

second that, post the spread sheet

in my TD5 130 i have a spare serpentine belt and thats it

250,000k's so far and only used a spare one once

300Tdi Defender Spares - shared amongst 3 vehicles :

Belts,
Water Pump,
Lift Pump,
Hoses,
Front Rubber Hub Cap,
Fuses,
Wheel Bearing & Seal
Filters,
Wheel Nuts (3 spres on the wheel carrier),
Brake & Clutch (Master & Slave) Cylinder reco kits.
RH & LH Tie Rod Ends
Low Coolant alarm float switch (specific to these 3 vehicles)
Hose Clamps
Flexible Brake Line
Bearing (6202) for the engine pulleys.



For an extended desert trip, I'd consider a spare shock absorber (front & rear), a vaccuum pump, and someone recently suggested a timing belt kit with a couple of spare push rods & rockers (inlet & exhaust) in case you snap a timing belt and want to fix it in situ.

my bloke spear

A spare car would be good, like maggila gorilla.
Seriously though*********

belts
hoses
tyre repair kit /tubes
tyre
oil
water
water
water
globes
fuses
electrical wire
stainless steel wire- fix anything
gaffa tape- fix anything
plastic windscreen- dust and grasshoppers suck
uhu supa glue
nuts/bolts/screws
first aid kit
and the most important-------
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CRC