Necessities and Niceties...

One of these days, the planets are going to align (even Pluto, even though it is no longer a planet), the Fates are going to smile on me, and the Pope is going to convert to Mormonism, and on that day, my Jeep will be ready to be on the road for its maiden voyage.

If that goes well, I plan on actually starting to do some off-roading.

Since I have not done this for a long, long time, I would like to know what you all consider I should be carrying along as absolute necessities, and then what would be nice to have. I am talking about jacks, shovels, tow devices, come-alongs, etc. I know one thing my Dad used to have that was invaluable was a couple of 50 foot rolls of guy wire. Since my Dad was an Electronics Repairman and self-employed, we used to install TV antennae, sometimes 40 feet in the air, just to be able to watch TV. As such we had a lot of guy wire available to us.

He had a Jeep with a PTO and Ramsey Winch. It was a nice set-up, but he had become too dependent on it and one day, the winch failed after he buried the Jeep to the doors in a snowbank. That's when we found out that some of the necessities were missing. Not cool.

Any ideas are appreciated. Thanks...

 

DRINKABLE WATER, I have broken down a couple times not too far from home and realized I had to fix it to get home but it was very hot and I had nothing to drink.
I also keep a foldable military style shovel that folds down to the size of the shovels head and has a hard case, I got it from the surplus store new
rope, I like 550 paracord
small tool set
if you can the hand crank to hand start the jeep through the bumper is a very nice thing to have if you need to start it and have no other options. like stuck in mud with dead battery cant push start just hand crank it. its also a lot of fun and super easy

 

A good tow strap, a handyman style jack, a spare tire, shovel, basic first aid kit, basic handtools (hammer,screwdrivers, pliers, vice grips,) wrench set, and a radio or phone if possible.

 

I carry a lot more than people have mentioned so far. I don't go the extreme of spare axle shafts but we did use two u joints on one trip. Just a decent set of tools and whatever fluids that might be needed. of course duct tape and wire and electrical tape. Stuff for winching is good if you have a winch. Tow staps are always good. We usually go out in a group so there is usually a way to get back to home or to camp.

 

Hi-lift jack, top quality 2 ton come-along, and some hi-test chains.

Also, tree-saver straps, shovel, ax, and saw, flashlight, misc small hand tools such as pliers and wrenches.

Small parts, electric tape, baling wire, and radiator stop leak, and a few jumper wires with alligator clips.

Map and compass.

 

Man, some things you all mentioned, I would never have thought of. Glad I posted this. I mentioned the guy wire, because once we broke a rear spring. We found an old log, jammed it between the axle housing and the frame, used about 50 feet of the guy wire to secure the axle and log and made it home. One of you mentioned baling wire. I guess that would serve the same purpose. Thanks for the good ideas. I will equip accordingly.

 

The hand crank will not do you any good if the front of the crankshaft and pully nut are not setup for cranking. My engine doesn't have it. Both my '51 pickup and '47 CJ2A did have it, and I had a handcrank in each of those.

 

Good ideas posted by others.
I would add rescue tape and hose clamps.

 

Hard wired CB, hand held HAM, fuel oil potable water

 

Thanks to all, I appreciate the help. Now I just need to figure where I am going to stuff all this in, and around a CJ-5. Dad had the wagons all the time and a lot more room.

 

If you don't have enough room. Do what I did. Buy a 1952 military M100 trailer that was made specifically for a military cj5 and has interchangeable parts with the jeep that's towing it

 

Now that's a novel idea. By the way, I really like the half top you have. Do you know a supplier for these?

 

I resemble that..

 

If you go with a hard top half or whole you can mount stuff to it If you have oem seats use the back area as a MOLLE setup to hold stuff there Don.t forget about hanging stuff of of the roll bar Storage under the hood literally with cross bars that do NOT get really close to the engine Military ammo boxes mounted to the inner fender wells and face of the cab

 

Glad to see I have company. I hear misery likes that... Thanks for the laugh. Have a good one, whatever it is you are up to...

 

Currently awaiting the operators to shut down ANO unit 2 so I can get to work taking big things apart..

 

That's exactly what we had to do with my Dad's Jeep. Wasn't a lot of fun, but at least it worked. The ride was kind of rough, too, as one would expect. Thanks for sharing...

 

What's an ANO unit?