Help Me Plan for My Summer Expedition!

[Seanz0rz]

so here is the checklist ive put together for my coming expedition. i am bringing 2 others besides myself.

any suggestions to add to this list?

[Good Times]

for the lazies like me that don't like to download files....

Camping:
€ Stove
€ Lantern
€ Folding Stove Stand
€ Lantern Stand
€ Coleman Fuel
€ Fuel filter/funnel
€ First Aid Kit
€ Big Rope
€ Small Rope
€ Para Cord
€ Bucket w/ lid
€ Wet Wipes
€ Shower Wipes
€ Bug Spray
€ Trash Bags
€ Water Filter
€ Water
€ Ice Chest
€ Blanket for Ice Chest
€ Sleeping Bags
€ Air Mattress
€ Pump
€ Roll Mattress
€ Tarps
€ Silverware
€ Pots and Pans
€ Paper Plates
€ Paper Towels
€ Bath Towels

Recovery Gear:
€ Big Strap
€ Small Strap
€ High Lift Jack
€ Shackles
€ Come-along

Vehicle:
€ Brake Fluid (small container)
€ ATF (2 quarts)
€ Oil (5w-30) (2 quarts)
€ Coolant (1 gallon)
€ Extra Belts
€ 5 gallon gas cans
€ Gas filler nozzle
€ Funnel (long, blue)
€ Collection of Common bolts/washers/nuts
€ Collection of Electrical
€ Inverter

Tools:
€ 1/4” drive sockets
€ 3/8” drive sockets
€ 1/2” drive sockets
€ Combo Wrenches
€ Ratcheting Wrenches
€ Breaker Bar with Pipe
€ Crow bar
€ Compressor
€ Air Gauge
€ Hammer
€ Vice Grips
€ Channel Locks
€ Bottle Jack
€ Shovel
€ Axe
€ Pick Axe
€ Shop Rags (10)
€ Terry Rags (5)

Navigation:
€ Compass
€ Paper Maps
€ Computer with Charger
€ GPS Receiver
€ Cell phone chargers

I'll review the doc later after dinner and give my 2 cents then

[Good Times]

ok a quick peek....

knives
guns
ammo
extra batteries
oil spill clean up kit
lots of trash bags

to name a few...

[4x4mike]

Looks good although I think you're going to be loaded down with 3 people and all that gear not to mention clothes and personal items. I would slim it down and cut some weight. I'd leave things like the 1/4" drive items at home as stuff that small can be fixed with a leatherman. I'd also leave the pick axe at home, it's more likely to become a projectile in a crash or while wheeling than used for it's intended use. As for a shovel I carry one of thesein the back at all times. I've sharpened one of the edges to a knife edge for swinging cutting action fun. Are you guys sleeping under the tarps? No tents? I'd pack a closed foam pad or self inflating pad instead of the big heavy leaky air mattresses if it were me.

[Seanz0rz]

air mattresses are for the parents, at over 50 they like the added support

tent has been added to the list now, one of those obvious things i just left off.
adjustable wrenches added
shovel changed to folding shovel

removed:
pick
1/4 inch drive tools

most personal items, light weight stuff, etc will go on the rack in one of those fancy missile cases i picked up from lance.

weapons and ammo are my dad's decision.

ill go in a couple of weeks and see how well this stuff actually fits in the 4runner.

[Whitey]

How long/ where are you going? Do you really need all that rope?
I'd also get rid of the lantern and just bring some matches and a maglight.

[DHC6twinotter]

TP would be important, or is that what the wet wipes, shower wipes, paper plates, paper towels, and paper maps are used for?

[Seanz0rz]

wet wipes. nothing like having itchy butt when your camping!!! wet wipes usually are the same as baby wipes, but in a flushable variety (so they actually decompose). the shower wipes are made by Wet-Ones, and are designed for camping. its as close to as a shower as you can get with out getting wet. they are antibacterial and super strong. http://www.wetones.com/wo_outdoors.asp

trip looks to be about 9 days, no base camp, just make camp where we can along the way.

yeah so many times ive wondered if i needed the rope or not. last time i didnt bring it, and i REALLY needed it. its great for throwing over a tree limb to hang your ice chest so the critters dont get it.

[4x4mike]

I'd keep the lantern but I would keep some things in mind. For one, fuel. I have several different stoves and lanterns. Some run on LPG, some on white gas and some on isobutane. If it were me packing for this trip I would go isobutane. What are you going to be cooking? Full on meals? You can do a lot with isobutane, it's small and there are many different stoves and lanterns that run on it. Lugging around liquid fuel requires extra care, smell and larger containers. Maybe you don't need the lantern. Maybe you can use an LED flashlight lantern that will fill a couple of voids and be useful after the trip. I've got enough LEDs on my 4runner and enough headlamps to do a trip like yours without a lantern.

Guns are fun but sometimes a hassel to travel with. If you think the boogie man is going to come out and get you he won't. If he does and you shoot him you better make damn sure it's the right thing to do. Just expect some paperwork and possible day in front of a judge.

Baby wipes are good but if you've got a water source near by you might want to look into a solar shower.

As for rope I'd just keep your straps you have now and then by a couple 50 foot and 100 foot packages of 550 cord. Better yet look on line for a 500 foot spool. The stuff is super strong and useful for anything and everything, plus it's tacticool.

Interested in a bright flashlight. I'm looking to sell my Borealis 1050 Maglight (cadillac) for about half of what I bought it for. blackbearflashlights.com

[4x4mike]

air mattresses are for the parents, at over 50 they like the added support

tent has been added to the list now, one of those obvious things i just left off.
adjustable wrenches added
shovel changed to folding shovel

removed:
pick
1/4 inch drive tools

most personal items, light weight stuff, etc will go on the rack in one of those fancy missile cases i picked up from lance.

weapons and ammo are my dad's decision.

ill go in a couple of weeks and see how well this stuff actually fits in the 4runner.

Another thing about the tools. I carry a full set of metric open end wrenches as well as sockets and ONE 10" adjustable wrench. I figure I can cover all the bases with it. Along with my other tools and leatherman I've got a lot. I'd check to make sure you don't need more than one adjustable wrench, more than one of each screwdriver, or any other multiples. I used to have a cross bed tool box loaded with about 200 pounds of "stuff". I think that maybe 3 pounds of that stuff actually came in handy. Walk around and crawl under you 4runner. Only take the size sockets and wrenches that you have nuts and bolts for. While you're at it take a small inventory and use the list to buy a few extras of nuts and bolts. I have a small soft side tool bag in my 4runner all the time and it's got everything down to nuts and bolts to small springs but it's not too big or heavy. I think the only thing I add to it when I go on a trip is a 30mm socket. I think weight use you can cut your list in half. Make sure you have some of that super bondo electrical tape, some duct tape and maybe a package of JB weld along with 6 feet or so of bailing wire and assorted zip ties.