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Packing & Equipment List

Vehicle Checklist

Everyone's needs are different - the place to which you are travelling and the obstacles you are likely to encounter will affect what tools and recovery equipment you need to take with you. 
Below is just a list of things - predominantly geared towards diesel vehicles - that you may wish to consider finding a space for... 
Puncture repair kit, air jack, compressor etc. TOOLS:
Ratchet for sockets
Power bar for sockets
Socket set
Two tyre levers
Tyre pressure gauge
Screwdrivers
Sharp-nose pliers
Flat-nose pliers
Circlip pliers
Wire cutters
Set of spanners
Hammer
Rubber mallet
Adjustable wrench
Mole wrench
Impact wrench
Hacksaw
Feeler gauge
Set of allen keys
Metal files; flat, half-round, round and triangle
Tyre valve key
Vice grips
Water pump pliers

Voltage Metre

Electrical tape
Chocolate blocks
Assorted screws/nuts/bolts
Assorted fuses
Brake Fluid
Engine Oil
Gear Oil
Assorted light bulbs
Cables; brake, accelerator
and clutch
Cylinder head gasket set
Fan & Cam belts
Exhaust & engine gaskets
Hoses
Tube of glue & patches
Filters

Diesel Engines:
Injector nozzles & washers
Set of glow plugs
Fuel, Air & Oil Filters

Replacement Kits:
Alternator kit
Brake master & slave
cylinder kits
Clutch master & slave
 cylinder kits
Fuel pump kit
Starter motor kit
Water pump repair kit

Hi-lift jack, jacking plate
Sand ladders / PSP
Vehicle recovery:
Tree Protector
Winching Strap
Tuggum Strap
5-metre Chain
Bow shackles
D-shackles
Snatch block
Winch
Spade
Gloves
Gas bottles
Fire Extinguisher
Appropriate Triangles,
Reflectors and
Country Registration sticker
Jerry Cans or
long range fuel tank
Water Storage Tank
Spare tyre/s
Tie downs etc.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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