I have some fuses and conectors, good call, and I will pick up a spare coil. Do they
out all at once or is it a more gradual death usually?
Thanks coldair!
Jr. VHF or 'ham' radios are often used by the outdoor crowd around here. I'm hoping to pick one of those up one day... otherwise its hiking to main routes or in some areas up-hill to get a cell signal.
Belts are a good idea, esp alternator. But one can limp a long way without them but they are fairly small and light. Will fit in the underseat storage with a bunch of other stuff anyways.
You cant duct tape a rad hose? hmmm, those take up a lot of space. It's very true they usually go at the end and can be re-attached. I've done that on another vehicle. I think I'll risk that. We have lots of water in BC, creeks and what not, so there is usually a place to get some water for the rad... I would need a scoop though. Empty cooler is a great idea.
Thanks BusaDave! BTW, I always enjoy your trail pics. Looks like you are really enjoying your Jeep - thats what I plan to do with mine. And your hand control for the throttle is a dang good idea that I just may steal one day!
BC
Having been off-road more than my share of time I'll share a few things that I have learned.
The most important thing I can suggest first is using your noggin while off the road and not putting yourself or equipment in harms way.
Bottom line , if your alone and traveling back in the back country, you should be in a survival mode as soon as you leave the pavement.
I along with two of my friends routinely Deer hunted 40-50 miles off pavement where a trip in would take 3 days +/- on BLM land. There were no trails except for the ones we cut year after year back in the late sixty's & early seventy's in places like Colorado, Nevada ,Utah, Wyoming, Oregon,Idaho Etc. Our tow vehicle's were left in town. My
CJ5 along with a small Jeep trailer was the mule. There were no other vehicles or support. A Compass & forest service quadrant maps were all we had to go on. No GPS or cell phones back in the day.
Of course along with all the normal things mentioned by everyone previously like food ,high energy bars ( they last forever),we even used dry Ice to keep things frozen like Ice cream for weeks ( you have to vent the cooler),water, tools, shovel & some spare parts like a universal or two, a set of wheel bearings, gasket sealer, a tub of grease,oil ,nuts & bolts, tape, extra set of points and a cap , a few pieces of water hose and clamps, extra set of plugs , fan belt , one extra plug wire and some common primary wire etc.
Thinking whether or not you can limp back which I have had to do in two wheel drive by going down all the time, the next most important thing may be Shelter if your in there for any length of time, tarps,rope, water purification tablets, water proof matches or a few lighters, axe, splitting wedge & small hand saw, a signal mirror , red 3 inch tape and we also found it real handy to have a small chainsaw along , tire repair kit , tire bar, and small 12v compressor ,extra length of cable for the winch , tire chains and a long wave Weather Radio.....
I mentioned the Tire Chains & Weather radio last as the Weather in the High Country or Plain States can be your worst enemy in a heart beat. When your 2-3 days in and it starts snowing , the first thing that happens is your totally disoriented by the white out. Your reference points look totally different and all your trails and some of your traction are gone , your now on Compass 100%. We have had to break camp more than once when it started snowing in the middle of the night and travel for hours until we felt comfortable at a lower elevation. Misjudging the weather could be your worst nightmare.
I can also till you from past experiance that mostly all of my spare parts are still under the passenger seat unused for the past 30 + years.
Nowadays with GPS and locating beacon technology some of the old seat of the pants adventure trips in the sticks may be gone.
So whether your into extreme off road trips or just a casual trip into the back country I hope some of this info will help you.
Point is start with good equipment and proper preparation and be smart about you and your equipment's abilities........the brain is the most important tool.
