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    Posted: 14 Feb 2017 at 3:54pm
I recommend a medium-weight axe (not a hatchet), in addition to the previous.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Feb 2017 at 5:20pm
guys file tip point off the phillips screw driver and  it will fit and hold better 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Feb 2017 at 5:20pm
Any decent medium sized general tool kit will have most of the implements you need.

Two items you absolutely have to add are a torque wrench of at least 100# capacity, and a ground fault plug-in indicator to test the output of a camp ground riser.

The use of the torque wrench should be obvious-  Every lug nut upon departure and, in the course of any lengthy trip, at rest stops along the way.

The circuit tester will indicate any non-standard condition of the electrical supply riser.

Techtrek also recommends a tester to see if there is a charge on the trailer frame, if I recall.  I have one, and I know the function, but the nomenclature escapes me.  Perhaps TT will jump in and expand.

Other suggestions posted above are certainly worthy of your consideration.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Feb 2017 at 5:26pm
Most of the stuff I carry in Pod is in appropriate sized storage bins. Not just on floor. I also tow with pickups so I have on board storage boxes in bed, I carry jack, tool kits and hitch/tire stuff. I do have a road service contract with USAA, I would recommend a road service contract. That way you're not changing a tire on the interstate at rush hour. I do carry a Dewault half inch impact wrench and by the way don't forget several types of tie wraps to include heavy duty ones.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Feb 2017 at 8:10pm
I agree with Bob and Joyce that a good general purpose tool set will have almost everything you need for tools. If you look for one where all the tools are in slots in a case, then you only have one item to store instead of a number of items and you can see that everything is in its place if all the slots are full. Some tools recommended are not essential (such as an ax) but some will be needed if you need to change a tire (hydraulic jack, lug wrench or impact wrench and torque wrench). The key is to find the balance between the desire to take everything you might need vs. the space and weight all those things will require. What that point will be depends on you.
I purchased a 12V impact wrench from Harbor Freight. It is slow as it has to spin up and take a hit, then repeat the spin up and hit, but it will remove the lug nuts. It is relatively light weight and does not take up much room. The jacking block I made to work with the hydraulic jack I purchased is detailed in my mods. I carry a 100 ft.lb. torque wrench also from Harbor Freight. I have a 1/2" drive extension and the same bit from the impact wrench fits that so I use that for lug nuts. Another Harbor Freight purchase was a 130 Piece Tool Set. With coupons and sales, I have gotten some good buys on these items and others.
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I always keep a first aid kid handy Approve
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Feb 2017 at 9:05am
I appreciate everyone's comments.  Thank you.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Feb 2017 at 9:22am
Originally posted by Leo B

I always keep a first aid kid handy Approve

Must be a boy or girl scout. LOL

We have a first aid kit in our car.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Feb 2017 at 9:36am
Originally posted by StephenH

Some tools recommended are not essential (such as an ax) but some will be needed if you need to change a tire.... The key is to find the balance between the desire to take everything you might need vs. the space and weight all those things will require. What that point will be depends on you.

Ah, with respect, I firmly believe an axe is the ONE thing that everyone should have. Yes it's a tad heavy, but it lays down flat in the slide-thru, taking up very little space. It was said of the pioneers that one could go into the wilderness with only an axe and come out a year later with a team and wagon. An axe can help in setting up camp and with fire wood, and when you are really in trouble because of a blow down in the road or a deep mud hole, it's there  to save your bacon. 

So let's shed a little respect on that valuable tool, the axe.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Feb 2017 at 4:38pm
ooops almost forgot...............................a 12 pack of silver bullets  to go with the first aid kid purely medicinal Approve
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