tool kit
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Topic: tool kit
Posted By: Billy Bob
Subject: tool kit
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2018 at 8:47am
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i'm thinking this topic is here already but unable to find it....i have my tool kit for camping from my tenting days....what items should i really have for the pod? thanks for the info. ------------- 2019 RPOD 190 2017 Chev Colorado 4 X 4 Yellow Lab and English Springer Spaniel |
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Posted By: disputin
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2018 at 9:30am
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I started here. https://www.thefitrv.com/rv-tips/what-to-keep-in-your-rv-toolkit/ Anything else I need I'll figure out by experience and opinion. I always seem to find both. Sean ------------- Sean & Christine Whitney 2002 F150 2016 179HRE 
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Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2018 at 11:36am
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Pretty good list. I checked to make sure the Robertson screwdriver was listed, and it is. ------------- Alan 2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod" 2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4 Three cats |
Posted By: poston
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2018 at 4:45pm
What's the Robertson screwdriver used for? ------------- -- Jim Virginia City, Nevada 2016 R-pod 180 2015 Nissan Xterra Pro-4X |
Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2018 at 5:04pm
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Most of the Pod screws have a little square hole in the head. That's the Robertson screw and what the Robertson screw driver fits.
Jim -- We're neighbors. We're at the other end of the Sutro Tunnel. ------------- Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
Posted By: Wepod
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2018 at 9:01pm
| Robertson = Square Drive you will need a #2 size |
Posted By: poston
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2018 at 11:13pm
Huh. I haven't looked that closely yet. I guess the square drive allows more torque. And they're all #2's?
I did notice that! I figured we would run into each other sometime. The problem with being at the downhill end is that it all runs downhill! Oh, and if you read the Dayton paper: the Maze of Twisty Little Passages is my column. ------------- -- Jim Virginia City, Nevada 2016 R-pod 180 2015 Nissan Xterra Pro-4X |
Posted By: Wepod
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2018 at 8:22am
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"I guess the square drive allows more torque. And they're all #2's?" They come in #1-#2 or #3 that I know of there may be more sizes that are bigger but not likely you would ever need one. Square drive don't slip out of the screw as easily as Phillips when power driven so that is why they use them. If you go to the store and get one of those 10 in 1 screw drivers likely it will have all the bits you need for your pod.
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Posted By: Subzilla
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2018 at 11:39am
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Been replacing the square screws with Phillips screws every time I see one.....makes it easier to work on....for me. ------------- Mark Concord, NC 2017 RP 179 "Podzilla" 2011 Silverado 1500 4X4 |
Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2018 at 12:05pm
Yes, Jim, Dayton (Sutro) is at the outlet of the drain for Virginia City, but at least we have 2 stop lights now and a real supermarket.  .... oh, and I forgot to add: The best sewing and alterations shop west of the Mississippi. Sub, can I have all your old Roberts #2 screws?
------------- Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
Posted By: Subzilla
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2018 at 12:44pm
------------- Mark Concord, NC 2017 RP 179 "Podzilla" 2011 Silverado 1500 4X4 |
Posted By: Tars Tarkas
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2018 at 6:47pm
Yeah, I like them pretty well too. And if you have the driver to take them out, why not put them back in? They do hold the bit really well. TT ------------- 2010 176 FJ Cruiser |
Posted By: Tom A
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2018 at 7:02pm
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SoI'm a newbie to camping with a vehicle. I do firmly believe in portable tool kits and being prepared ( I used to ride BMW's). That list looks a little extreme to me. Cable, wire, pry bar, Dynamat? I can see having that stuff at home for major work, but on the road?
------------- 2018 Sequoia--2018 RP 190 |
Posted By: disputin
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2018 at 7:47pm
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In the video on the webpage the author covered how he was sensitive to noise and dynamat allowed him to meet that need. As to the pry bar, it might be excessive, I chose an old 12 inch one I had instead. Sean ------------- Sean & Christine Whitney 2002 F150 2016 179HRE
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Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2018 at 10:00am
Almost too well. Sometimes, I practically have to pry the screw off the screwdriver. ------------- Alan 2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod" 2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4 Three cats |