Your Traveling Emergency Toolkit - What to Carry

Things happen and being able to handle minor inconveniences on your own can keep you on the trail and your trip without having to call for help. Here are some mostly inexpensive yet important items that newcomers and veteran campers alike should pack in their truck and trailer tookit for every trip, both big and small.
You can find more of my thoughts on this and 177 other trail riding and horse camping topics in my book “The ABCs of Trail Riding and Horse Camping,” as seen on Amazon’s bestseller list. Here’s a link - amzn.to/3CuErid
LINKS:
Free Printable Emergency Toolkit Checklist - www.trailmeist...
World's Largest Guide to Horse Trails and Camps - www.trailmeist...
How to change a trailer tire - www.trailmeist...
OUR GEAR
• Fire extinguisher - for keeping a small fire from becoming unmanageable. - amzn.to/3tWNgNc
• Jumper cables - for saving the day if your leave your headlights on. - amzn.to/31kWtCG
• Jump starter battery pack - for saving the day if your leave your headlights on, and you’re on your own. - amzn.to/3u1swDZ
• First Aid Kit - for being your own doc until a real one can arrive. - amzn.to/2QApnfL
• Phillips head and flat bladed screwdrivers - for tightening and loosening screws; also for prying items apart. - amzn.to/3smTchZ
• Pliers - for holding machine nuts while installing or removing, or squeezing items together. - amzn.to/3lSMluo
• Channel-lock pliers - for dealing with oversized machine nuts or turning pipes. - amzn.to/3lSMluo
• Adjustable Crescent wrench - for tightening and loosening bolts and machine nuts. - amzn.to/3sngHaP
• Claw hammer - for straightening what got bent, bending what got straightened, driving nails and stakes, and pulling them out again, and providing "persuasion" where needed. - amzn.to/39eXqk1
• Pocket knife - for cutting rope and twine, stripping wire insulation, or just whittling if you're so inclined. - amzn.to/3tV52Ad
• Wire cutters - for cutting electrical wire, or turning metal coat hangers into marshmallow skewers.- amzn.to/3lSMluo
• Small tape measure - for determining how much ground clearance you'll have while trying to get over that boulder embedded in the road. - amzn.to/3d2hEPc
• Mini hacksaw - for cutting away twisted bolts, damaged metal work, thicker plastics...anything where a knife won't work. - amzn.to/3cmc4Ia
• Folding tree saw - for cutting trees that have fallen across the only road out and you can't back up. - amzn.to/3cmc76O
• Glue - for high strength repairs of most anything. - amzn.to/2NWxFhc
• Zip ties - for bundling bits and bobs and keeping them out of the way. - amzn.to/3rlTBQt
• Duct tape - for a universal fix-it that's good for practically any repair. - amzn.to/3d4Mbfe
• Electrical tape - for preventing sparks and keeping fuses from blowing. - amzn.to/2PqqApq
• Spare Fuses in various amperage ratings - for replacing blown fuses on your power panel. - amzn.to/2PtREnA
• Spare bulbs for brake, turn and running lights - for saving you from a traffic violation or worse. - amzn.to/3cmObR2
• Head-mounted LED flashlight - for working in the dark where you need both hands free. - amzn.to/39dhlzO
• Multi-meter - for identifying electrical problems. - amzn.to/3w0yVAX
• Roadside Triangles - for being seen if you have to change a tire on the side of the road. Get at least 3 of the DOT approved ones. - amzn.to/31iqJOr
• Reflective safety vest - for being seen if you have to change a tire on the side of the road. - amzn.to/31kVp1E
• Wheel chocks - for keeping the vehicle from rolling when you don’t want it to. - amzn.to/3co30m4
• Trailer aid - for an easier way to lift a trailer for changing a tire. - amzn.to/3cmlWSj
• Lug wrench - for changing a tire - amzn.to/3sxosLa
• Can of Fix a Flat - for a temporary tire fix until you can get into a repair shop. - amzn.to/3fmg4dA
• Gloves - for keeping your hands in one piece while you’re making repairs. - amzn.to/3ckd7Za
• Tire pressure gauge - for making sure your tires are ready to roll. - amzn.to/2PaHw3k
• Portable air compressor - for inflating a flat the easy way. - amzn.to/3rn8AJP
• Multi Tool - for solving a million and one everyday problems. amzn.to/2PrkZzk
• Permanent Maker - for marking your things, and keeping track of which wire is which. - amzn.to/3rocX7A
• Communications Device other than cell phone - for getting help when there’s no bars on the phone - www.trailmeist...

[@chiggervillefarm]

Love this video! The TrailMeister has the most comprehensive emergency tool kit short of carrying all your shop and garage tools with you. I'm downloading his list to check to see what I'm missing from my own kit. This is outstanding for all of us women who travel alone.

[@user-ez9gy5hd7n]

Thank you for the very kind words! Glad to be of help!

[@RJRhoades1]

Did you know SatPaq is not going to work later this year? Do you have an alternative you have migrated to?

[@rtcooper7991]

? When you have to change a truck tire when your trailer is loaded with horses does it put your trailer in a Bind. Thank you

[@user-ez9gy5hd7n]

Good question! No it does not. Here's how I do it - th-cam.com/video/YB4nUN8DbtQ/w-d-xo.html