Gear people pack for offroad rides?
#12
I'm a fanny packer. In that fanny pack I always carry an expired driver's license to ID my dead or broken body. I carry a couple of granola bars. A gerber multi-tool like a leatherman, at least half a dozen zip ties. About 2 feet of fuel line for transfer of fuel. Most of the other tools I've already seen posted. Gotta have zip ties.
I do NOT carry anything for fixing flat tires off road. It's hard enough fixing flats in your garage. You don't need to worry about flats, ride it out flat. I've put over 70 miles on a flat tire with no problems. Yes, it makes the ride suck but it's not an emergency. Instead I use the ultra HD tubes and fill with slime to prevent flats.
I do NOT carry anything for fixing flat tires off road. It's hard enough fixing flats in your garage. You don't need to worry about flats, ride it out flat. I've put over 70 miles on a flat tire with no problems. Yes, it makes the ride suck but it's not an emergency. Instead I use the ultra HD tubes and fill with slime to prevent flats.
#13
+1 on trailer park boys. Effing hilarious. My wife won't watch it though. I love the episode where J-Rock builds Julian a spoiler for his car out of hockey sticks HAHAHAHA!!
Do you know how to get to maclean? You could probably drive it, but will want to fuel up coming in and coming out especially on the stocker tank. Its 30 minutes from my doorstep so sometimes I'll ride it out, but it is a highway out there that can be scetchy at times. Once there there's tons you can find ranging from freakin brutal muskeg to nice dirt trails and lots of scenery.
Do you know how to get to maclean? You could probably drive it, but will want to fuel up coming in and coming out especially on the stocker tank. Its 30 minutes from my doorstep so sometimes I'll ride it out, but it is a highway out there that can be scetchy at times. Once there there's tons you can find ranging from freakin brutal muskeg to nice dirt trails and lots of scenery.
#14
+1 on zip ties and riding a flat carefully.
I like a 1/4" drive stubby ratchet, 8" extension and 8,10,12 mm deep sockets. doesn't take much space and speeds pulling apart of many many things.
2-3' of 12 gauge wire and a few wire-nuts isn't the worst thing either, can be used to patch a bad wire, replace a bad fuse temporarily, tie something off, etc. small roll of electrical tape is kinda bulky, but nice in case you chafe a wire and get a short have to fix something, etc.
I also used to carry an extra connecting link for my chain, if you break a link it can replace it on the fly and doesn't take much space. I also like a headlamp just in case as emergency back-up if I'm out at night...
After that I start thinking about what would i want if I got stuck in the woods over-night, and that's more survival gear than repair kit, which is a different issue entirely.
I like a 1/4" drive stubby ratchet, 8" extension and 8,10,12 mm deep sockets. doesn't take much space and speeds pulling apart of many many things.
2-3' of 12 gauge wire and a few wire-nuts isn't the worst thing either, can be used to patch a bad wire, replace a bad fuse temporarily, tie something off, etc. small roll of electrical tape is kinda bulky, but nice in case you chafe a wire and get a short have to fix something, etc.
I also used to carry an extra connecting link for my chain, if you break a link it can replace it on the fly and doesn't take much space. I also like a headlamp just in case as emergency back-up if I'm out at night...
After that I start thinking about what would i want if I got stuck in the woods over-night, and that's more survival gear than repair kit, which is a different issue entirely.
Last edited by jacksonriding7; 07-09-2010 at 05:40 AM.
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#16
Stellar: I want to head out there sometime soon. I'll probably ride out since that was the whole point of buying a bike that could be ridden on the street too. I'll fuel up as close as I can before going in and until I get the lay of the land and figure the area out, I'll probably pack fuel too. Reserve seems to kick in after about 165km of street riding and it'll probably be less off road. I'm looking for stuff more along the lines of nice dirt trails and roads.
#18
Wow Neil.. That is quite the kit...
+1 I rode several miles on a very flat rear... Sucks but it got me back.
"matches" something water proof...
I had a scare right after the BB kit, I thought the bike had a major malfunction and I was up in the mountians and it was about 20 minutes til sunset... Holy crap, it was gonna start getting cold and the bike died...
It turned out that it was out of fuel and the reserve got me just barely back to the car...
Now I always have water, 2 snack bars, copy of Lic. and Med card, matches, fire steel and a small zip lock with some vasiline soaked cotton. Armed with that, any moron, can start a fire - even me
... expired driver's license to ID my dead or broken body. I carry a couple of granola bars. A gerber multi-tool like a leatherman, at least half a dozen zip ties.
I do NOT carry anything for fixing flat tires off road. It's hard enough fixing flats in your garage...
I do NOT carry anything for fixing flat tires off road. It's hard enough fixing flats in your garage...
"matches" something water proof...
I had a scare right after the BB kit, I thought the bike had a major malfunction and I was up in the mountians and it was about 20 minutes til sunset... Holy crap, it was gonna start getting cold and the bike died...
It turned out that it was out of fuel and the reserve got me just barely back to the car...
Now I always have water, 2 snack bars, copy of Lic. and Med card, matches, fire steel and a small zip lock with some vasiline soaked cotton. Armed with that, any moron, can start a fire - even me
#19
Stellar: I want to head out there sometime soon. I'll probably ride out since that was the whole point of buying a bike that could be ridden on the street too. I'll fuel up as close as I can before going in and until I get the lay of the land and figure the area out, I'll probably pack fuel too. Reserve seems to kick in after about 165km of street riding and it'll probably be less off road. I'm looking for stuff more along the lines of nice dirt trails and roads.