Box of stuff in the back

Spunka said:

They don't last long though in this heat
Im on my third

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Cliffsta said:

Hiya,
I'm a new landy owner and I'm keen on accessorizing.
I have a disco 3 and am likely to do a bit of outdoorsy stuff.

So, my question is what to put on board?

I was thinking a nice chest (Are there models which bolt is so they don't slide around?) with:

1 x torch
1 x 12v hanging lamp
1 x tow rope
1 x huge knife

What else makes you look proper crocodile dundee!?

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Brown said:

How about an on board library? I usually have a couple of road atlases and a Haynes manual for travelling, and leave the big heavy factory manual at home. Oh, and the most important piece of recovery equipment, an AA membership card. As well as the usual shovel, in the winter I'm going to start carrying a mattock too. When I was digging myself out of a snowdrift at Easter I would have got on a lot faster if I'd had something to hack and rake the stuff out from under the axles and chassis with.

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1. A warning triangle. A legal requirement in some countries.
2. Hi-viz jacket. Just a lightweight type, not a padded one.
3. Blanket (I have a couple of the packing blankets from a furniture remover) works as load padding or to keep me warm.
4. A pair of paper overalls. Anything which can go wrong will go wrong when you're wearing your good suit.
5. First Aid Kit. For cuts, scrapes and the occasional amputated finger.
6. Jump leads.
7. Work gloves and a hat. See paper overalls, 4 above.
8. Folding shovel. To dig yourself out of a hole.
9. 5 ton tow strop. For someone else to drag you out of the hole.
10. A can of tyre sealant. 'Cos I'm too lazy to get the spare down off the back door.
11. A basic tool kit, nothing fancy, leave the torque wrench at home, just do it up to "FT"
12. A yellow flashing warning beacon. 'Cos driving forward with the hazard flashers going isn't really legal
13. A mag-mount LED work light. Just sticks to any steel surface (NB it's no good on ali)
14. A extension lead for the 12 volt cigarette lighter socket. There's never enought lead to reach the installed sockets.

Bump said:

Tow strop and shackles - not rope.

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the_wolf said:

Few problems with that which I will highlight below -

1. The monkey will eat the atlas and manual, leaving you lost and with no guide to fix problems.
2. The AA may not allow monkeys to be carried in their vehicle should the disco have to be recovered.
3. The last thing you want is a monkey with a shovel, especially when he's as high as a kite off the ink from the aforementioned eaten atlas.

So, let's look at a possible scenario. You're lost whilst greenlaning, your fan belts snapped and you haven't got any manual to tell you how to fix it. Not only this but you're too busy running away from a psychotic monkey with a shovel and a mattock to even begin to phone the AA.

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the_wolf said:

I have a dog in the back sometimes but not sure what benefit he actually has in a recovery/camping scenario. He does do the occasional fart which could kill a horse but that's more of a downside.

I might replace him with a blow up sheep, they certainly seem to have their uses.

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the_wolf said:

Few problems with that which I will highlight below -

1. The monkey will eat the atlas and manual, leaving you lost and with no guide to fix problems.
2. The AA may not allow monkeys to be carried in their vehicle should the disco have to be recovered.
3. The last thing you want is a monkey with a shovel, especially when he's as high as a kite off the ink from the aforementioned eaten atlas.

So, let's look at a possible scenario. You're lost whilst greenlaning, your fan belts snapped and you haven't got any manual to tell you how to fix it. Not only this but you're too busy running away from a psychotic monkey with a shovel and a mattock to even begin to phone the AA.

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the_wolf said:

Few problems with that which I will highlight below -

1. The monkey will eat the atlas and manual, leaving you lost and with no guide to fix problems.
2. The AA may not allow monkeys to be carried in their vehicle should the disco have to be recovered.
3. The last thing you want is a monkey with a shovel, especially when he's as high as a kite off the ink from the aforementioned eaten atlas.

So, let's look at a possible scenario. You're lost whilst greenlaning, your fan belts snapped and you haven't got any manual to tell you how to fix it. Not only this but you're too busy running away from a psychotic monkey with a shovel and a mattock to even begin to phone the AA.

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bushwwacker said:

:doh:

I thought everybody carried a pair of homing pigeons , both called Speckled Jim, to release in the event of an ink-crazed, tool wielding simian attack scenario? :confused2:

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bushwwacker said:

:doh:

I thought everybody carried a pair of homing pigeons , both called Speckled Jim, to release in the event of an ink-crazed, tool wielding simian attack scenario? :confused2:

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Grimmer said:

But speckled Jim was shot, by the Flanders Pigeon Murderer:violent:

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