How much recovery gear do you keep in your daily driver?

[graynomad]

The gear in my DD never changes, no matter where I am, always a full kit. That said I seldom drive anywhere, it's really a MD (Monthly Driver).

 

[Silver dude]

Full kit here as well, paid off during the Chicago blizzard. Yes even 33''s with ARB lockers isn't enough against mother nature dumping yards of snow by the minute. I tote the winch around might as well bring the remote and gear to use it should the need arise. Would hate to be stranded roadside with a winch I can't use.

 

[LR Max]

For everyday, I carry a tow strap (all I gots are 30ft ones), a couple shackles, the winch remote, and now a soft shackle.

I'll carry a bunch of extra nonsense if I think/know I'm going to get into trouble. But that above will take care of 98% of issues.

I like the transit cluster.

 

[206WJ]

I get so much crap for it, but I have no cargo area in my WJ Jeep anymore due to the fact that despite being a DD I have all of my recovery gear all the time.

Including Front Winch, Rear Winch on multi mount (In Cargo), chains, x-jack, high lift, Fridge, Water stocked, Sleeping bags, tent, Power Bars, Jump Box, Straps, extra wiring and relays, light bulbs (automotive), Fuses, 2 Drawers of tools, OBA with 200psi and air ratchets, Flares, Boots, Extra ammo, shackles, tire repair kit, Air fittings, Hoses, Tapes, Fluids, Random nuts and Bolts...

Wow I have a lot of crap in there!!

And none of it is visible with the storage system I built into it. I think I'm just too damn lazy to drop the rear tire carrier and move stuff in and out.

 

[java]

tire chains, strap, shackles, shovel and winch controller stay in 100% of the time. throw the ARB bag in for trips.

 

[Ex Jay]

Not a thing. My commute to work is short and I have an auto club membership.

 

[FJOE]

Since my daily driver and my overlander are the same vehicle I keep most of the gear in it at all times.

I do the same. My recovery kit all fits in a pelican 1600 which is strapped in the cargo area of my FJC.

-Ironman hand winch
-2 large shackles
-2 medium shackles
-1 tow strap
-1 tree saver
-1 snatch block
-tire repair kit
-small tool kit
-leather gloves

The Hi-Lift stays in its brackets on the rack, and I have a shovel up there as well. Viair 400P goes in the truck when I know I am headed out somewhere remote, though I am trying to find a way to store it, and keep it out of the way so I never have to leave it behind.

My reasoning for keeping the gear in the truck is this- A lot of good it will do me, sitting in the garage. I like to know that I am self sustaining, both when I'm in the woods or on my way to work.

 

[Area52]

In my truck I have the following

Booster cables
Recovery strap
Shackle receiver for hitch, 2 extra shackles
Air compressor
First aid kit.

I carry that plus a fold up e-tool, hand tools and a hi-lift jack

 

[IKE2013]

I carry 2 20 ft. snatch straps, a shackle and bungees and a ratchet strap, tire plug kit, electrical tape, gloves, knife. The ratchets I used for an emergency to hold the frame under my Dodge Ram when the track bar joint failed, and the bungees to hold up the bar from dragging the ground. Luckily it was on the commute home from work. So it was worked out for the best. You never know when you may need something, that has nothing whatsoever to do with what you need it for, lol.

 

[DaveInDenver]

Since my daily driver and my overlander are the same vehicle I keep most of the gear in it at all times. Just the stuff that gets swapped between the truck and the Jeep that isn't in there 24/7.

Yeah, there are certain assumptions made since not everyone drives their trail rig daily like you and I. I suspect the folks who leave spare parts and tool kits at home also drive newer vehicles and haven't had the opportunity to change a starter or a u-joint in your work's parking lot, either.

On a longer trip I will adjust my trail kit with additional gear, a few more spare parts, etc. But what's in my truck daily is what's in my truck exploring on weekends up to a week long trip. A friend has pulled a stalled truck from railroad tracks and I've a handful of times had to pull large branches and trees from streets (often during spring snows and the most recent flood), for example, and so it's not so impossible to need chains.

Speaking of chains, I even carry my tire chains most of the winter. They've saved my bacon a couple of times coming back from a winter hut trip to find a couple of feet of fresh powder and a snow run where 2 days before was nice plowed state highway.

 

[Kolockum]

I carry everything all the time, mainly because I am always traveling around for my job. I carry a 48 Hour pack, complete spare change of clothes including boots and jacket, high lift, come-a-long, chains, tool box (sometimes you got to fix it before you can recover it), shovel, ax, bow saw. Finally and most importantly 24 pack of beer, makes a great barter tool/thank-you for when people help you out.

I carry my chains all year round and have needed then for snow as late as July and as early as November. Also really helpful in slick clay mud.

 

[CDMartin]

I keep all my gear in the truck; not because I believe I will need it, but because its easier to have it an not need it, then need it and not have it. However, I do not always keep my Hi-Lift on the truck. I built a drawer system to hold everything out of sight, and out of the way. When I plan and off-road trip, I throw the Hi-lift and shovel on the rack.




Tree Strap
Tow Strap
Four (4) 3/4 ton shackles
Snatch Block
Hi-Lift ORK
Hi-Lift off-road base
Two sets of gloves
Bottle jack & Tools
trailer hitch
Jumpers

 

[Thirty-Nine]

Strap
2 Shackles (front bumper)
Snatch Block
Winch on front
Winch Gloves
Bottle jack
Folding four-way tire wrench

 

[overlander]

I carry all of it. Bar none. Nobody every plans to get stuck or have to recover someone else. I used to carry it only when I need it, and you end up feeling like an idiot when you need it and it's home. you never know what life is going to throw at you.

 

[Thirty-Nine]

It's one of the disadvantages of having a soft-top vehicle. I only carry minimal stuff. I already had the rear window slashed and my recovery kit stolen once. Shame on me for leaving it in sight.