I'm with Allen on the socks!
Instead of the flash light - I'm carrying head lamps now - Wal-Mart
has some cheap ones for $5 each - they're worth it when you need to use
both hands for a task.
I have noticed I am an awful lot less aggressive on my tools now
that I have a newer ride - I do carry the American Motorcyclist membership
with the roadside assistance for that reason. Honestly, if its enough to
break the bike down, I'm probably not going to be fixing it in the field. I
would suggest about 10 feet of Duct tape for any non-serious repairs - you
can wind a section of tape around something so you don't have to buy one of
those little mini-rolls they sell various places at a ridiculous price.
My Fiancee reads a lot of survival manuals and has her own ideas on
what makes for a good first aid kit - the one thing we both agree on is
that the pre-made ones often leave out stuff you want and include junk you
don't. A ziplock style sandwich bag and a trip to the dollar store can get
you a lot of what you'd need for first aid. (Tip: buy a big package of exam
gloves for a few bucks and keep about four pairs in your first aid kit -
you might not need them to do wound repair on yourself, but they come in
handy if you need to work on the bike and want to keep your hands
reasonably clean)
On another note - I ran into the guy that makes Sardine Can
survival kits at the post office the other day:
http://www.sardinecangiftware.com/lifepack.html - (he's got a 1999 Kawasaki
Concours) I think his survival kit wouldn't be a bad idea if I were stuck
somewhere.
Other thoughts?
-Joey
On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 9:49 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote:
> If I were going to take a trip I'd pack a CO2 inflator, and plug kit,
> first aid kit, a minimalists tool kit, ziplock bags, trash bags, zip ties,
> knife, and a flashlight. If a repair requires more than that AAA is a good
> idea. Also from my time in the marines I found that you can never have too
> many pairs of socks.
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> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] What' are your everyday carry vs your long trip
> carry items?
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> Just curious, what emergency supplies do guys carry with you all the time
> (i.e do you have a toolkit, what do you have in it)? Do you add different
> things if you're going on a longer trip? I wanna make a travel kit for my
> bike and looking for suggestions.
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