Whats in your Ranger's "diaper bag"?

[Eddo Rogue]

As with all three of my four wheel vehicles, milk crate in the back. In that, jumper cables, small air pump that plugs into the cig. lighter, can of fix-a-flat, small jack, breaker bar with the socket that fits the lug nuts, oil and coolant.

On more than one occasion, I have come out of work to find a flat tire, usually a dry wall screw. So the fix-a-flat and air pump come in super handy. Jumper cables have been used more to help others than myself.

I have a portable booster battery that gets switched around from vehicle to vehicle all the time.

I got it down to milk crate and a typical flip top toolbox, both stuffed. Trying to narrow it down to just the milk crate. For starters, I can probably do without the spare alternator

 

[cbxer55]

In all my years driving, all I've ever needed was flat tire stuff and jumper cables or a portable booster battery. I've actually never needed oil, transmission fluid, coolant, brake fluid, etc. And both items come in handy for me, or anyone else that I may run into with a flat tire or dead battery. Sometimes I have five gallons of go juice in the back, and that's come in handy for others, not myself. Run into someone that's dead on the road out of gas, give them a gallon or two so they can get on down the road. Lots of poor folk where I live, so I just let them have it.

 

[Eddo Rogue]

Being still in the honeymoon phase of new membership, here's a follow up....

Good shit btw everyone, I got some ideas, and laughs...

So I did a day trip to the dry lake bed, to do some donuts and pop a few rounds...Packed a bunch of shit (like even a spare alternator), and didn't use any of it lol. It was about a 300 mile round trip (including off road play), mostly freeway.

Lets see,
I used a small panhead self tapper and my screwgun (yes, I brought a makita impact and bits) to fix the side hinge popping off on my ear muffs.
I used a small shovel and some tie downs to put up my umbrella shade.
An 8mm to tighten a loose lever on my ttr90...
Oh yea and I ended up using my jumper cables to give someone else a jump.
Also probably consumed only 1/3 of my ice chest.
Oh yea and my battery stash came in handy for my co pilots piece of camera equipment.

In conclusion, either nothing happened because I was prepared for it, or maybe lucky, or paranoid, or just gotten rusty at packing for desert trips.

The only thing my ranger did was the temp gauge finally settled....and stayed in range even loaded down, uphill with the ac full blast.

Definitely gonna lighten the load of shit in my diaper bag.

I did rip out the dome light because I couldn't get it to shut off with the door open, unless I kept the button pressed in...which my rigging kept popping off of lol...Figured I'll mess w/ the wiring and maybe LED upgrade it once back in the garage.

Fixing to load up the motobike for an overniter after the next phase of ranger wrenching (exhaust upgrade, Efan swap and dome light fix).

Cheers to piss jugs and diapers!

 

[Eddo Rogue]

In all my years driving, all I've ever needed was flat tire stuff and jumper cables or a portable booster battery. I've actually never needed oil, transmission fluid, coolant, brake fluid, etc. And both items come in handy for me, or anyone else that I may run into with a flat tire or dead battery. Sometimes I have five gallons of go juice in the back, and that's come in handy for others, not myself. Run into someone that's dead on the road out of gas, give them a gallon or two so they can get on down the road. Lots of poor folk where I live, so I just let them have it.

Fix a flat can and battery booster is well worth it for the space taken to usefulness ratio. I keep a lil tire plug kit too, takes no room (its behind the jumper seat). I ditched the compressor for a pack of CO2 catridges w/ adaptor. Tires are the last thing that touches the road, nothing rubber, wire and air holding up tons of truck...I dont eff around when it comes to tires. And luckily most of my flats happen in my driveway near the garage. I recently implemented one of those magnetic pickup rollers, it helped! Also I run LT's. 55psi is nice on the highway.

 

[Eddo Rogue]

Adult or child?

Depends on what year ranger.

 

[adsm08]

I keep a quart of oil, a gallon of generic coolant, some jumper cables, a lock out kit, and the starter from a BOP 400.

 

[racsan]

jump box, floor jack, spare tire, small tool box with 3/8 & 1/4 drive stuff. wrench set 8mm-19mm. screwdrivers, hose clamps, couple qts oil, qt of brake fluid, qt of atf, jug of mixed coolant, tow strap, rags & hand cleaner.
I dont know why I carry tools, its not like Id have the part Id need if I broke down. I have all this stuff in a plastic bed tool box (except the spare tire) I used to carry jumper cables but now that I have the jump box, I dont. It also has a air compressor built in. very handy I suppose. Ive only ever used it on a freinds car.

 

[sgtsandman]

Awesome! I dig the tuck away organization style. Hey where did you get that shovel rack? How does it mount to the inside back window? Thanks for sharing the pics...

The shovel rack is just a regular old fashioned rifle rack repurposed for the shovel and snow brush.

 

[Eddo Rogue]

jump box, floor jack, spare tire, small tool box with 3/8 & 1/4 drive stuff. wrench set 8mm-19mm. screwdrivers, hose clamps, couple qts oil, qt of brake fluid, qt of atf, jug of mixed coolant, tow strap, rags & hand cleaner.
I dont know why I carry tools, its not like Id have the part Id need if I broke down. I have all this stuff in a plastic bed tool box (except the spare tire) I used to carry jumper cables but now that I have the jump box, I dont. It also has a air compressor built in. very handy I suppose. Ive only ever used it on a freinds car.

Ha thats my problem...I'll bring stuff that cant fix anything without the parts anyways. I've steered more towards minding things like spare hose clamps, fuses, tape,wire etc...and corresponding less efficient, but multi functional tools. Trying to find the balance of keeping just what I need that could make the difference between being able to limp home or not...The tool for my catastrophic failures is a cell phone, and my other truck w/ trailer....we dont need no stinkin AAA, that just takes away good reason to pay back the burden of friendship! In case I venture beyond cell phone range, the minibike is in back so I can just ride to a signal or help....

 

[Eddo Rogue]

The shovel rack is just a regular old fashioned rifle rack repurposed for the shovel and snow brush.

Like a universal one from Cabelas or whatever? Is it adjustable? Im trying to figure out how it mounts, it looks like its attached to the inside of the back window....I didnt think theyd fit inside ranger cabs like that, need one in my life.

 

[sgtsandman]

Yep. Just a regular one. Because of the way the back window is, I has to use some barrel nuts on the rack flanges and attach the rack to the plastic below the window and to the ceiling panel above it.

The older Rangers that use a rope seal might not need to do that.

 

[Eddo Rogue]

Yep. Just a regular one. Because of the way the back window is, I has to use some barrel nuts on the rack flanges and attach the rack to the plastic below the window and to the ceiling panel above it.

The older Rangers that use a rope seal might not need to do that.

I will refrain from telling a man he has nice rack, but good info, Thanks Sgt....

 

[snoranger]

I will refrain from telling a man he has nice rack, but good info, Thanks Sgt....

Save that for the tailgate.