Having a knife along as a part of you emergency pack is very important. Having the right knife makes all the difference. With the multi-tools that are available today the knife has become much more than just a sharp blade. Even if you wear a multi-tool on your belt I highly recommend that you also have…
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Expedition Gear, Recovery Gear
Off Road Tool Storage
by tomas •
I have been struggling with how to store my tools in the most compact way for my off road adventures. At first I carried the molded plastic tool box as well as another box with the additional tools in it. This worked but the tools would tend to shake out of there nice little molded…
Expedition Gear, Recovery Gear
Building my Recovery Kit
by tomas •
We spend most of our off road time running solo. Our solo expeditions take us a long ways from civilization and assisted recovery or rescue. With this in mind I have customized our recovery kit to help facilitate self recovery. The main tool in my recovery kit is common sense. If possible, I avoid situations…
Recovery Gear
Jackmate
by tomas •
At one of the FJ Summit recovery training session Chris Nelson showed us the Jackmate. The Jackmate enhances the capability of the Hi-Lift jack. The Jack Mate slides over either end of the Hi-Lift Jack bar using quick release pins. When used as the base plate, the Jack mate has “gnarly teeth” which dig into…