Currently I use a Plano footlocker, but I have also used Action Packer crates. They can be put down in water, mud, slush, or snow without soaking it up and tracking crud into the car. They can be stored in an open trailer or truck bed, they are lockable, and they hold their shape so they are easier to organize. In camp they double as a seat or table, they can be emptied to hold liquid or the lids removed to catch fluid leaks from damaged vehicles (gotta protect the environment!).
I don't see myself going back to soft bags any time soon.
I'm not out at the rig right now, so let me see what I can remember
- Metric ratchet set (Harbor Freight)
- Jumper cables
- Cable ties (assorted)
- Ratchet straps
- Bungees
- Basic hand tools (screwdrivers, vise grips, adjustable wrenches, pliers, cutters, etc.)
- Tire plug kit
- Hammer (found it in the street - free tools!)
- 4 rated shackles
- snatch strap
- recovery strap
- 4-end lug wrench
- road flares
- emergency triangle
- trailer hitch tow point insert
- trailer hitch pin and cotter pin
- fuses
- rags
- JB Weld
- High lift jack accessories - Jack Mate and Lift Mate.
- Bottle jack
- Spot light
- LED work light (with hanger and magnet back)
- Power inverter
- Compressor
- Axe
- Shovel
- High lift jack
That's all I can remember right now, but I've stuff stashed all over the rig, including a bunch of spare fluids tucked in the engine bay's nooks and crannies.
