Favorite things that dont get talked about

[Kurtr]

I have a hatchet as well and have never thought “boy I wish I had my hatchet”

Do you wear it around your hip daily?

Would it really surprise you if he did?

 

[NodakBob]

Here's my favorite: Marbles No. 2, patented 1898. Blade is only 2-1/4" wide but as sharp as a knife. Great for butchering, even cleaned fish with it when I forgot a knife.

 

[NodakBob]

 

[SDMF]

18"-24" long 1/2" drive breaker-bar utility. Keep one somewhere in your vehicle along with the proper sized socket for your wheel lug-nuts, maybe a few other sizes, like whatever size might remove a hitch-ball from a draw-bar/bumper. A buddy nick-named said tool a "Persuader".

3-4tn bottle jack also somewhere in a vehicle saves an awful lot of time vs. cranking up a scissor-jack.

Let another experienced driver drive your rig once and a while. They're not privy to the slow-burn wear items you don't notice. A shimmy in the wheel, improper alignment, tire imbalance, pulsing brakes, rattles and other noises you're accustomed to.

 

[guywhofishes]

Emergency pinch hitter. Can't tell you how often it's been a lifesaver.

 

[Zogman]

18"-24" long 1/2" drive breaker-bar utility. Keep one somewhere in your vehicle along with the proper sized socket for your wheel lug-nuts, maybe a few other sizes, like whatever size might remove a hitch-ball from a draw-bar/bumper. A buddy nick-named said tool a "Persuader".

3-4tn bottle jack also somewhere in a vehicle saves an awful lot of time vs. cranking up a scissor-jack.

Let another experienced driver drive your rig once and a while. They're not privy to the slow-burn wear items you don't notice. A shimmy in the wheel, improper alignment, tire imbalance, pulsing brakes, rattles and other noises you're accustomed to.

Yup. I had a flat on the Angle gravel in the rain about 20 years ago.
SO now I have a long breaker bar with all the necessary sockets. PU, boat trailer and utility trailer all take a different size. WTF? Also got a floor jack. And when I got my last PU the dealer said is there anything else we can do for you? "Drop the spare tire and please put it in the box." He had a dumb look on his face but did it. LOL

 

[lunkerslayer]

Emergency pinch hitter. Can't tell you how often it's been a lifesaver.

Is that the same or different than the guy who picked the short straw to take one for the team?

 

[DakotaGreg]

You are going to have to explain that... I have a hatchet thats not been in my hand for years. What am I missing out on? I can see this might fit for a homesteader in alaska, but in Bismarck, I seldom have a need

I used mine last week to chip out my jack that froze to the lake. Break open ice holes, chip holes in early ice instead of packing an auger. Use as a hammer to pound in ice anchors. Cut lines in case you forget knife or clippers. Ive never used one camping though or backpacking. For camp firewood, i bring the milwaukee chain saw.

 

[riverview]

not a hatchet guy but i carry a 2 foot camp ax in my vehicle at all times.

 

[johnr]

I have never, or at least rarely needed to chop something.

 

[Bowhunter_24]

But you can use it as a knife if u need one!

 

[johnr]

TP in all vehicles, boat, etc.

It has been used in every situation you can think of, most recently a boating incident in which I had to shit over the edge while mrs johnr pleasantly looked the other way

 

[Jigaman]

McFadden lightning grip speed loader and ultimate clip loader. These two products work with quite a few different rimfires.

 

[risingsun]

TP in all vehicles, boat, etc.

It has been used in every situation you can think of, most recently a boating incident in which I had to shit over the edge while mrs johnr pleasantly looked the other way

NOTHING about that situation is pleasant.

 

[NodakBob]

Nobody talks about flashlights…I prefer Streamlite brand, AA batteries keep ‘em small and they WAAAY outperform my old triple D cell maglite.

 

[SDMF]

A sharpie on the reloading bench/workbench might be my most important tool. It’s great at determining IF something is touching, WHERE something is touching, and HOW MUCH it’s touching. Brass, bullets, bolts, mounting screws, mounts, rings, recoil lugs off the top of my head.

Sandwich or Qt sized ziplock bags for test loads and/or sequestering brass by number of firings (well defined by aforementioned sharpie). When you’ve chosen the load, put all the test bags into the one you’re going to use. That way, when you get home you’ll know which one to replicate.

A post-it note in die boxes denoting what rifle they’re dedicated to, what they’re doing to the brass, where they’re seating the bullet in relation to chamber or mag-box dimensions.

 

[risingsun]

TP in all vehicles, boat, etc.

It has been used in every situation you can think of, most recently a boating incident in which I had to shit over the edge while mrs johnr pleasantly looked the other way

Sandwich or Qt sized ziplock bags for test loads.

 

[LBrandt]

Where did the mind go LB

 

[risingsun]

Where did the mind go LB

Right along with the time...

 

[SDMF]

TP in all vehicles, boat, etc.

It has been used in every situation you can think of, most recently a boating incident in which I had to shit over the edge while mrs johnr pleasantly looked the other way

Sandwich or Qt sized ziplock bags for test loads.

Touche' Risingsun.