Time was when “tools” for a vehicle meant jumper cables and maybe a lug wrench tucked beneath the spare tire’s cover in the trunk. Yet, when deciding to put together a tool box for a pickup truck and camper, what additional tools are must-have necessities? On first blush, there’s the cables and lug wrench, and besides zip ties, duct tape, a couple different screwdrivers, a pair of channel locks, an adjustable wrench, and some wire cutters. But what else should be included?
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The best-laid roadtrips often get blown out. This story begins about a year ago when Barry and Jen had a tire blowout on the road to Hulaween. Once home, Barry replaced Bertha’s crappy “Chinabomb” tires with what we came to realize – yesterday on Florida’s Turnpike – were another set of crappy Chinabombs. A blowout left us stranded on the roadside – with one tire shredded and another punctured, and the brass fittings of the LP gas lines serving the fridge and stove sheared off.
