Road trip spares - what do you take?

[Winnie]

Before my big trip I replaced all hoses and belts, and took the old ones with me as spares. I carried a spare shock absorber, all suspension arms I carried too.
Did not use any of it but was good to have.

[mudski]

Before my big trip I replaced all hoses and belts, and took the old ones with me as spares. I carried a spare shock absorber, all suspension arms I carried too.
Did not use any of it but was good to have.

Yeah if you have got these as spares it would be good also the room to carry them. Apart from pretty much what everyone else has said. A belt and tensioner would be on top of my list.

[threedogs]

A decent tyre repair kit would be up there on things to take .
I leave mine in the 4x4 all the time

[BigRAWesty]

A tube to suit your tyre size is as good as a spare too

[tracemul7]

Hey Folks - sorry been busy and slack at replying!

So, in answer to some of the recent questions ....
Not towing, and will only running roof bars with shovel, otherwise everything else inside vehicle.
Tyres got good tread - guessing 70% tread left, plus spare is brand new. We have a tyre repair kit with plugs etc.

We leave in 4 weeks, so getting down to fine detail now about what we're taking! Eeeek!

Patrol is booked in for 160,000km service on Friday with Nissan (still under warranty and the Nissan garage have been awesome). The service is a major one (our first major since we bought it with 143,000 in mid 2013) so as well as the major service items we'll prob get them to do the belts and major hoses. Then we'll keep the old ones as spares.

Not sure if people will see it on this thread, or if i should start a new one .... I have questions about Sat Phones, Vs EPIRBs, Vs devices such as the Spot Gen 3 or the InReach Explorer .... Ideally we're looking for navgation/waypoint marker device with an SOS facility too (covers both bases in one device) but interested in any thoughts on these

[liftlid]

It's sat phone for me that way you can call who you need to, you don't always need a rescue and the family can contact you if emergency at home.
Next I would go HF radio with it you could contact somebody only a few klicks from you that could help if in trouble.
Then epirb they work but are a bit clunky and more of a "I'm going to die" response

[BillsGU]

Where you are going is not really remote any more. One of the greatest dangers you have where you are going is a vehicle accident (someone running in to you) because there is a "time window" where the weather out there is ideal and as such everyone goes there at the same time. If something happens to you it will only be a short period of time before someone will come along.

Having said that it does not hurt to have emergency communications along. A sat phone is by far the most useful - relatively expensive - but very useful. You can rent them now at a reasonable cost and if you have a few people going on the trip you can share the cost. HF radio is expensive to buy and bulky/heavy to install and you would have to be a member of the VKS-737 network. Also you have to have a reasonable knowledge of radio procedure, frequecy charts, antenna tuning, etc. Spot is useless in an emergency as there is no guarantee that someone is monitoring the other end when you really need them. EPIRBs are good but again, where you are going help would arrive before the emergency services responded to the EPIRB.

Our Club regularly runs trips to such areas and usually someone hires a sat phone and the rest share the cost.

[Winnie]

Yeah if you have got these as spares it would be good also the room to carry them. Apart from pretty much what everyone else has said. A belt and tensioner would be on top of my list.

I keep them all under the back seats.

[threedogs]

I've cable tied hoses etc onto the cargo barrier, best advice is drive to the conditions,It's never been a race
dont second guess yourself as your first thought was probably the best. travel as light as is practical
Check all fluids every day, walk around the Patrol every day, even look undeneath for anything out of the ordinary.
Give your tyres a visual as well, Have jack and other tools in arms reach should they be required

[GQBIGRIG]

Love the advice threedogs,

Great for a young lad starting out like myself,

Cheers