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TOOLS, VEHICLE SPARES & CAMPING EQUIPMENT TO TAKE

 

This list is not, by any means, a definitive list of items to be taken on a trip into Outback Australia.  It is governed, to some degree, by the capacity of the vehicle to carry everything necessary to survive and allow us, it's passengers, to enjoy the trip.  Also, the MMTCA envisages there would be mutual support to share loads and common spares among many vehicles.
It is highly recommended to fit an electronic fuel pump in lieu of the ordinary SU Fuel pump. This will help to overcome Fuel starvation in the heat of outback Australia and the Tropics.



ESSENTIAL ITEMS

Vehicle Spares

Spare fuel pump or diaphragm kit for a mechanical pump
20 litres of petrol in the correct container for petrol
Bottom radiator hose
Container of oil and a 1 litre one for measuring
Fan belt
Lubricating spray
Puncture outfit
Silicon Rubber Gasket
Small lengths of electrical wire
Spare fuses
Spare tubes
Tow rope
Wooden base for jack


Car Fixtures

UHF CB Radio
Fire extinguisher
First Aid kit
MAPS
Sump guard fitted to car


Bedding

Ground sheet or space blanket
Mattress and pillow for each person
Sleeping bag for each person


Camping Equipment

Billy-can, Cups, Can opener, Corkscrew
Chair for each person in car
Cooking utensils
Gas stove and gas bottle (4.0kg min)
Hand torches spare globes and batteries
Insect repellent
Longlife milk in small containers
Matches or gas lighter
Needle and thread
Plastic containers with lids
Plate, knife, fork & spoon for each person
Soap for hard water
Tent, food and suitable clothing for the climate
Toilet paper.

 

DESIRABLE ITEMS

Vehicle Spares

12V Electric air pump
2m low tension wire
4m of 3mm insulated wire
Duct, or Jaffa tape
Insulation Tape
Jumper leads
Bostik or Araldite
Brake fluid
Chewing gum
Petrol and Oil filter
Rear axle
Rotor button, Points, Coil, Condenser
Set of spark plugs
Silicon RTV Gasket (Permatex Blue RTV or similar)
Small tin of Powdered Milk (for holes in petrol tank)
Tyre levers


Camping Equipment

Binoculars
Camera, lens, films
Hand broom
Small cooler style of car fridge
Vacuum steel flask or similar stainless steel ( not glass lined).
Washing line and pegs

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last Updated 27/03/2007