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Basic Travel Tool Kit?
Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 11:09 pm
by Ferg
As TT2010 will be the first time I've been outwith easy retrieval distance since buying the car, I wondered what people consider must have tools to have with you 'just in case' when travelling with an Elise?
Re: Basic Travel Tool Kit?
Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 11:15 pm
by andyc
AA parts and labour card
Re: Basic Travel Tool Kit?
Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 11:16 pm
by mckeann
AA card and a mobile phone
Re: Basic Travel Tool Kit?
Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 11:17 pm
by andyc
yip....and a phone
Re: Basic Travel Tool Kit?
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 8:51 am
by Shug
The annoyance is that Lotus can't be arsed to spec two bolts the same... On the bike, a 10mm spanner can take off almost anything on it, which cuts down the toolroll massively. With the tools included in the bike, you can literally take out the engine (if you can get your hands on a jack)
I carry a set of folding allen keys (from my mountain bike days) and a leatherman, which has helped me out of a few binds with some artful bodging. Anything more major and I'm with the AA/phone camp.
Re: Basic Travel Tool Kit?
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:12 am
by Ferg
AA Card = Light = Good
Thanks, hadn't looked at it like that.
Re: Basic Travel Tool Kit?
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:25 am
by Rich H
As above, not a lot you can reasonably plan for but the AA man brings a van full of tools and a spare pair of hands
If your in the right area it might even be Gordon
(Assuming he is still an AA man!)
Re: Basic Travel Tool Kit?
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:33 am
by Shug
Indeed he is. His cheery greeting of "Alright Shug? What's wrong with this piece of sh*t now" fair cheered me up when my alternator fell off
Re: Basic Travel Tool Kit?
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:40 am
by Rich H
He used to cover the borders didn't he?
Re: Basic Travel Tool Kit?
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:25 am
by tut
Shug wrote:Indeed he is. His cheery greeting of "Alright Shug? What's wrong with this piece of sh*t now" fair cheered me up when my alternator fell off
You should have asked him if he knew tut.
tut
Re: Basic Travel Tool Kit?
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 1:31 pm
by Corranga
Should add a mars bar, gameboy micro and a copy of advanced wars.
That way you have something to munch on, and endless hours of fun whilst waiting for the AA in your remote breakdown location, all without taking up too much space
- just don't put the mars bar in the boot
Chris
Re: Basic Travel Tool Kit?
Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:49 am
by Dominic
When we do road rallies, we usually carry some basic tools as Shug describes, a tow rope, gaffer tape, and some cable ties.
Re: Basic Travel Tool Kit?
Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 10:30 am
by Rich H
scotch clips are good to carry too, can temp-fix broken wiring in seconds if your that way inclined.
Re: Basic Travel Tool Kit?
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 8:38 pm
by Chris G
Tartan rug
Re: Basic Travel Tool Kit?
Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 9:31 pm
by RDH
mckeann wrote:AA card and a mobile phone
I can second that - got within a mile of home today after TT, before the car ran out of electricity
. Alternator gubbed, off to MMC.