For me, duct tape & vise grips. Was thinking duct tape and hammer but vise grips can be used as hammer as well. Thus, tape and vise grips would be my choice. re: http://www.irwin.com/tools/brands/vise-grip
I seem to have had a couple of fairly large breakdowns this last year. I have had to buy tools on the road to supplement my tool kit. I now have a fairly good set of tool in the trailer that I have accumulated out of necessity.
jgabend wrote: You must listen to "Car Talk" on NPR Saturday mornings.
My wife and I were cruising with friends in their older cabin cruiser in Puget Sound a few years ago and the connection on one of the engine's exhaust manifolds failed...and of course the boat started to fill with water. He fixed the sucker with duct tape. Mind you, that is wrapping duck tape around the very hot manifold and the flexible tubing that discharged under water at the stern of the boat.
I became a REAL believer in duct tape after that experience.
I fixed a hole in a canoe and paddled about 5 miles back to camp.
Duct tape inside and out brought it down to a very slow leak.
I've also used Duct tape on blisters while hiking in the Grand Canyon.
I'm a firm believer in Duct Tape and WD-40... Throw in a roll of bailing wire and a Swiss Army knife, and I feel like 'McGiver'...
It's enough to get you out of a jam.
Whatever breaks will give you a headache and then you need to pay for parts/ repairs.
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jgabend wrote: You must listen to "Car Talk" on NPR Saturday mornings.
My wife and I were cruising with friends in their older cabin cruiser in Puget Sound a few years ago and the connection on one of the engine's exhaust manifolds failed...and of course the boat started to fill with water. He fixed the sucker with duct tape. Mind you, that is wrapping duck tape around the very hot manifold and the flexible tubing that discharged under water at the stern of the boat.
I became a REAL believer in duct tape after that experience.
I fixed a hole in a canoe and paddled about 5 miles back to camp.
Duct tape inside and out brought it down to a very slow leak.
I've also used Duct tape on blisters while hiking in the Grand Canyon.
I'm a firm believer in Duct Tape and WD-40... Throw in a roll of bailing wire and a Swiss Army knife, and I feel like 'McGiver'...
It's enough to get you out of a jam.
Out of necessity I have seen duct tape used as a bandage, it worked well.
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Seamutt wrote: No bottle openers in Canada, twist off caps. So I can leave that cap out of my tool box.
My sincere condolences on your lack of good beer in Canada!
Uhmmm, yeah. Do some research. Canada has some of the best micros in the world. Just cause you have a twist off doesnt mean its sub par beer. If you want to get into real beer brew your own.
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