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A truck is a tool that carries other tools. That is how I have always thought about it. Whether you drive a half-ton work truck, a ranch rig, an overland build, or a daily-driver pickup that hauls feed twice a year, the kit you carry on board is the difference between an inconvenience and an event you will be telling stories about for the rest of your life.
This guide is the truck kit I run today, refined over twenty-something years of getting myself, my friends, and the occasional stranger off the side of a road or out of a ditch. It is not a complete machine shop. It is the smallest set of items that can solve the largest set of common problems with the highest probability of success. That is the test every tool in the truck has to pass.
A note before we start. The right truck kit varies with your terrain, your climate, and how far you usually drive from help. Add to this list, do not subtract from it. And if you live where the temperature drops below zero, double up on the cold-weather gear without thinking twice.
The Foundation: What Every Truck Should Carry
Start here. If you have nothing else on board, have these.
Heavy-Duty Tow Strap (or Recovery Strap)
There is a real and important difference between a tow strap and a recovery strap. A tow strap has metal hooks on each end and is designed for slow, steady pulling — moving a dead vehicle out of a parking lot, that kind of thing.
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