hey DMAX, I need your help fixing something..

 

Dmax

A lot of people in our riding group (me included) use this atv box from Cabelas. They make a front and a rear box, but we use the front box and mount it on the back. I can get a ton of stuff in that box, plus some foam rubber packed in to keep everything from bouncing around. I believe that Moose makes a similar product also. The two most important things to consider is if the unit is waterproof and that it isn't so big that things will bounce around in it.



http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...649&hasJS=true

 

I have a Mini-Footpump, which I really like, and it's small enough to fit anywhere. I did the CO2 thing, but found this pump is compact, easy to use, and no worry about running out of CO2.
http://www.minifootpump.com/

A winch accessory kit is a must, and I really like the Tusk one, and it comes in it's own storage case. I like the case better than Warn's, plus it comes with work gloves. Add a couple tow straps (they will fit in the pouch) strap it to the rack, and you are good to go. The pouch is really nice so just strap it to the rack somewhere.

http://www.rockymountainatv.com/prod...dFamilyId=3158

If you want the ultimate in winching accessory kits in a really nice storage case, look at this:

http://www.montanajacks.com/index.as...ROD&ProdID=981

 

Also I dont know if any one mentiond this yet but tire plugs are a nice addition i have recently added to mine. cant do much with jeffs fancy pump if you cant keep the air in.

 

how about a can of fix a flat? It would pump the tire up enough if you got a hole fixed but were low on air, and didn't want to carry around a compressor......

 

The only thing I don't like about the fix-a-flat thing is that sometimes you have to air up a tire to find the hole, or the patch leaks and you have to reinflate, or you damage more than one tire. With a pump, or electric compressor you don't have to worry about running out

Patch wise, I learned the hard way that the little cone shaped plugs that work well as an emergency patch on a roadbike don't work so well on the more jagged stick holes you can get on ATV's. The little rope looking ones work much better.

Dodgecowboy: Did I see you at that ATV meeting? (You look way different with the wiskers)... I only got to stay a few minutes before my lunch time was over, but it seemed like the guy was mainly going over really basic stuff...

 

I did not make too the meeting I was working did not get back from hood river county tell little after 4. From what I heard on the radio it looks or sounds like there trying to get a club or something similar organized so they know were all the riding areas are around here.



On second thought I went out the barn and rumaged though my war bag on my quad to see if I missed anything and I found one thing that is pretty over looked and would not assume to take any but get you a zip lock bag and start collecting valve cores and valve stems

 

Dodgecowboy, well someone who looked like you was there... Anyhow, yeah they have a club starting, and I signed up. They had a table out with maps of most of the Oregon areas, but they are all ones I already knew about...

Back on the topic of stuff to take on the quad, a set of light duty jumper cables is a good idea, especially if you have an EFI machine (though some are supposed to start with a dead or nearly dead battery).

Also, another neat idea I got off an ATV board: Buy a boat trailer roller, the V shaped kind, for a couple of bucks, cut it in half and run the winch cable through it. That way you can suck the hook snug to the winch without binding the winch too tight, and no rattles or chewing up the fairlhead (important if you run syntetic cable).

 

I cary basicaly everything metioned above plus a few other goodies when In Colorado every summer. One major thing not mentioned yet is a small tarp and some rope to make a small shelter out of. I usaly get a smal 8X10 tarp for like 5 bucks and leave it in the plastic rap so it dont take up any space. Then when I get home and I havent used it on the trail I usaly find a use for it around home and buy anouther for next year. We have broke them out durring sudden rain storms and hid under them for a while durring a heavy rain when there was no shelter available. Anouther good item to have is the fire starter sticks. I also carry an extra set of gloves incase they get wet and cold. I also take extra sweatshirts and such along and if I am not wearing them iusaly pack my coveralls and a stocking hat. A couple gallons of extra gas A budie of mine always takes a couple hundred extra feet of winch cable along and I always have a couple tow straps. Obviously I have the 12 volt air compresser with a bunch of tire plugs. Full set of hand tools. Fuses. Tape. Glow sticks. Rain suits. Extra Oil. Break cleaner. Rags. Food,Watter. First aid kit. And I me sure Ime forgetting something but thats all I can think of for now.
All that fits in this.


This looks bigger than it is because my wife is so small but it could be smaller and still work. Anouther option is 2 smaller units on front and back but my wife dont like looking over the one on the front. Suprisengly with all that stuff on back it realy dont make it lite in the nose. In these pics I did have a 50 foot spool of cable on the front rack but that only weighs abought 10 pounds so it realy dont offer much counter balast. A budie had a smaller one on front and back and got sick of looking over it so he bought a big one like I have and just puts it all in it as well.

 

Extra socks and a clean pair of drawers.
If your machine is EFI, like my Polaris, a spare battery isn't a bad idea (make sure it has a good charge).

~Rob

 

I have noticed when its cold and I don't ride my quad much and i just use it to bomb up the hill and feed the horses it plays heck keeping the battery charged up good. So i idle it allot lol here is some photos what storage area i have to work with.





This is of course a 330 my quad is a 500HO with a engine brake on it. The bed also dump too and you can buy a flat bed for them or i am thinking of building one. This spring she is getting re shod with some atp mud lights still got the stock tires that came with it when i bought in 04 LOL got all the good i could out of them

 

I have a big bag up front, and a three bag on the back, as well as the saddle bag goody. In addition to the other storage space under the seat. I carry my hunting stuff including a shelter and extra jacket, and the other ton of crap like on the list previously above.
I also have a 100 foot 11 mm rope, and a few pieces of climbing gear. the tire pluger is the smalest item. I also carry those co2 cartridges, for instant inflate. My atv (a polaris) has a power point, so I suppose I cold carry a 12 v inflator, and power tools.
I just added a coupleof 12v zenon lights, since the high beam light is covered up by the front bag. I get a lot more light this way, and just wired them up to the low beam lights. I used those self drilling screws to mount the light brackets on the grill guard.
fill the tires with that green slime.
Put extra food in one of the bags, and water bottles in the little pockets.
Map/compass, GPS, firearms and ammo.

 

All of the above and,

A small solar panel to charge your battery, magnesium block to start a fire, decent knife to spark the magnesium with, Insect Repellant, First Aid Kit And I don't mean just Band Aids but a extensive enough to contain tourniquets, splints, sutures, aneseptic, H2O, Snake Bite Kit, and something for PAIN. (I carry a TRAUMA KIT in my truck) Get some basic EMT training, or at least advanced First Aid.
You never plan on it, but what if you broke your leg, arm, compound fracture, animal bite. You need to be able to take care of yourself.
MRE's, bailing wire, Lineman pliers, Small hatchet, duct tape, Dry socks, Stocking Cap (you loose body heat through your head)
PLB if on land.
http://www.equipped.com/406_beacon_test_summary.htm
Avalanche Beacon if you go in the snow,
Battery powered strobe or LED distress beacon, Cylume (light sticks).
Spare eyeglasses and sunglasses,
Solar blanket, Small waterproof tarp and rope for shelter, Signal mirror, (you could flash air traffic) small portable water purification system,
All of the above I carry behind my seat except for the PLB.
Be careful setting signal fires, here in California someone got lost and set a signal fire only to have it cause a forest fire. They rescued them then charged them to put out the fire.
Learn how to be a Survivalist, and survive a disaster
Check out Survivalist stores.
http://theepicenter.com/

I broke my wrist/ arm at work several years ago and I had to load my truck lock a big sliding gate and drive to the hospital, I shattered all of the bones in my wrist, my hand was hanging limp off the end of my arm. I drove 30 miles to the hospital I had my hand wrapped in a rag and rolled up in the window to hold it. The pain was unimagineable and nobody in the ER could figure out how I did it, I dont know how I did it. It hurts just remembering it.
Jim

 

Eventually, you'll end up with something like this


Put wood sides on it and you have a decent trailer. We use one at our lease.

~Rob

 

Yeah, a person could get carried away with stuff to take ATVing... Really, there is no substitute for going with anothe rider, so there's someone to tow you back to camp, give you a ride, or in the worst case go get help.

I keep most of my nonATV stuff in my Camelback (first aid, extra food, fire starter, space blanket kind of stuff). I use it for other sports, and also I think it's a good idea to keep the survival kind of stuff in a pack in case you decide to explore a hiking trail, or have to leave the machine.

I do sometimes go mountain biking or ATV riding alone, though, because with my rotating shifts and days off it can be tough to get schedules to match. I've been kind of kicking around a satallite phone, or one of those emergency locators...