future driver - essentials things to bring otr.....

[silvan]

Hello all, I'm a future OTR driver and was wondering about unusual essential things to bring...

• a small shovel
• a jug or bag of ice melt
• a big bottle of Gojo
• one of those air hoses with a glad hand on the end that will reach all the way to your trailer tires
• Set of wrenches including 3/8", 7/16", 1/2" and 9/16" (will save your ass so many ways
• duct tape
• electrical tape
• knife
• pliers
• Vise-Grips
• crescent wrench
• basic screwdrivers
• 10 gallons of 50/50 coolant/antifreeze mix (best) or plain water (better than nothing) (so you can refill your radiator after you cut the end off your blown heater hose and re-clamp it)
• gallon of oil
• gallon of hydraulic fluid (if you drive a cabover, which nobody does anymore)
• basic 1/2" socket set
• shop towels
• big stack of pr0n to entertain you on those lonely nights
• sleeping bag good to -50 F for when your engine is busted down in the freezing ass cold
• three-day supply of non-perishable food
• change of undies for when you crap your pants
• Torx screwdriver if your dash requires one (so you can replace lights or re-attach the wires going into your tach or speedo)

[Part Time Dweller]

thats what the 5 gallon bucket and garbage bags are for. if you are referring to dropping a deuce

Same thing the coffee can is for. Some of these stew bums turned truck drivers think their sleeper is a porta john. Be careful where you step around trucks, these types tend to just dump the bag-o-crap in the parking lot.

[BigWheels]

Portable portapotty comes in handy... .... :rock:

[golfhobo]

thats what the 5 gallon bucket and garbage bags are for. if you are referring to dropping a deuce

And, after you find enough room in that cab to store a 5 gallon bucket (who needs THAT much volume anyway?) You're gonna NEED to save space by using that military p-38 can opener!!!! :shock:

And I guess you MIGHT need a COUPLE gallons of Clorox to clean out that huge BUCKET..... but, I think ONE quart of the stuff might be OVERKILL!

Some pretty funny stuff listed here!! Newspapers?? I stand on ONE foot, while pulling off my sock and replacing it with a flip flop on the other.

[kilog55]

i dunno about you but i prefer to sitdown then to squat over something. and a 5 gallon is nice and the right hight :wink:

[Part Time Dweller]

i dunno about you but i prefer to sitdown then to squat over something. and a 5 gallon is nice and the right hight :wink:

Wow, what a life, crap eat and sleep in a 5 x8 box. And they complain about the Mexicans bathroom habits ? :?

[kilog55]

hey if ya gotta go ya gotta go. why risk soiling yourself to find a proper place to go. never know when the wetones come around

[golfhobo]

i dunno about you but i prefer to sitdown then to squat over something. and a 5 gallon is nice and the right hight :wink:

Well, to each his own..... but I prefer to go into a truckstop and use the facilities. Or even a rest area.... or the shipper, receiver, roadside cafe... and the list goes on. :wink:

I just got a chuckle out of the sheer SIZE of this little "essential" that was added to this list. I have trouble finding room for a box of crackers in my truck at times! I sure wouldn't "dedicate" so much of my limited space for a 5 gallon bucket, 2 gallons of Clorox, and some of the other items.

Picture the look on the trainer's face, when his "newbie" shows up the first day dragging a 5 gallon bucket, 2 gallons of Clorox and a stack of newspapers with him! :shock:

[kilog55]

yeah that and the 10 gallons of coolant someone mentioned.

[golfhobo]

yeah that and the 10 gallons of coolant someone mentioned.

Yeah.... forgot about THAT!! :shock: :shock:

That's why I carry a cellphone! :wink:

If I lose ALL my coolant at one time, I'm on the side of the road calling for a service or tow truck!!

[Roadhog]

yeah that and the 10 gallons of coolant someone mentioned.

Yeah.... forgot about THAT!! :shock: :shock:

That's why I carry a cellphone! :wink:
If I lose ALL my coolant at one time, I'm on the side of the road calling for a service or tow truck!!

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Not that crazy a suggestion. I blew a hose and my Rig did the auto shut down. I was able to fix the hose, and I had two bottles of coolant which was enough to get me back down the road, turn around and make it back to the Truck Stop I had past 10 miles earlier. You won't blow out all your coolant. Quite a bit remains in the block and lower part of your radiator. If you have a pond or stream nearby...you are even in better luck.

But I am with you on the bucketcrapper. I have never, and never figure I will stoop to that. Pardon the pun. There are some who don't have a strong constitutution...so I won't judge...but if you don't have a medical excuse...my guess is you are just too lazy to want to take care of your business. Hell...there I go again with the puns.

[jnk2001]

But I am with you on the bucketcrapper. I have never, and never figure I will stoop to that. Pardon the pun. There are some who don't have a strong constitutution...so I won't judge...but if you don't have a medical excuse...my guess is you are just too lazy to want to take care of your business. Hell...there I go again with the puns.

anyone with crohn's or IBS knows what the bucket is for! :shock:

[Roadhog]

But I am with you on the bucketcrapper. I have never, and never figure I will stoop to that. Pardon the pun. There are some who don't have a strong constitutution...so I won't judge...but if you don't have a medical excuse...my guess is you are just too lazy to want to take care of your business. Hell...there I go again with the puns.

anyone with crohn's or IBS knows what the bucket is for! :shock:

That would be a medical excuse...and there are other medical considerations...certain medicines...having your gall bladder removed and certain foods can cause an immediate reaction....I'm not a Doctor. I did state that I understand there are those who have a need. But that isn't where this seemed to be going. We were addressing a noobies questions to what he needs to take with him.

Sometimes I just LOVE this place. I shoulda stuck with my toothpick suggestion. :arrow:

[jnk2001]

But I am with you on the bucketcrapper. I have never, and never figure I will stoop to that. Pardon the pun. There are some who don't have a strong constitutution...so I won't judge...but if you don't have a medical excuse...my guess is you are just too lazy to want to take care of your business. Hell...there I go again with the puns.

anyone with crohn's or IBS knows what the bucket is for! :shock:

That would be a medical excuse...and there are other medical considerations...certain medicines...having your gall bladder removed and certain foods can cause an immediate reaction....I'm not a Doctor. I did state that I understand there are those who have a need. But that isn't where this seemed to be going. We were addressing a noobies questions to what he needs to take with him.

Sometimes I just LOVE this place. I shoulda stuck with my toothpick suggestion. :arrow:

Actually, I should have inserted after this :shock: . It was menat to be a little humorous as well. After all it's just a message board. :?