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Ridge Runner
Joined: 18 Oct 2004
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Location: North Ga.
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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| I would add to take along a couple of good books if you like to read. I read many a good books during my OTR stint. |
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kahlana
Joined: 10 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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Ridge Runner wrote: I would add to take along a couple of good books if you like to read. I read many a good books during my OTR stint.
does the CDL manual count as a "good book?" :wink: |
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Ridge Runner
Joined: 18 Oct 2004
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Location: North Ga.
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 2:00 pm Post subject: |
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kahlana wrote: Ridge Runner wrote: I would add to take along a couple of good books if you like to read. I read many a good books during my OTR stint.
does the CDL manual count as a "good book?" :wink:
Only if you wish to punish yourself. |
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kahlana
Joined: 10 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 2:05 pm Post subject: |
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Ridge Runner wrote: kahlana wrote: Ridge Runner wrote: I would add to take along a couple of good books if you like to read. I read many a good books during my OTR stint.
does the CDL manual count as a "good book?" :wink:
Only if you wish to punish yourself.
I was gonna say somethin really naughty but... i sent myself a warning so i am bein-have now |
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4roses
Joined: 28 Aug 2004
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Location: BrokenArrow, Oklahoma
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| Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 12:18 am Post subject: |
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a couple pair of gloves - the cloth ones with rubber palm/fingers are good for fueling
flashlight ... with extra batteries - - buy one that could also be used as a weapon, fits tight in the palm of you hand with a little weight to it. ... I also had a small light weight flashlight that would fit comfortable in my mouth so I could have light while using both my hands to lock the back doors or other things .. :)
extra pair of shoes, you will get fuel, grease and water on them ...
list of Doctors numbers you use on a regular bases. They can call in a script anywhere.
List of important number's written down so if someone needs to call your family for you - - they won't know who all the people are in your address book in your cell phone.
ball cap or scarf for your hair - when you crawl under the trailer you will come out with grease or dirt in your hair.
just a few things that came to me - that were helpful. :wink: |
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kahlana
Joined: 10 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 12:31 am Post subject: |
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for4roses wrote:
a couple pair of gloves - the cloth ones with rubber palm/fingers are good for fueling
flashlight ... with extra batteries - - buy one that could also be used as a weapon, fits tight in the palm of you hand with a little weight to it. ... I also had a small light weight flashlight that would fit comfortable in my mouth so I could have light while using both my hands to lock the back doors or other things .. :)
extra pair of shoes, you will get fuel, grease and water on them ...
list of Doctors numbers you use on a regular bases. They can call in a script anywhere.
List of important number's written down so if someone needs to call your family for you - - they won't know who all the people are in your address book in your cell phone.
ball cap or scarf for your hair - when you crawl under the trailer you will come out with grease or dirt in your hair.
just a few things that came to me - that were helpful. :wink:
oooh those are very helpful... another pair of shoes is first on the list to pick up since i only have my pretty but functional snowboots and a pair of tennis shoes that arent very functional but they are really cute lol |
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wildkat
Joined: 19 Feb 2007
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Location: Somewhere on the Alaska Highway, Canada
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| Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:33 am Post subject: |
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Other stuff that you should never leave home without:
-extra towel & face cloth
-extra sheets & blankets, you never know when you could be stranded in the middle of nowhere, or come in wet & cold
Stuff for your truck:
-extra oil
-air brake antifreeze...a godsend when you have frozen brakes on trailers
-hammer, I have two, my tire thumper hammer & a 10 lb sledge for beating brakes
-a snipe, see above, I haul vans, but that snipe has come in real handy...even works as a persuader for too persistant males :lol:
-spare light cord
-socket set
-screw drivers
-extra rubber thingys for glad hands
-extra gladhand..they break |
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kahlana
Joined: 10 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:41 am Post subject: |
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| whats a snipe? the only place i have ever heard the term was in the military... when they took noobs "snipe hunting" :shock: |
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wildkat
Joined: 19 Feb 2007
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Location: Somewhere on the Alaska Highway, Canada
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| Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:44 am Post subject: |
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kahlana wrote: whats a snipe? the only place i have ever heard the term was in the military... when they took noobs "snipe hunting" :shock:
snipe...long metal pole...stick...used by deck haulers to tighten straps, about 3 ft long, has a, crap, can see the thing, just hard to describe... :lol: :lol: :lol: |
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kahlana
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| Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:45 am Post subject: |
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| ooo gotchya... spiderman has one of those things... i tripped on it the first time i climbed up in his truck... lol |
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wildkat
Joined: 19 Feb 2007
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Location: Somewhere on the Alaska Highway, Canada
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| Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:55 am Post subject: |
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kinda did a mental once over of my jockey box...forgot a couple of things...
-spare washer fluid
-gloves...lotsa gloves, specially this time of year, some to wear, some to dry...
-a couple of rags...good for everything from wiping grime off of you to stuffing a hole in something
-extra clothes of every sort, never know when you might need them
-if you have long hair like me, always pack a hat & extra hair ties & barettes, eleastics come in handy for a multitude of things besides your hair too.
-some wire, I pack a small roll of baling wire (at least that's what I call it :D ) & wire cutters, great for tying up lines, etc |
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kahlana
Joined: 10 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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| well now the baling wire i should have thought of... used to barb-wire fencing and that stuff comes in handy for EVERYTHING... have even used it to tie up a bra strap that broke when bouncing through one particularly hilly pasture |
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wildkat
Joined: 19 Feb 2007
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Location: Somewhere on the Alaska Highway, Canada
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| Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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kahlana wrote: well now the baling wire i should have thought of... used to barb-wire fencing and that stuff comes in handy for EVERYTHING... have even used it to tie up a bra strap that broke when bouncing through one particularly hilly pasture
hear ya lana... |
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golfhobo
Joined: 16 Oct 2005
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Location: the 19th hole / NC
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| Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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kahlana wrote: well now the baling wire i should have thought of... used to barb-wire fencing and that stuff comes in handy for EVERYTHING... have even used it to tie up a bra strap that broke when bouncing through one particularly hilly pasture
:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: |
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wackyncrazy
Joined: 11 Jul 2007
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Location: Nebraska
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| Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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baby wipes
glass cleaner
a rug of some sort so when you get in you truck you can wip your feet off
a couple of coats so if one gets soaked you still have one to put on
these are a couple of things off the top of my head
oh bungee cords |
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