Another tip to help with tool selection is to use your tools that you carry in your vehicle instead of your garage kit whenever you're doing any maintenance or repairs. You'll quickly figure out what your vehicle needs and any deficiencies you have.

Tool bags and rolls are a great alternative to boxes or totes especially when space is limited. Thanks!

I love the two factors you have mentioned that are required for a vehicle toolbox. Be specific for the truck and thin-down to the bare necessities. That tool roll looks awesome too!

One of the best vids yet from this channel. Base more in the "how too" then pull them in.

Great kit!! Make sure to carry extra fuses,12v air pump and tire plugs.

Finally got to sit and watch the video. I hadn't really considered a compact electrical repair kit. Took some notes and will re-evaluate my kit. I found a large weekly pill container at the dollar store. Should work great for organizing electrical connectors and whatnot in a small footprint.

That tool roll looks like a great piece of kit!

Great Video! I'm glad you are thinking about your tool choices and sharing your thinking with us!! Love the hand-drill, great idea - never would have thought to include this, but I can instantly imagine a few cases where it would have made my life much much easier. I used to do open water repairs on boats and had to be very thoughtful about what tools I would bring with me onboard, and my choices mattered - sometimes the vessels would be adrift, or the work had to be finished before an impending storm. Since bringing everything isn't an option, each tool has to be a thoughtful decision. One recommendation is that it is a good idea to keep a complete spectrum of metric and SAE sockets and wrenches. I have found situations where a bolt head isn't quite working with the specified metric socket, but a SAE socket is the right in-between size to get the job done. There is some overlap, so you don't need a 19mm and a 3/4, for example. Additionally, you may find that someone has done a repair and replaced a bolt with an unexpected sized head - I know you have had your rig for a long time, but IF you are going to have a problem, it will happen on the trail. In the rain (or snow for us Northerners!) I also noticed you only included one of your 3/8" bar extensions... I have had a number of situations where I needed 2-3 of them stuck together (sometimes with duct tape on a flexi-joint) to get to a stubborn bolt that if it wasn't for field damage, would have been accessible much more easily from above or below. They also pack really nicely in a tool roll and won't really take up much space. I keep 3-4 of the long ones, a few 3" and a handful of various lengths of the 1/4" drive as well in my roll along with the adapters and pivots for each. I used the 1/4" ones once to fish a nut someone had dropped INTO a transmission when removing a gear shift... they were effectively DOA unless they retrieved it, and their flexible magnet was sticking to everything BUT the tiny gear destroying nut. Chewing gum on the end of a 10" 1/4 extension and a few minutes of effort and we had retrieved the object. Finally, I keep a brass drift for gently 'persuading' things back together when a hammer alone wont reach or would damage a part (8" long, 5/8" thick ish) and a pointed punch for when a wheel bearing HAS to get you off the trail and needs to be, well, it gets ugly and this is a family channel :) Again, both aren't too big and won't add any real bulk to your roll. I know you have a ton of experience and spend more time out and beyond than most, so I'm sure you have considered all of these situations and more when assembling your kit. Most importantly, thank you for starting the conversation (it is also very timely as I am updating my trail kit this weekend!!)

YESSSSSS!!!! Been waiting all day for this

Love those bags and roll! Great video.

Nice how-to video Michael...thanks for putting it together! I always get ideas that I can put to use from these type of videos.

Very nice. I put a tool roll on my wish list for Santa and have started right sizing my tool selection for our Jeep JKU. Still have a ways to go, but definitely better than the mess I had before. Safe travels and God Bless!

Great video. Thank you for your time and efforts in making it for us.

Nice job Michael, great video

Thanks for the video! Just starting to tool up my XJ 😀

Trimming down is hard to do but you did a great job! Going to have to look into those tool rolls. Duct tape, bailing wire, and zip ties are a must 😉

That's how my tool bag started but I always end up adding more tools till I have to reorganize.

Great looking tool bags 👍

Great tip Michael. I hate carrying the bare necessities and have carried my first set of tools to cover the bases as they cover standard and metric, my set of metrinch tools has served me well from first ford ranger to my 4x4 ambulance to my barracuda drag car and countless other Trans modes. While there not made in USA like my trusted Cornwell tools the have gotten off the Fordyce trail and back in action at the Mopar nats. I also love brown jersey gloves as they've protected my knuckle and gave grip in greasy situations. I carry a 3lb copper hammer duct tape and bailing wire a yard length of electrical wire and rubber hose altoid box of electrical connectors and small nuts/screws/bolts a Tylenol bottle of larger and worm clamps in and around it silicone tape bars stop leak gas tank and waterproof putty old fan belt off said vehicle old bearing set for hub small tube of grease no pump needed can of small squirt bottle of prnetrant non pressure and tire kit with extra stems and pieces of bike tube. I've got it down to a 20lb bag for ambulance and 12lb for the car I've never not mcgyvered my way out. Also hi lift handle can have broken tie rods fixed by pounding ends into handle.

Great video! Thank you. Make your own tool rolls from old denim jeans - hardwearing, easier to sew on a domestic machine and cheap. If you wanted to trim down more, ditch the wire crimpers - pliers would do that just fine. Get rid of the wheel brace and swap for an extendable breaker bar and dedicated wheel nut socket maybe? Happy trails from the UK

Congratulations on 100k subs. Keep up the good work

Just got my tool roll, gotta say that thing is really nice quality. Love USA made goods.

Nice one guys 😎

id include a mini hacksaw, Great video! tool roll seems like a neat way to condense a kit.

Looks like a great tool roll. Not sure what one could fill that huge fold-out pouch with, and still be able to roll the thing up, but nice design and quality overall.

Well said. I live by the saying "buy cheap, buy twice". Can't afford stuff straight away? Stick it in your amazon basket and keep an eye until it's on sale. Have a small savings pot so you're ready to pull the trigger when something you want is on offer. I went for the Slice 10478 tool roll as it's durable. Has a black exterior so is hidden under my drivers seat but has an orange interior for if i'm working at night or under my vehicle in the daytime ir a shaded area. Nice kit. Thanks for the video!

Nice kit though I think I like my Atlas46 Yorktown roll more.

I would only suggest one other thing....Have the socket that fits your axle nuts. and a breaker bar. Im getting one of those rolls right now !!!!

Been following OB for a while but I never made any comments, I must say this channel is very educational and Michael is very entertaining, I like him better than any stand up comedian. I'm in Europe also doing some overlanding when life allows so it's probably the best channel one can ask for.

I'd love to see a video on how to whittle down a tool collection with ideas and recommendations.

Do you leave a grease cartridge stored in the grease gun? If you do, I would suggest putting it in a plastic bag. I had a grease gun leak melted grease through the plunger end on a hot day, 40+ deg Celsius.

Re Watched while Hunkered down...better the 2nd time around for me.

Those bags are nice but I'm sticking with my 2 bright red small vintage tool boxes, quick easy access!!!🇺🇸

A good tip is to try to work out of that tool kit when you can at home. So that you know if you need to add a tool or take it out because you thought you needed it but it turns out you actually don’t

Is the tool bag at 2:52 the medium or XL size? I see on the website they have two sizes.

*It's a great tole roll. Yes and the instruments are beautiful! The only thing is, I think it's a little heavy. Take care of health) I sewed myself a smaller tool roll. Come visit ;-)*

Off road IS my life

Ditch the tire iron... carry a breaker bar and appropriate sockets.

Awesome video Michael and great minds think alike!! I was just on a trip this weekend and was aggravated by my huge tool box so I too am exploring the roll idea. I wonder where I could get a good list of common tools for my 4runner??

Buy Once, Cry Once. Hard Earned advice I ever learned...

need to check my toolbox....

What socket organizer is that?

Well said: "if the cost equals quality". Sometime it doesn't.

Lol! "Motivator!"

What kind of canvas is that? Waxed cotton canvas or some kind of synthetic?

Needs more sockets. Specifically a couple spare 10mm

VISE GRIPS!!

Do you guys find that your able to find the tool your looking for when needed? The wrenches and basics are easy but man where did I put that thread locker....did I really bring it!!! Any suggestions?

How about a 1 year update, do you still believe this to be The Tool Kit? Additions? Deletions?

Can you do a walkthrough on the patriot camper

how do I "find out what I need?" is there a manual or shoot idk a book? ive tried searching forums but those nerds always say take the kitchen sink. 2017 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 4cyl 5 speed manual. thanks in advance KZfaq

I clicked so fast when I saw the thumbnail. 😄

Hey Michael, what are those wire core zip ties called, who makes them, and where can I get them?

What wheels are you ruining now are they Method? They look GREAT

Or did you just paint the stock ones? They really pop now

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Little tip on trimming down your tools. A 1/2 inch is 13mm 9/16 = 14mm, 3/4 = 21mm and so on. Look at your tools and see what fits both metric and SEA if memory serves 7/16 = 11mm 11/16 = 24mm, 5/8 = 15mm but there is no substitute for that ever so useful 12 and 10mm

I was thinking a spud wrench would just be better than a wrench and the atlas 46 tool tool seems a lot better that that one

anyone else have a small Ziploc of 10mm sockets?

Any one have the product number on this tool roll? I went to ATC and a lot of them look alike. Thanks in advance.

Looks great and great video, but man are those rolls and bags overpriced!

He clearly wants to be a chef lol

You do not have knipex, so you you have to throw it in the garbage and start over

Lots of tools are only helpful if you take spare parts with you

Great video. Word of advice. Really work on the sound levels of the video. The intro music was insanely like compared to your voice audio

your missing a 54mm socket for your wheel bearings

$100 for a tool roll??

Bottle opener.

looks like your tool roll needs a tool roll...