What do you carry that others may not have thought about?

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The guy that has the Sat phone, tools, parts , food, chainsaw, extra gas, and Beer has to stay by cabin so he doesn't get into trouble. He can save most from their bad habits. lol
 

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The absolute most important thing I carry with me and that should be as elementary as a beacon or shovel should be an inreach (delorme if youre poor like me). Communication is the biggest advantage, be it to text people for weather updates or to go to a forum to search engine codes for you (experience) or SOS...
 

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This is Skinz comprehensive tool kit which would allow you to allegedly fix any sled on the hill. $369 is pretty steep price for what’s there, but this is an easy kit to build.

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Something I haven't seen anyone mention is Vetrap, very cheap at Peavey Mart/ UFA
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This is Skinz comprehensive tool kit which would allow you to allegedly fix any sled on the hill. $369 is pretty steep price for what’s there, but this is an easy kit to build.

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One of the thing i try not to do is get carried away with carrying so many tool's. I have seen guys carry so many tools that honestly their sled is heavier then my Sidewinder. Experience play's a huge role on what to carry to get you out of a bind, plus the evolving of sled's will change the tools you should carry and should not.
Today's sled rely a lot on electronic's to run and in general seldom break that you will be able to repair it. Some basic maintenance and proper pretrip check's go a long ways in prevention.
The use of loctites will prevent bolts from coming loose, torquing the hardware to spec's will prevent them from unnecessarily breaking while riding. On those occasion's of failure it will most likely be not repairable with out parts.
A very basic tool kit, just enough to get you home is all that is needed, more importantly a mean's to patch thing's up like Zap ties, mech wire, electrical tap and so on.
There was a time a sledder needed to carry a full tool box to ride, the day of the greasy mechanic sledder are gone, thank goodness.
Like the old saying, "Snowmobiles are like women, work on them all day for a few minutes of pleasure"
 

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something i was carrying was a roll of mason line? you could easily fashion a bush made set of snowshoes, if you needed to get anywhere. cut evergreen branches and tie em together so you can walk on snow.
 

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One of the thing i try not to do is get carried away with carrying so many tool's. I have seen guys carry so many tools that honestly their sled is heavier then my Sidewinder. Experience play's a huge role on what to carry to get you out of a bind, plus the evolving of sled's will change the tools you should carry and should not.
Today's sled rely a lot on electronic's to run and in general seldom break that you will be able to repair it. Some basic maintenance and proper pretrip check's go a long ways in prevention.
The use of loctites will prevent bolts from coming loose, torquing the hardware to spec's will prevent them from unnecessarily breaking while riding. On those occasion's of failure it will most likely be not repairable with out parts.
A very basic tool kit, just enough to get you home is all that is needed, more importantly a mean's to patch thing's up like Zap ties, mech wire, electrical tap and so on.
There was a time a sledder needed to carry a full tool box to ride, the day of the greasy mechanic sledder are gone, thank goodness.
Like the old saying, "Snowmobiles are like women, work on them all day for a few minutes of pleasure"

I am fairly meticulous with general maintenance and preseason inspection. I know you don’t need to pack a snap-on roll cab to the hill anymore but I’d rather have some extra tools than not have what I, or a group member might need on the hill. Losing 40 pounds off my fat a$$ would be be far more affective weight loss than leaving 6 extra sockets at home. I told my wife the “women are like snowmobiles” line and she got a kick out of it lol.
 

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I remember reading a story of a guy that was stranded in the woods for a few days, and the 2 biggest items on his list were having a old tin can to melt drinking water,and a hand saw to cut up bigger chunks of wood instead of using all your energy snapping sticks.Kinda different problems then most would have nowadays but the story always stuck with me.
 

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I carry a lot of gear and I am fairly self-sufficient. I met a dude on an older Cat the other day and he stopped me and asked if I had one of those big Allen wrenches for the Cat handle bars. I didn't and didn't have anything that would tighten the bolts. He went on his way with very loose bars.
 

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With the new larger tunnel bag from cat, I'm carrying a spare set of probes in it, easier and quicker to get to. Yet keeping another set in my back pack.
Also both my shovels are now the 38" long Voile shovels.
 

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My wife bought me a titanium ring. Yes I carry stuff. But gold rings break/bend. So this is my ring to use and positive thinking to do what I have to do to get home and not give up hope. Be safe and so nice to see others are prepared. Bring it and hopefully you dont need it like a first aid kit. Don
 
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