Vehicle Repair & Trail Fix Gear
Tire plugs, tow straps, jumper cables, and field repair essentials for keeping your rig moving. Don't wait for a tow when you can fix it yourself — most trail breakdowns are repairable on the spot if you have the right gear.
Core trail repair categories
- Tire repair: plugs, patches, valve stems
- Electrical: jumper cables, fuses, basic wiring
- Fluids: spare oil, coolant, brake fluid in topup quantities
- Mechanical: zip ties, hose clamps, JB Weld, baling wire
- Recovery: snatch straps, kinetic ropes, shackles
Practice the repairs before you need them
A tire plug kit you've never used is unlikely to work when you finally need it. Practice plugging a tire in the driveway before the trail. Same for changing a fan belt or jumping a dead battery — the repair is twice as fast when you've done it before.
Pair with broader gear
Trail repair works alongside recovery and emergency response. See Recovery for getting unstuck, Air Systems & Tire Repair for tire-specific gear, and Off-Road Safety Equipment for emergency response.
Fix it. Keep moving. Save the tow for when you can't.
