Road Trip 3,000 miles. What Essential Items

[mad1]

I am planning a 3,000 mile long road trip in the Grenadier next year. What essential items would you recommend I pack, other than extra oil, jumper cables and tire inflation kit? No offloading will occur doing the trip.

 

[anand]

Just drive it.

I did a 4,600mi trip when my truck was about 3 weeks old and the only "essential" I packed was myself and snacks/beverages for the fridge. The trip home from the dealer was ~1k miles, again, snacks/beverages were the biggest planning item.

I guess the inflation kit is always good to have, and I'd go with a lithium jump pack instead of jumper cables (takes up less space and doesn't require a second vehicle)... But killing a battery in a Grenadier is a bit of a task.

 

[Jiman01]

Need more info…

- Are you staying in hotels, ie. Not camping & relatively close to towns/cities/help?
- Is your trip CONUS or south of the border (or Canada)?
- What temps/weather will you encounter? Max high/low/Avg temps?
- How mechanically inclined are you?

Depending on how remote you go, I’d recommend medical kit, SATCOMS like Garmin inReach or SPOT, and a variety of hand tools.
- If you’re going to carry a compressor, carry a tire repair kit as well.
- Windshield repair kit

Personally I carry bottles of water, blanket, wet wipes and dry snacks/food JIC we get stuck for an extended period. During one winter I was stuck on a main highway for over 6hrs in a massive backup just outside DC. Trapped between guard rails on either side, there was no where to bail.

 

[anand]

During one winter I was stuck on a main highway for over 6hrs in a massive backup just outside DC. Trapped between guard rails on either side, there was no where to bail.

Oh you were part of that disas... I mean incident.

 

[ItalianAmerican]

Need more info…

- Are you staying in hotels, ie. Not camping & relatively close to towns/cities/help?
- Is your trip CONUS or south of the border (or Canada)?
- What temps/weather will you encounter? Max high/low/Avg temps?
- How mechanically inclined are you?

Depending on how remote you go, I’d recommend medical kit, SATCOMS like Garmin inReach or SPOT, and a variety of hand tools.
- If you’re going to carry a compressor, carry a tire repair kit as well.
- Windshield repair kit

Personally I carry bottles of water, blanket, wet wipes and dry snacks/food JIC we get stuck for an extended period. During one winter I was stuck on a main highway for over 6hrs in a massive backup just outside DC. Trapped between guard rails on either side, there was no where to bail.

Battery powered angle grinder would have helped with those guardrails . Chart you own path if you know what I mean.