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Going on a longer camping trip. What tools to bring?

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Oddjob:
Fuses, a small bag of them. Electrical problems can rear there head at any time and being stuck without a spare fuse means robbing one from another circuit which has it's problems as well. Some feeler blades, just in case. A tin of puncture repair foam, just in case.   A small box of bulbs, just one of each kind used on the bike. That's all that comes to mind straight off.

Matt_Harrington:
Ken is right. The only issues I have had in the past on long trips is electrical. I'd add a little coil of wire, insulating tape etc and maybe a cable repair kit. The more you take, the less you will need! (Murphy's law and all that!)
On my trip to IoM last year for the Manx, I left my toolkit in the Hotel room - big mistake as not only did I do that but also my mate did - of course we both broke down! Then I needed to try and find someone with a spark plug spanner. I eventually did after finding that quite a lot of riders didn't have one. In fact one guy had spare plugs and no spanner (he was ribbed mercilessly by his mates!) 

K2-K6:
If you've not got a suitable volt meter, I find these very good https://www.soselectronic.com/en/products/uni-t/ut-120-c-186001 small and internal battery seems to last heading towards 10 yrs !

Almost no consideration to pack as so light and small, ideal for most things to understand faults etc, not too expensive, mine's been used more on helping others out on camping trips etc.

Hopefully, with good preparation, you'll not need anything on your trip, but good to have basics as noted. Bike tool kit more or less covers it, unless you've got any special bolts swapped onto the bike.

May add a Bahco adjustable spanner (Swedish, I believe  :) ) to help with anything outside tool kit capabilities, again I've often used to help out others without specific tools.

Puncture probably one your worst problems, but most don't change/fix those anyway.

My list ;- bike tool kit, Bahco, volt meter and a few fuses.

Trigger:
Never works out what tools you carry, when you break down you never have the right tool to do a roadside repair. Was out riding yesterday when i noticed my left leg getting wet, stopped and saw petrol which looked like coming from number 1 carb. Rode quarter of a mile to the pub and got a beer. Went back outside and turned the fuel tap back on to noticed the pipe split at the tap.
Went back in the pub and asked the landlord if he had a stanley knife. Cut about 10mm off, connected the pipe back and was on my merry way again  ;)

Johnny4428:

--- Quote from: Trigger on June 23, 2023, 08:14:21 PM ---Never works out what tools you carry, when you break down you never have the right tool to do a roadside repair. Was out riding yesterday when i noticed my left leg getting wet, stopped and saw petrol which looked like coming from number 1 carb. Rode quarter of a mile to the pub and got a beer. Went back outside and turned the fuel tap back on to noticed the pipe split at the tap.
Went back in the pub and asked the landlord if he had a stanley knife. Cut about 10mm off, connected the pipe back and was on my merry way again  ;)

--- End quote ---
Like the way the beer got priority Trigger!🤣🤣

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