Safety checklist: what's on yours?

[4Reak Show]

Quick backstory:

Getting ready for an upcoming day trip, and decided to do a quick tire rotation. Upon rotation, I noticed substantial play from a main steering component, the idler arm. Had I not happen to be rotating tires I may have not caught it until it was too late. Fortunately I did catch it, ordered it and am going to be ready for the trip.

That being said, what sort of stuff do people do before hitting the trail? I just added jacking up the front end and checking components for free play to my list.

Is there anything else common to do besides tire pressure and torque and fluids?

Curious what some of the more seasoned folks have to say or rules they follow.

This also doubles as a "don't take sh!t for granted" PSA I suppose.

 

[octanejunkie]

I think making a check list of things to check and bring is wise.

I also like to go around the truck and look for loose things before heading out, especially anything I have serviced recently to make sure it didn't loosen up.

I bought a weathertight tote and use it to store spare fluids (atf, oil, diff oil, coolant, brake fluid) a few funnels a roll of paper towels, etc. I throw the tote in the truck for any rode trip or wheeling outing.

I also rotate batteries (because I have a spare) in and out of the 4runner every month or so and take a spare battery on rode trips, just because.

 

[zoiseaux]

I drive beaches with drift like boards with nails, and bottles. I check the spare every time, and carry a compressor in case.