Sears makes a few different sets that come in plastic suitcases and have
lots of metric wrenches, sockets and Allen keys etc.

One of those plus a couple pairs of pliers (Vise Grips!) and a few
screwdrivers is all you'll need.

On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 6:25 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com
> wrote:

> I'm presently carrying a Wal-Mart quality tool kit with 78 tools in it,
> 75 of which appear to be snap-on tips for the screwdriver handle,
> including Torx as well as an impressive collection of other fairly
> useless tips. The handle counts as the 76th tool, which leaves a small
> pair of slip-joint pliers and a 5'' crescent wrench to make up the
> remainder of the kit. All this neatly-fitted into a blow-mold case with
> places for everything and no possibility of adding another tool or
> swapping one out for a better one.
>
> It's an embarrassment, frankly.
>
> Knowing there are very mechanically-inclined individuals on this list
> who likely carry full socket sets in 6 and 12-point flavors, a spare 17
> mm hex drive just in case the differential needs looking into, and more
> tools in their vans than I have in my garage, I nevertheless would like
> to ask for suggestions here for a *basic* kit that won't require getting
> stiffer springs to carry.
>
> Just the standard sizes of wrenches and sockets for bolts and nuts found
> on the Vanagon, useful screwdriver sizes, and other useful items like
> pliers.
>
> --
> Rocky J Squirrel
> '84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> '74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>

--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'

Crescent Beach, BC

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