Wow, I got lots of great ideas here. I definitely appreciate your feedback.
Its made me think a little more about what I should take with me. Some of
the things make perfect sense to me pliers, screwdrivers, etc. Some of the
things are things Id never thought of. For example, it never dawned on me
to have a soldering iron at the field, yet many of you have one!
I question whether some of these things actually fit in a toolbox (the
collapsible pole, deep cycle battery, winch, and planes come to mind). Some
folks stop just short of bringing the kitchen sink with them to the field,
Ive noticed! Ive made some personal commentary in [brackets].
---
Common items (most folks who replied said they had these in their toolboxes):
Needle-nose pliers
Tweezers
Allen wrenches
CA (all types fast, medium, slow, foam-friendly)
5-minute epoxy
Wing tape
Hinge tape
Scotch tape
Transmitter crystals [not that theyre legal in the US; Im sure that they
meant Tx RF modules! ]
Receiver crystals
Soldering iron (butane)
Solder
Screwdrivers (Phillips, flat-head, JIS)
Knife
Scissors
Stopwatch
Charger
Radio [Is this actually a toolbox item?]
Batteries
Ballast / Lead
Band-aids
Sunscreen
---
Less common:
Hemostats [I dont even know what these are, I guess I should learn!]
Other pliers (round, slip joint, locking, ball joint, Z-bend)
Wire strippers
Dental-type picks and probes
Small mirror on end of a small handle
Set of small wrenches
Socket driver and sockets
Crescent wrenches
CA kicker
T-pins
30-minute epoxy
Mixing cups and stirring sticks
Fiberglass (1.5 oz)
Latex gloves
Spring clamps
Marking pens (large/small)
Zagi tape
Strapping tape
Electrical tape
Assortment of screws, bolts (nylon and metal), and nuts
Clevises
Ball joints
Threaded rods
Tyvek hinges
Dental floss
Rubber bands
Zip ties
Butane (for the soldering iron)
Desolder braid
Lighter
Heat shrink tubing
Leatherman
Small flashlight
Knife blades
Razor blades
Small pieces of foam (expanded polypropylene)
Ziplock bag with tissue eyeglass cleaning stuff
Scraps of plywood and balsa
Saran wrap
ESV [What is ESV? Yet another thing Im clueless about]
Moleskin
Practice landing tape
Wind meter
LSF voucher
AMA/club membership card
Personal walkie-talkies
Gel cell battery
Extra batteries (receiver, electric-powered)
Servo arms / gear sets
Spare servo wire
Covering tools
Scalpels
Cordless drill
Drill bits
Propellers
Wattmeter
Multimeter
Wrist rocket with monofilament and nylon string attached to a weight [not sure
what this is or what its for?]
Collapsable pole [In the toolbox?]
Deep cycle battery [In the toolbox? Though someone did say they forego this
when they climb a 500 slope]
Winch [In the toolbox?]
Turnaround [In the toolbox?]
Planes [In the toolbox? I want to see this guys toolbox!]
Frequency pin
Neck strap
Spare skegs
Sunglasses
General injury kit (ointment, band-aids, etc.)
Hat
iPod
Pen and notepad/paper
---
Worst case:
Big black trash bag (in case of the unthinkable)
---
Oh yeah, and we cant forget this [though I question how itd fit in the
toolbox either]:
http://www.lehmans.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jspitemID=1670itemType=PRODUCTiMainCat=701iSubCat=702iProductID=1670
---
Unique I cant tell the story as well as it was written, so here it is:
Loren Blinde ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes:
A long. Long time ago (1979), I flew with some guys from the Rocky Mountain
Soaring Association in Denver. One of their members had a large fancy tackle
box, apparently suitable for a bass-boat episode of American Sportsman.
Someone challenged me to ask him whats in his flight box. So I did.
What I found was a quarter, a piece of lead, and a sock. Thinking about
itpriceless.
Another cute story I received:
George Voss ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes:
I rarely need anything for myself due to Murphys Law of inverse spares that
states; you will only need what you dont bring and what you do bring is
for someone elses repairs.
Thanks again, everyone, for your input and commentary. Youre always a great
source of information (and some humor! )
- Dave
RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and
unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and
unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in
text format
