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Essential Overland Gear: A few tools
A random bag full of tools.
Hammer, Phillips screwdriver, flathead. These are a few of my favorite things.
Instead of searching for my tool roll under a pile of gear or in a closet when just one or two tools will do, I grab for these essentials tools when I just need to tighten a bolt or hammer in a tent stake.
I store a hammer and a couple of screwdrivers including a flathead and a Philips in the passenger door pocket where maps often go to shrivel and die. I don't use one with one stem and bits as I almost always can't find the right attachment when I need it. Usually these are extra tools, long-forgotten and forlorn in the kitchen extras drawer.
Otherwise you can grab bargain bin tools near checkout at Lowe's or Harbor Freight for less than $10.
Interesting fact to amaze your friends: Phillips screwdrivers are named for the man who bought the patent not its inventor.
Share some of your essential overland gear with us at go@abqjournal.com. Go! New Mexico highlights essential items and reviews gear each week in the Sunday Albuquerque Journal.
