Portable OW First Aid Kit

Lia

Was thinking the other day what I should bring on upcoming rides to assist in repairs if something goes wrong. Been lucky so far to not get caught out miles into a field before but I'd like to prepare for it just in case.

Pump and a few hex keys would probably be useful but it'd need to be portable, something you could stow away in a small bag or even strapped to a fender. Puncture kit would be good too but deciding which one to get can be the difference between getting home being carried by the board or you carrying it.

Anyone got a set of small yet extremely useful tools for mobile repair in a pinch? What sort of breakdowns are you expecting to try fix out in the wild?

biell

@lia I ride with a drop bag on my trailing hip, because I don't want anything in front or behind me that might hit a tree in a tight spot. With the number of times I have brushed my back on a tree, I'm confident I would be knocked off my board with a backpack on. I don't have a tire puncture kit, but that probably would be a good idea; I might have to add one.

I have this one from Hebetag, but there are lots of options available at reasonable prices:

In it, I carry the following:

plastic bag with replacement screws of various sizes (if you buy from a hardware retailer like McMaster-Carr, you can get boxes of 100 screws for $7US and then hand them out like candy to whomever needs one)
Allen wrenches for the standard 10-32 screws, the 5/16-18 hub bolts, and M4-10 motor plate bolts
small phillips head
two Pint Torx bits (I don't have a pint, but in case I am riding with one; I'm expecting these to be useful for my GT)
key-chain tire pressure gauge
Pro Ride hand pump
handkerchief
garbage bag (I often find trash on trails)
assortment of band aids and second skin, alcohol prep pads
lip balm
Lemon Lock (not very safe, but small, light, and better than nothing in a pinch)
Platypus soft water bottle

The bag also has room to just barely fit a charger, though I have only ever done so once. It was the Chi XR fast charger that I brought with me.

Lia

@biell That's a good list of kit, sounds like it would get you through a number of issues that could arise.

Box of screws and appropriate tooling is very useful. Early on I didn't tighten down my fender bolts well enough and went offroading. 2 came out and caused the fender to vibrate like mad. I couldn't remove the last 2 or replace the missing ones which led to a shameful ride back to repair, recharge and try again.

Puncture wise some bacon strips and maybe those internal mushroom patches would be good. I don't fancy taking the entire tire off out in the wild but I'd like to be able to repair a brutal puncture if needed. Whisper is unbelievably easy to do by hand so just a pump, rag, hex keys and patches would be needed for that.

NotSure

@biell i keep a tiny bike pump, a hex key for the fender, a small flat pack roll of gorilla tape enough to wrap the tire circumference a few times, a wooden dugout cuz i like to party, a lighter, a sports camera, some paracord for a leash if necessary, chapstick, some cash for an uber or taxi, a usb battery, a bt radio speaker, n a pair of meat claws in case i need to pull some pork.