If you are an experienced off-road motorist and vehicle camper, you are, without doubt, the best person to decide exactly what you need to do and take for your trip. Even so, extensive experience doesn't guarantee perfect recall and everyone might find it useful to jog their memories by consulting other people's lists.

The lists that follow on the next page do assume some experience - without some mechanical expertise, for example, an immaculately stocked tool-box is of limited use. It is also assumed that the motorist in question will spend at least some time driving off-road, most probably in a four-wheel-drive vehicle.

Vehicle spares and tools

Petrol engines
3 fan belts (plus power steering pump belts and air conditioning pump belts if fitted)
1 complete set of gaskets
4 oil filters (change every 5000 km)
2 tubes of Silicone RTV gasket compound
1 complete set of radiator hoses
2 metres of spare heater hose
2 metres of spare fuel pipe hose
0.5 metres of spare distributor vacuum pipe hose
2 exhaust valves
1 inlet valve
1 complete valve spring
Fine and coarse valve grinding paste and valve grinding tool
1 valve spring compressor
1 fuel pump repair kit (if electric type, take a complete spare pump)
1 water pump repair kit
1 carburettor overhaul kit
2 sets of sparking plugs
1 timing light or 12 volt bulb and holder with leads
3 sets of contact breaker points (preferably with hard fibre cam follower, because plastic types wear down quickly and close up the gap in the heat)
2 distributor rotor arms
1 distributor condenser
1 distributor cap
1 sparking plug spanner
1 set of high tension leads (older, wire type)
1 ignition coil
Slip ring and brushes for alternator or a complete spare alternator.
2 cans of spray type ignition sealant, for dusty and wet conditions
2 spare air intake filters, if you do not have the oil-bath type

Extras for diesel engines
Delete sparking plugs, contact breaker points, distributor, vacuum pipe hose, rotor arms, distributor cap and condenser, high tension leads, coil, and carburettor overhaul from the above list and substitute:
1 spare set of injectors, plus cleaning kit
1 complete set of high pressure injector pipes
1 set injector copper sealing washers plus steel sealing washers where these are used
1 set injector return pipe washers
1 metre of plastic fuel pipe, plus spare nuts and ferrules
A second in-line fuel filter
4 fuel filter elements
3 spare heater plugs, if fitted

Brakes and clutch
2 wheel cylinder kits (one right and one left)
1 flexible brake hose
1 brake bleeding kit
1 brake, master cylinder seals kit
1 clutch, master cylinder seals kit
1 clutch, slave cylinder kit (or a complete unit for Land Rover series III or 110). (It is important to keep all these kits away from heat)
1 clutch centre plate
If you have an automatic gearbox, make sure you have plenty of the special fluid for this, a spare starter motor and a spare battery, kept charged.
If you have power steering, carry the correct fluid and spare hoses.
Some Land Rovers have automatic gearbox fluid in a manual gearbox.

General spares
2 warning triangles (compulsory in most countries)
1 good workshop manual (not the car handbook)
1 good torch and a fluorescent light with leads to work it from vehicle battery, plus spare bulbs and tubes
1 extra tyre in addition to that on the spare wheel. (Only the spare wheel and tyre will be necessary if two identical vehicles are travelling together.)
3 extra inner tubes (6 in areas of Acacia thorns)
1 large inner tube repair kit
1 set of tyre levers and 1 kg sledge hammer for tyres
5 spare inner tube valve cores and 2 valve core tools
4 inner tube valve dust caps (metal type)
1 Schrader tyre pump, which fits into sparking plug socket threads. Or a 12 volt electric compressor, which is the only system available if you have a diesel engine
Plenty of good quality engine oil
2 litres of distilled water or 1 bottle of water de-ionizing crystals
12-volt soldering iron and solder
Hand drill and drills
16 metres of nylon or terylene rope, strong enough to upright an overturned vehicle
1 good jack and wheel brace (if hydraulic, carry spare fluid)
1 (at least) metal fuel can, e.g. a jerry can
1 grease gun and a tin of multi-purpose grease
5 litres of correct differential and gearbox oil
1 large fire extinguisher suitable for petrol and electrical fires
1 reel of self-vulcanizing rubber tape, for leaking hoses
1 pair heavy-duty electric jump leads at least 3 metres long
10 push fit electrical connectors (of type to suit vehicle)
2 universal joints for prop shafts
0.5 litre can of brake and clutch fluid
1 small can of general light oil for hinges, etc
1 large can WD40
1 starting handle, if available
2 complete sets of keys, kept in different places
1 small Isopon or fibre glass kit for repairing fuel tank and body holes
2 kits of general adhesive eg. Bostik or Araldite Rapid
1 tin of hand cleaner (washing up liquid will do in an emergency)
Spare fuses and bulbs for all lights, including those on the dash panel, the red charging light bulb is often part of the charging circuit
1 radiator cap
Antifreeze if route passes through cold areas
Spare windscreen wipers for use on return journey (keep away from heat)
Inner and outer-wheel bearings

A good tool kit

Wire brush to clean threads
Socket set
Torque wrench
Ring and open-ended spanners
Hacksaw and spare blades
Large and small flat and round files
Selection of spare nuts, bolts and washers, of type and thread/s to fit
vehicle 30cm Stillson pipe wrench
1 box spanner for large wheel-bearing lock nuts
Hammer
Large and small cold chisels, for large and stubborn nuts
Broad and thin nosed pliers
Circlip pliers
Insulating tape
3 metres electrical wire (vehicle type, not mains)
1 set of feeler gauges
Small adjustable wrench
Tube of gasket cement, e.g. Red Hermetite
Tube Loctite thread sealant
Large and small slot head and Phillips head screwdrivers
Accurate tyre pressure gauge
Hardwood or steel plate, to support the jack on soft ground

Extras for off-road use

2 sand ladders per vehicle (4 if vehicle travels alone)
3 wheel bearing hub oil seals
1 rear gearbox oil seal
1 rear differential oil seal
1 rear spring main leaf, complete with bushes
1 front spring main leaf, complete with bushes
4 spare spring bushes
4 spring centre bolts
1 set (=4) of spring shackle plates
1 set (=4) of spring shackle pins
2 rear axle 'U' bolts
1 front axle 'U' bolt.
If instead of leaf springs you have coil springs, carry one spare plus 2 mountings and 4 bushes
1 set of shock absorber mounting rubbers
2 spare engine mounting rubbers
1 spare gearbox mounting rubber
2 door hinge pins
1 screw jack (to use it on its side when changing springs and/or bushes)
2 metres of strong chain plus bolts to fix it, for splinting broken chassis axle or spring parts
Snow chains if you expect a lot of mud or snow
5cm paint brush, to dust off the engine, so that you can work on it
Large groundsheet for lying on when working under the vehicle or repairing tyres, so as to prevent sand from getting between the inner tube and the tyre
1 high lift jack
2 long-handled shovels for digging out
2 steering ball joints
2 spare padlocks
Radiator stop leak compound (dry porridge or raw egg will do in an emergency)

Specific to Series IIA Land Rovers
1 set rear axle half shafts (heavy duty)

Specific to Series III Land Rovers
1 complete gear change lever, if you have welded bush type (or replace with groove and rubber ring type)
4 nylon bonnet hinge inserts (or 2 home-made aluminium ones)
2 windscreen outer hinge bolts (No 346984)
2 windscreen inner tie bolts
2 rear differential drain plugs
1 set big end nuts
1 rear axle drive plate (Salisbury)

Specific to Land Rover Turbo Diesel and TDI Engines
2 spare glass fibre main timing belts, stored flat and in a cool place
3 pushrods
3 brass cam followers
2 air filter paper elements

Maintenance check before departure