3M 1900S50 Value Duct Tape, Black, 50mm
£5.75 at time of listing
General-purpose duct tape
View on AmazonVan repairs on the road are ninety per cent wiring and gaffer-adjacent. Hence the theme: wire strippers and crimpers, lever connectors for splices that hold on corrugated roads, coloured electrical tape so you can read your own repair a year later, and a Sharpie for labelling the thing you swore you'd remember. The locking pliers stand in for a second pair of hands, which the van does not otherwise carry.
Field note
Habitation-door hinge screw, water pump spade terminal, awning arm bolt: every one fixed with this bag, none needing anything it doesn't contain. That's the audit that keeps a tool in the van. Most of them turned up on a shakedown weekend, which is the entire argument of your first motorhome trip.
KAIWEETS 3-in-1 Wire Strippers/Cutter/Crimper (AWG 10-22)
£12.74 at time of listing
Strip, cut and crimp insulated terminals
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Sharp-tec Long Nose Pliers 200mm
£9.99 at time of listing
Serrated long-jaw pliers with side cutter
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Amtech C1500 250mm Locking Grip Plier
£5.27 at time of listing
10" mole-grip style locking pliers
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Sharp-tec Water Pump Pliers 250mm
£13.99 at time of listing
Adjustable plumbing pliers, 90mm jaw
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Amazon Basics 12-in-1 Magnetic Ratchet Screwdriver
£7.90 at time of listing
Ratchet driver with 12 bits stored in handle
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Duck Tape Insulating Electrical Tape Multipack 19mm x 4m
£2.00 at time of listing
5-colour electrical tape for colour coding
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Sharpie Permanent Markers, Fine, Black, 2-pack
£2.00 at time of listing
Permanent markers for labelling
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The bag fixes it. The log remembers it.
Notes and the odometer against every stop, so the day the awning arm went has a date on it. Ten stops free. No ties.
