Get These Off-Road Essentials before You Pack Up for the Trails

These Mechanix gloves will keep your hands warm and clean, as long as you don’t have to fish anything out of the mud. They come in multiple sizes and feature a grippy palm for holding tools.

Even if it’s daylight, the undersides of a vehicle and its engine compartment are mostly dark, so you’ll need portable light. This one is rechargeable and offers seven to nine hours of light.

This tire repair kit is made for RVs, SUVs, and ATVs. It comes with 56 pieces, including plugs, reamers, pliers, a knife, and a few odds and ends. It also has a lifetime warranty.

If you know anything about off-roading, you know that tire pressures might need to be lowered before you leave the trailhead. This will bring them back to roadgoing pressures.

Sometimes to get out of a hole, you have to dig more. This portable spade shovel is 18 inches long and folds down to the size of a hand. You might not need it, but if you do, you’ll be glad you brought it.

This 135-piece set will handle many of your basic repairs on the trail. It comes with three ratchets, SAE and metric sockets, along with wrenches and allen wrenches.

A regular jack will lift your vehicle 20 inches or so. This Torin off-road jack goes up to 48 inches, with a three-ton capacity. A wide base delivers more stability when lifting your truck.

This two-pack of mats slips under your tires when you’re in a tricky spot, offering traction when none is to be had. They measure 48.0 by 14.5 inches.

This recovery kit features gloves, straps, D-hooks, tree savers, and more for when you need to fire up the winch to get unstuck. The snatch block, which is used to redirect a winch line, is rated at nine tons.

This portable jumper will start vehicles with up to 7.2-liters of displacement. A full charge will start a dead engine 20 times, with 800 amps of peak current.

This 121-piece first aid kit should be with you whenever you’re farther than 50 miles from a hospital, especially if you are driving, digging, and winching off road. It comes in a hard-shell case.

If you’re stuck out in the wild with no trees to anchor your winch to, this Red Rock 4×4 ground anchor will dig in and allow you to free yourself. Its max load capacity is 12,000 pounds.