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Wheelhouse Survival Kit???

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In light of this past weekends storm, I can only imagine what would happen if someone got stranded on the lake for a couple of days in a blizzard. Do any of you have a "survival kit" in your wheelhouse in case you were to get stranded out on the lake for a couple of extra days? I have a small tool box with a spare heater and tank in case of emergencies but that's all really. What do you keep in your wheelhouse in the event of an emergency?

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pegleg Rising Star

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We found we needed a torch this past weekend to unthaw a frozen wheel hub on a truck - lucky one of the 3 houses had it. This item comes in handy to unthaw frozen door knobs and locks after a rain storm like we had on Friday.

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Yup, a propane torch after ripping off the lock on my perm thursday night!

It's not a bad idea to have in stock in the house like several frozen packs of hotdogs, brats, etc. and buns.

I have a 100lb. propane tank that I filled at the beginning of the season, so I always have a full 20lb. tank just in case. 2 would be better!

I have a 12 volt plug in the I hook up to my deep cycle battery so I can charge up my cell phone inside the house. Also can run my DVD player to watch when the bite is slow.

A 110v generator can be a life savor too as you can run an electric space heater if you should happen to run out of propane. grin

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I don't have a wheelhouse at the moment, but here is what I would make sure I have:

-heater/cooker (for heat, cooking, boiling water/drying clothes)(tough to beat for $30)

-20lb propane tank that can be brought into the warm house.

-toolkit including a torch (can be hooked up to the 20b tank with the proper hose), channel lock pliers, hammer, screwdrivers, etc.

-pot to boil lakewater in (for drinking/cooking if bottles run out)

-canned veggies/fruit/tuna/chicken/soup (a weeks worth for each person)(when the season is over, throw them in the kitchen cupboard, replenish with new next season)

-flashlight w/extra batteries

-2 way radio

-jumper cables (in the truck)

-deck of cards

-plenty of bait

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A few things to add to BG's list:

- First aid kit

- Plenty of handi wipes or hand sanitizer. You'd be amazed and how good it can feel to keep remotely clean when you are shut in!

- beer to go with the time you'll need to wait ;)someone had to say it!

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An extra regulator is a must. On trips when using 20 lbers, never fails that 1 you get at gas station leaks. I always bring an extra, but more times than not its a faulty regulator or a bad tank. All of these posts have excellant ideas. I prefer to have my good tanks filled, but most have gone to the exchange and by my post, I have not had good luck with them.

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Yup, a propane torch after ripping off the lock on my perm thursday night!

It's not a bad idea to have in stock in the house like several frozen packs of hotdogs, brats, etc. and buns.

I have a 100lb. propane tank that I filled at the beginning of the season, so I always have a full 20lb. tank just in case. 2 would be better!

I have a 12 volt plug in the I hook up to my deep cycle battery so I can charge up my cell phone inside the house. Also can run my DVD player to watch when the bite is slow.

A 110v generator can be a life savor too as you can run an electric space heater if you should happen to run out of propane. grin

Sounds like the torch needs to be in the truck not the fishouse!!!!

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I also carry an 8' piece of 3/16 cable and repair couplers in case a winch cable should break.

Also standard equip in the back of my truck is a small 2 ton floor jack, some blocking material, a couple short scraps of 2x4, and a multi size tire wrench with a 3' piece of pipe to use as a breaker bar. (the way they put tires on with air wrenches now days you'll probably never get the lugs off without a breaker bar)

Spare tire for wheel house.

I also carry a spare buddy heater and about a half dozen 1 pounders for back up.

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Backlash, we could have used the cable, floor jack, 2x4, etc. this weekend when we broke a cable on our house after it was froze down. Luckily, we were able to get one side loose and cranked up so we could get a truck jack under the house and pin the broken cable axle in the locked position to pull the house home to be repaired.

Plastic pulley rollers also are needed for the wheelhouse cables because they break occasionally in very cold weather...

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I agree with the torch. Had all our locks freeze up on Mille Lacs last week. Our heater also went out over night and realized the vents on the regulator were completely iced over not allowing any airflow through killing the air pressure. Always turn the vent side down on the regulator and cover with cloth if it gets extermely cold.

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