Another item of great help is a good selection of professional tapes. Do not waste your time with cheap hardware store or HF stuff. What you want is electrical tape from an electrical supply store in black, red and green colors, a small roll of quality US made “duct” tape and the smallest roll of heavy aluminum foil tape you can find. A couple of rolls of “rescue” tape and one role of Teflon tape will round out your on-the-road tape needs. Rescue tape is silicone tape with no adhesive that stretches and sticks to itself. A few wraps around will temporarily secure many plumbing problems including pin hole leaks in hoses. It is also a good electrical insulator for heavy wire like battery cables.

I also recommend a small bottle of “captan Tully’s creaping crack filler”. This is a liquid latex solution that will flow into many pesky small low pressure leak areas and seal them until you can do a permanent repair. If you ever encounter any kind of water intrusion issues on the road you will thank your lucky stars for having this stuff along. It can get to places you can’t. Look for it at marine supply stores.

finally, get one bottle of Triflow with a long straw spout built in from a bicycle store and one can of a quality penetrating oil like Kroil. Those will serve all your on-the-road lubricating needs.