During the OSCAR4 trip, I parked off the trail in front of lower rock garden pointing up hill. Quickly after parking, it was pointed out that I was leaking something out the back. It was my rear axle barfing gear oil out of the vent tube (because I over filled it). I moved the jeep so it was parked in the other direction to stop the spill. But it had already dropped at least half a quart on the ground (at least). I am normally as environmentally conscious as possible, but I did not have anything to even attempt to clean up my mess. So, I left it. Didn't feel too good about it and figured I would try to find a resolution for the future.
I started looking for some sort of Trail Kit to clean-up spills of the "OIL" nature. I have found about 8 or 9 "KITS" that have been publicized but none are currently for sale. I found a quick set of items to make your own spill kit on expeditionportal.
..A simple spill kit at home can consist of:
1-five gallon bucket or heavy duty lawn/trash bags (to use as recovery bags)
1- bag of kitty liter
1 - pair of latex gloves
1- can or more of brake cleaner for clean up of tools or concrete
1- bag or roll of wipes for spill clean up, even blue shop towels
and orange hand cleaner with pumice for scrubbing clean items and hands..
And I also found a set of kits sold for truckers which currently look like the most promising.
http://absorbentsonline.com/spillkits.htm
Does anyone carry a kit on the trail? If so, what brand or if you made it, what is in it?
I started looking for some sort of Trail Kit to clean-up spills of the "OIL" nature. I have found about 8 or 9 "KITS" that have been publicized but none are currently for sale. I found a quick set of items to make your own spill kit on expeditionportal.
..A simple spill kit at home can consist of:
1-five gallon bucket or heavy duty lawn/trash bags (to use as recovery bags)
1- bag of kitty liter
1 - pair of latex gloves
1- can or more of brake cleaner for clean up of tools or concrete
1- bag or roll of wipes for spill clean up, even blue shop towels
and orange hand cleaner with pumice for scrubbing clean items and hands..
And I also found a set of kits sold for truckers which currently look like the most promising.
http://absorbentsonline.com/spillkits.htm
Does anyone carry a kit on the trail? If so, what brand or if you made it, what is in it?