Like the title says, what spares do you carry? 

I carry: 1 front CV axle shaft, a tackle box full of misc bolts and junk, spare driveline u joint, a spare front/rear driveshaft, full set of tools to do pretty much anything, spare radiator hose, spare belts, 1 qt of evrey fluid on the truck. 

What i need to pick up:  Spare rear axle shafts (hard to find for a decent price for this truck), inner and outer tie rod ends ($$$), rear drain plug for the axle.

oddball said:

If you (or maybe I should say "if I" ) were wheeling Baja or Arizona for a couple weeks I can see carrying all that crap, but for a trip to Cliffs or Badlands, not really.

 

You forgot to include either a tow bar or trailer along with that "spare Jeep".

 

Oh and it's duct tape –  It doesn't walk or talk like a duck. 

Really?  You would be amazed how much stuff lockers and super low gearing with a bound up tire will break blipping the throttle too hard.  All that stuff i carry is stuff ive seen people break on trips and leaving them stranded!  Ive broken more than my fairshare of stuff at the badlands (blew my first u joint up on the orange trail). 

oddball said:

Anyone who has ever taken off roading courses or even read a book on the subject knows the first thing you are taught is to know your vehicle well (this doesn't mean what type of gas milage you get) and know the limitations of your vehicle and do not exceed them.  9 times out of 10, mishaps and breakage is due to driver error — including neglect.  The other general rule is to have your vehicle up to par regarding maintenance.  If you know there are questionable issues on your vehicle, you should not be off roading it.  Disregarding items like worn bushings, clanking u-joints, etc., is just asking for trouble.  Of course these and other decisions made prior to and while off roading mean nothing if one lacks common sense.  End of story.

Well one obvisouly lacks common sense if your just tossing axle shafts and tool boxes in the back of your jeep and not strapping them down.  I agree with ya theres nothing worse than wheeling with someone who has some junk that broke in the lot and they are contanly wrneching on it, but stuff happens and its best to be prepared for it, especially if you wheel some place like harlan ky or something like that where the trails are spread out over a few thousand achers.  Ones wheeling style affects that, but lest face it, out on the trails people start trying stuff they shouldnt, or give it "just one last try" before pulling cable and BAM!!  Plus murphys law states that if ya have it, it wont break.   In my 10years of wheeling ive seen plnety of people break plnety of stuff, my buddy took out a professionally setup currie ring gear in a d44 on its first wheeling trip on his property, even new stuff breaks!!  Im not trying to argue with anyone BTW just having a livey disscussion!! 

Thats one thing i do not miss about having a jeep is the space problem!!  When i had my jeep, i used to carry my spare in the back where the seat was, i used to wratchet strap it down, pack fluids inside and under the rim with the staps x's across the top holding it on, i had my spare axles behind the front seat, with my tool box on top of that, along with a tackle box of spare bolts and misc stuff next to that, with a strap running across that, all coverd by my duster, with stuff wedged under that and ontop of the spare tire, and my hilift mounted to my rollcage with muffler clamps.  I would have had more room if i would have gotten or made a bumper tire carrier for it.  IT all somehow held when i rolled my jeep!!