Blew a front shoe off on a wet road during a trail ride last Sunday and had to use a spare clip I keep in my truck for emergencies

I was out at the Rock Creek Equestrian Center around 3 PM, horse slipped on a muddy patch, and the whole shoe just popped off - managed to reset it with that spare clip and some nails I had stashed since last spring, but has anyone else had luck keeping those truck kits organized so you don't lose tiny parts?

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river_allen18d ago

Nah, one bag means I gotta dump everything out anyway to find what I need.

lindal1318d ago

You know, I've actually gone the opposite way with emergency shoe kits after a few too many lost parts. Most of my trouble came from trying to keep everything in one little box where nails and clips would just scatter whenever I hit a bump. Now I use separate ziplock bags for each size nail and clip, all labeled with a sharpie, and I keep them in a small plastic toolbox with a lid that actually snaps shut. That way when I'm out at the river bottom trail and a shoe goes flying, I can grab exactly what I need without dumping half the kit in the mud. Just seems simpler than trying to organize tiny pieces in one container where they inevitably mix up and you end up with a mess.

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hugo_robinson2518d ago

Wait, you use a sharpie on each bag? That's actually genius. I started doing the same thing after I lost a whole baggie of size 7 nails in the grass near the trailhead. @lindal13 got it right with the separate bags. I do the same now with my hoof picks and spare clips all in their own little pouches. Saves me from that panic of digging through a pile of mixed up gear when a shoe lets go halfway up the steep section.