You don't just up and cross the country on back roads, trails, and barely marked terrain on a whim. No, if you wanted to try something like our 7,686-mile off-road crusade from sea to shining sea via the Trans-America Trail, you'll need lots of gear—recovery gear, support gear, camping gear. This is what we brought with us in the Rivian R1T electric pickup we bashed across America for a month and a half:

Off-Road

SOG folding shovel

Redcamp folding shovel (2)

Zeus portable jump starter

Smittybily 2-inch receiver hitch with D-rings

MaxTrax (2 sets)

ARB Speedy Seal tire repair kit (2)

ARB Speedy Seal repair cords (3)

ARB 17,600-pound snatch strap

ARB 9,900-pound winch extension strap

ARB 26,000-pound tree trunk protector

ARB 19,800-pound snatch block

ARB Recovery Damper

ARB 4.75T bow shackles (2)

Cooke Pro Eagle 3-ton off-road jack

500-pound ratchet straps (4)

Bungee cargo net

Tekton 4-ton power puller

Axle straps with D-rings (2)

5-gallon jerry can (for the TRX)

Camping

ShiftPod mini tents (4)

Big Agnes inflatable sleeping pads (4)

Maglite flashlights (3)

D batteries (12, not for Rivian)

SOG leatherman

SOG camping knife

Coleman leatherman

SOG hatchet

Miscellaneous

USA off-road atlas

Hitchsafe key lock box

Compass

11-inch folding saw

Zip ties (50)

Ivation electric chainsaw

50-foot outdoor extension cord

Gorilla tape (1 roll)