Why do I carry so much stuff?

Everyone asks why I carry so much stuff, especially tools.  Why carry tools when the AA or RAC is just a phone call away?   Indeed, I am a member of the RAC and I have European cover.   However, when I have called out the recovery service in the past they have taken between 5 hours and 6 hours to turn up.   In 6 hours I can take the bike apart and rebuild it.   So as long as it is fixable then I might as well fix it.   Especially if I am in the middle of nowhere.    

But those tools are also useful for fixing other people’s bikes...............

My tool roll.   

My tools being used