What do you always carry around in the boot/glovebox?

[kamilb1998]

Usually in the Sinclair I carry around a spare set of inner tubes, wind-up torch, paracetamol, a compact toolkit of some sort & a wind-up phone charger.

ETA: i-station
pack of Haribos (usually within reach in the footwell )
tyre pump (compact one)
gloves (no roof/windscreen & chilly mornings really don't go together)
spare set of fuses
cable ties
WD40

So what do you always have in the car 'just in case'?

Edited by kamilb1998 on Monday 12th December 17:43

[Vocal Minority]

Alfa GTV - rac membership card.

[Asterix]

A gun and a defib kit.

[Jayho]

kamilb1998 said:

Usually in the Sinclair I carry around a spare set of inner tubes, wind-up torch, paracetamol, a compact toolkit of some sort & a wind-up phone charger.

So what do you always have in the car 'just in case'?

Condoms, Tissues and a dirty mag Just in case I get stuck on the Motorway

Nah, I just have some allergy tablets, pain killers, plasters, high vis jacket and a phone charger. Oh and I have a torche in the back.

[missing the VR6]

I pod, cd's and sunglass's in the glovebox. Always have my wallet and phone on me anyway, and in the winter I make sure my jacket is in the car.
No need for anything else it's not like we like in the middle of the outback!

[Decky_Q]

fluoresant jacket, tyre weld, torch, 12"glowstick, jump leads, rainproof jacket, big umbrella, (spare wheel and tools), pad for kneeling on, multitool, ice scraper and a big brush.

edited to add- paracetamol, rennies, and a drink in the glove box

Edited by Decky_Q on Monday 12th December 17:23

[J4CKO]

A copy of Flight Simulator 2004 that has been there for years, my mate asked me about the game for his lad and then decided when I took it round he didnt want it, been there ever since, so I am sorted if I need to provide a slightly out of date approximation of flying a Cessna at the side of the road to someone with a Pentium 4 with 1 GB of ram and a DirectX 8 compatiable video card.

[GaryGlitter]

A big bag of sweets

[Jayho]

Decky_Q said:

12"glowstick, jump leads

Never thought about Glowsticks, might invest in some. Although knowing me I'd probably get bored in traffic and play with one.

I also forgot to mention that I have tow rope and jump leads in the back. The tow rope aint really for rescuing anyone, its to help people rescue me My car is really too light to tow anything out of a ditch.

Also got a big snow shovel and plenty of blankets/clothes in the back.

When its snowing I also dont leave without a flask full of hot coffee/tea/water.

[RedRose123]

Boots and gloves

[Decky_Q]

I got the glow sticks because the local pound shop was selling 12" ones for £1, and I couldnt resist! They're alot brighter than the smaller ones, its designed to provide proper light and it does

[Mastodon2]

In winter, some de-icer and a scraper, in summer, probably nothing. I never travel without a torch and a safety hammer / seatbelt cutter though.

[Superhoop]

A first aid kit, fluro jacket and a box with a disposable camera, a torch, a pen and some paper in it just in case i'm ever involved in an RTA (So that I can take pictures, jot down insurance and contact details etc..) and a copy of my insurance policy documents

All sound svery sensible, but it's there because my company supply it all, and it's in our company car policy that we carry it at all times.

[kamilb1998]

doogz said:

Is it a 2-stroke or 4-stroke?

4-stroke

[Huff]

In the BMW - LED torch and jump leads. Couple of spare bulbs - brake/side/indicator; cheap ratchet screwdriver and assorted bits to fit the bulbs with. The odd spare fuse. Carrying them seems to guarantee I don't need them; have used to help others on a few occasions though.

In the R1 Fisher Fury - ha; no glovebox! Manbag to hold wallet, keys and phone, usually also contains tyreweld, earplugs, handy allen key tool and a recovery service card.

[sday12]

[B3njamin]

Fuses, compact sleeping bag, bulbs, high-vis jacket, duct tape cable ties, assorted hand tools and jump leads. Have them all in a rucksack that stays in the boot in case I need any of it - anything I can't fix with that easily is a job for AA break down cover. I've been meaning to invest in one of those booster packs to ditch the jump leads but haven't got round to it yet.

[GSP]

About £3k worth of climbing equipment and ppe for work. My mpg would increase somewhat if I removed it!

[Willy Nilly]

Spare wheel, 3/8ths metric socket set, 1/2 inch drive metric socket set, complete set of metric combination spanners, pliers, screw drivers, torque wrench, spare bulbs, spare fuses, spare engine, spare windscreen and windscreen wipers, wallet, phone, spade, grit, hot drink, enough supplies for 3 days, coat, wellies, gloves, underpants, mole grips, water pump plies, cam belt, spark plugs, 2 phone batteries, distress flares, buoyancy aid, first aid kit, defibrillator, calving aid, baler twine, Leatherman, rescue dog, 5 portions of fruit and veg. You can't be too carefull

[F1GTRUeno]

An iPod.

Probably shouldn't really but ah well.