What do you keep in your car?

[patrick409]

and what containers, if any, do you use to hold everything?

Just bought my very first car (yay!). Just wondering what you guys see as necessities to keep in your car.

More curiously though, what containers(if any) do you put it in? i.e. I'm sure you're not throwing the emergency triangle/folding shovel/whatever straight into the trunk by itself. Do you wrap it in cloth/plastic bags so it doesn't rattle? Or have you bought some car-specific bags to hold things in? Just a duffle bag in the trunk?

 

[purbeast0]

i just got a new (to me) car and i just keep my weight belt, my straps, and my wrist wraps in the net in the trunk. i also keep an "emergency" kit in there as well, that has like jumper cables, some tools, etc. in it.

other than that i am not keeping anything in my car. i'm trying to really keep it clean. i did have my tackle box in the trunk for a bit though.

 

[Ronstang]

I keep very little in my truck. A pair of sunglasses, a pair of reading glasses, burned CDs, a microfiber rag, a flashlight, and a pair of gloves. It is all stowed in compartments and out of my way. I do not like shit rolling around the vehicle...EVER. I bought some of those Sterilite plastic bins with hinged lids and latches to carry stuff in the bed when I go to the lake house so I don't have to worry about weather. They are strapped down so they can't slide around. I don't like crap in my vehicles and I especially don't like stuff sliding around when you take a turn.

 

[RKS]

10 baseballs
2 bats
3 baseball gloves
soccer ball
5 pairs of shoes (3 pairs are cleats)
ACL knee brace
small first-aid kit
small tool kit with gloves
4 bottles of water
old tennis ball (for my dog)
rainproof jacket
legal pad, pens, leather folder, and new client kit
handgun
and probably some other stuff

most of it is in a Sterlite container some is in a carboard box and some in a gym bag.

 

[RavenSEAL]

Nothing illegal :sneaky:

 

[jagec]

i just got a new (to me) car and i just keep my weight belt, my straps, and my wrist wraps in the net in the trunk. i also keep an "emergency" kit in there as well, that has like jumper cables, some tools, etc. in it.

other than that i am not keeping anything in my car. i'm trying to really keep it clean. i did have my tackle box in the trunk for a bit though.

It's interesting to hear what kind of "emergency" different people are prepared for.

I keep tools, jumper cables, an emergency blanket, a first-aid kit, and a machete.

A relative of mine keeps enough medical supplies to perform open-heart surgery on the side of the road.

Another one keeps a loaded handgun.

And my cousin keeps a pack of rubbers and some spare pants. 😀

 

[alkalinetaupehat]

I've got a "full-size" spare, tire iron, 50pc toolkit, two gallons of coolant, 1qt. of oil, a driveshaft carrier bearing, 1qt. of ATF, orange-pumice soap, towels, funnels, jumper cables, and some trim restorer...

Not having a garage sucks.

 

[ThatsABigOne]

I have a bottle of windex and a towel in my trunk. Sometimes I take a bike with me, but that great depends on the weather.

 

[Baked]

In addition to what came with the car in factory condition, I have the following added.

- Registration + Insurance
- All maintenance service print outs for the car
- Tire pressure gauge
- Flashlight
- Leatherman & Swiss Army multi-tool
- 2 beach volleyballs + 1 NCAA baseketball
- Roller blades
- Beach chair
- umbrella
- beach flip flops
- running shoes
- 1 liter bottle of fresh water

 

[Mr. Lennon]

-Insurance/Registration
-Tire pressure gauge
-Jumper cables
-150w AC portable inverter
-Umbrella
-Spare jacket

 

[Yuriman]

In addition to papers,

Tire pump
Lightweight jack/iron
Coolant (25/75)
Spare tire
Socket set
Flashlight
Towel
Sunglasses
Inverter
Sandals
MPGuino (my car is too old for a scanner, it's OBD-1)

Sometimes I keep some paper towels and change for tolls.

 

[thomsbrain]

Good lord there is so much random shit in the trunk of my accord. I'm pretty sure there is some dirty underwear in there.

 

[SyndromeOCZ]

Jumpers and a good tool set. Tooth brush, pens, floss. Camera, windshield vizor(the reflective silver ones). Other than that its just things that come and go.

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

Car manual
Toilet paper
Map (yes, I still have one of these)
Mints
Umbrella
Paper pad
Receipts and other random pieces of paper
Also a spare tyre, jack, jumper cables, random bunch of tools which I generally would have no clue how to use on a car + torch, and a bunch of cardboard boxes (for the shopping).

 

[Oil]

First aid kit
Tool bag
Sunglasses
Flashlight
Umbrella
Extra pair of shoes
Other miscellaneous equipment

 

[JCH13]

Jumper Cables
Engine Oil
Brake Fluid
Basic tools (screw drivers, adjustable wrench, etc)
Electrical Tape
Zip-Ties
Fix-a-Flat and/or tiny tire pump
Poncho
Flashlight that doesn't need batteries (i.e. the kind you shake)
Gloves

 

[Anubis]

umm

spare change
maybe a pen

really other then the stuff that came with the car i dont keep anything in it

 

[SithSolo1]

everything that came with the car(manuals, emergency kit, key chain, pen, spare tire, widow maker)
pens and pencil
insurance card
spare change
receipts
napkins
hand sanitizer
flashlight
multitool
tire pressure gauge
phone charger
CDs
gum
gloves
eye glass screw driver set
and an spare jimmy hat

 

[vshah]

small tool kit
flashlight
orange emergency triangle
umbrella
blanket
12v air compressor
glass cleaner
paper towels
120v inverter
usb charger
escort 8500 x50 radar detector
phone mount for recording drives
verizon mifi for data access where tmo coverage sucks

 

[purbeast0]

It's interesting to hear what kind of "emergency" different people are prepared for.

I keep tools, jumper cables, an emergency blanket, a first-aid kit, and a machete.

A relative of mine keeps enough medical supplies to perform open-heart surgery on the side of the road.

Another one keeps a loaded handgun.

And my cousin keeps a pack of rubbers and some spare pants. 😀

oh yea i also do have a first aid kit too, it came with the car.

oh and sunglasses since it has one of those in-car places to store a pair.

 

[Blackjack200]

I ain't got nothing but tapes and CDs, a pocket full of Gs and two tickets across seas.

 

[nerp]

Nothing. I hate clutter.

 

[middlehead]

1qt. of ATF

I get a quart of alcohol and a quart of tobacco, but how do you have a "quart of firearms?" Is that just a quart bucket full of ammo?

 

[Zargon]

tlarger ool bag with misc tools( screw drivers pliers, small socket set, hammer, ratchet straps) tow strap, work gloves(in winter add ski gloves, stocking cap, fleece blanket, fleece ski mask), older columbia shell, flashlight

the bag is attached to one of the cargo loops, and the strap, jacket ETC all go in the cargo compartment

I quit keeping fluids in it 90% of time, for long trips Ill add a gallon of 50/50 antifreeze, quart of oil, and quart of ATF, and a bottle of brake fluid, few bottles of water

 

[EagleKeeper]

Heavy blanket
4 ltrs of water
Box of energy bars
Emergency alert kit w/ cables (in a bag)
Extra set of DD battery for flashlight
Portable B&D air compressor
First Aid kit
25 ft' of tie down rope

In winter, I add the ice scraper, tow rope and tire chains

Everything is strapped behind the rear seat using a couple of elastic cords and a mesh net

When on the road, windshield washer fluid and antifreeze