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27-10-2018, 17:10 #1
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What's in your boot?
Not so much EDC as Every Day Boot, but what do you have in your car?
Just finished repacking mine after the last service, and here's what's in the spare wheel well:
- Spare wheel (Recently checked) with manufacturer-supplied jack, spanner, and screwdriver
- 2x collapsible emergency triangles (It's tragic how other motorists will drive around them, come stop right behind you, and then hoot at you for not moving at a multi-lane intersection
- 2x Emergency tyre sealant & reinflation cans (In case the spare is needed on the long road and Murphy strikes again)
- Jumper leads (Depressingly short, last I used them. The cars had to be positioned with batteries practically touching)
- Tow strap with U-bolt shackles (Never needed it myself, but once loaned it to some people who were trying to tow with a makeshift wire cable that had stripped)
- 2l distilled water (For emergency drinking or a radiator, as needed)
- 2x bottles of oil (My car needs topups between services, so they get rotated)
- A bunch of nitrile gloves (So I don't get completely filthy if putting on the spare, spilling oil, etc.)
- Box of assorted fuses (Never needed so far, though my previous car popped one or two)
- Cable ties (A dozen short and a bunch long)
- Ratchet tie-downs (Last used when I had a trailer)
- Small roll of nylon rope (Also used with the tailer)
- Reflective vest (Because not getting hit by cars at night is always nice)
- Elastic luggage straps with hooks
- Kitchen towel roll
- Roll of loo paper
- Small pack of tissues
- Stanley knife
I should probably add a few heavy-duty cloths, maybe some leather work gloves, and a few heat-insensitive first aid items.
What do you EDB?
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27-10-2018, 18:50 #2
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Re: What's in your boot?
My list:
Small 12v compressor
Tyre puncture repair kit
Can of Fug it
Ratchet straps
Bungee cords
Small esbit cooker with spare fuel tablets
2lt water for drinking or washing
Leatherman
Folding shovel
Heavy duty long booster cables
Extra long and heavy duty tow strap with D shackles
Spare cargo pants and a t shirt
One of those rain suit jackets that squishes into a tiny ball
Toilet roll
Small bottle of liquid soap
Folding knife
Roll of nylon rope
A no. 10,13,15 and 17 spanner and a vice grip
1lt motor oil
Spare headlight globe
A few fuses
Roll of buff tape and duct tape
Some cotton rags
Small but thick block of strong timber to use under your jack (you'd be surprised that when you get a bad puncture or blow out and need to change the tyre, and there's a crap load of clearance space between the vehicle and the ground, this is especially common for bakkies.
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27-10-2018, 18:51 #3
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Re: What's in your boot?
Some of these items stay behind the seat in my bakkie
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27-10-2018, 18:54 #4
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Re: What's in your boot?
Forgot about the box of matches and a cheapie torch. I usually EDC a torch and have a nitecore on my keyring, but this is just in case.
Come to think of it, a headlamp torch would be much more suitable, you can work hands free
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27-10-2018, 18:55 #5
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Re: What's in your boot?
Oh and a 12v LED strip leadlight that plugs into the cigarette lighter and has crocodile clips to connect directly to the battery
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27-10-2018, 19:29 #6
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Wow very interesting items... Could add 1 more vital item FIRE EXTINGUISHER
my car has the following
Complete First Aid Kit
Leather man
Wet Wipes
Knife
Full Tactical bullet proof vest with
Torch, Cable ties, Pepper spray, copy of ID
Then my boot
Spare wheel
Tow rope with D Shackles
Some oil
Plugs
Crow bar
Fire extinguisher
Car tools (bmw kit)
Need jumpers & a tyre pump still
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27-10-2018, 22:32 #7
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Re: What's in your boot?
Just be sure to secure it! If it's loose under your seat, the safety pin can magically come out over time. Then the day you corner too hard, it'll slide over and wack the release lever on something, making a BSSHHHHHHT noise that will convince you that you just cornered so hard you broke your car.
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28-10-2018, 12:04 #8
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28-10-2018, 13:58 #9
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