[rhudeboye]

Over the years I’ve acquired many tool bags and chests. Seems that whenever you buy a bundled set of something they give you a bag. So I got an idea while helping my son with his car. Bag up some essentials and place them in the trunks of our cars. Why haven’t I thought of this sooner?



If anyone could help me brainstorm on what should go in each bag it would be appreciated. Perhaps you found yourself on the side of the road and had just the right item handy. Or perhaps you were in that situation and found that an essential item was missing. Either way let me know what comes to mind.

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[flash]

AAA card, cell phone, hat, bottle of water - that's it



most people do more harm that good when trying to "fix" something on the road

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[94SilverCab]

[quote name='flash' timestamp='1347392290' post='132552']

AAA card, cell phone, hat, bottle of water - that's it



most people do more harm that good when trying to "fix" something on the road

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and a sweatshirt, I live in the East <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.png" class="smilie" alt="" />



Jay

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[Swin]

Smal knife, flashlight, and some cash.

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[tamathumper]

A Smith & Wesson, then you can just stop people and take what you need. You might also consider some duct tape, a tarp, and a shovel. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/icon_lol1.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />



Just kidding! Seriously though, my truck has jumper cables and a tow strap, and I keep a multi-tool, a flashlight, some simple first aid items, and a can of Fix-A-Flat in the cockpit. It's evil stuff, but I use it on my trailer wheels if necessary, or lend it to other people if they need it.

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[ds968]

Hell, even my kitchen sink is in there.. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/glare.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> ask Flash, he'll tell you I'm not kidding. No spare tire, but I filled that space with so much stuff it's ridiculous. Jumper cables, fix-a-flat cans, air compressor, a few very basic tools, rubber hoses repair kit , flashlight, some first aid stuff, spare clothes and shoes ( just sport wear.. ) , a couple of water bottles, extra fuses and tail light bulbs, plastic tie-straps, duct tape, ( no tarp and shovel though.. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/tongue.png" class="smilie" alt="" /> ) a blanket, a flare gun ( you'd be surprised how effective that thingcan be against carjackers <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/wink.png" class="smilie" alt="" /> ) and I'm sure I'm missing at least a dozen other things, they just don't come to mind right now. AAA card, of course...and, a flask with grappa in it. No, seriously !!

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[rhudeboye]

LOL.



yes, I'm really laughing out loud at work right now!

[quote name='tamathumper' timestamp='1347395832' post='132563']

A Smith & Wesson, then you can just stop people and take what you need. You might also consider some duct tape, a tarp, and a shovel.

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[quote name='ds968' timestamp='1347396538' post='132566']

a flare gun ( you'd be surprised how effective that thingcan be against carjackers

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[Rap]

I have some of those things but I also carry oil and had to use it on two occasions. Good call Rhudeboye. Certainly mine will be updated!

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[tamathumper]

Officer: Can you describe the carjacker sir?



ds968: Yup, about six feet tall, lightly complected, sandy hair, jeans and a sweatshirt. Oh, and he has a magnesium flare in his back. In fact, I'll bet if you follow the smoke trail and blood-curdling screams, you'll find him right quick.

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[968rz]

When my son left for collage I gave him many of my doubles.

Basic stuff that he can use in the dorm or car (keeps it in his trunk)

3/8 and 1/4" socket set

combo wrenches up to 5/8" and 18mm

common and needle pliers

vise grip and side cutter

couple of picks and duct tape.

A few other things but that's about it.

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[ds968]

[quote name='tamathumper' timestamp='1347400044' post='132575']

Officer: Can you describe the carjacker sir?



ds968: Yup, about six feet tall, lightly complected, sandy hair, jeans and a sweatshirt. Oh, and he has a magnesium flare in his back. In fact, I'll bet if you follow the smoke trail and blood-curdling screams, you'll find him right quick.

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<img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/icon_lol1.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/laugh.png" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[Lear35A]

I've got whatever tools are in the original Porsche kit, a DME relay, AAA card, cell phone, sometimes golf clubs, rarely my wife. That's about it.

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[tamathumper]

We won't tell your wife you called her a tool. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.png" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[Cloud9...68]

This is really pathetic, but I've ended up taking nothing more than a screwdriver and an open-end wrench or two to DE events that were over 200 miles from my home. On the street, it's basically the AAA card, and a spare DME relay.

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[Rap]

I can't fix anything I'm with you cloud!

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[rxter]

Hard to add to the wisdom already expressed. I have sandals in my trunk - I live on the West Coast <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/wink.png" class="smilie" alt="" /> I do have a tire inflator, but that's really it. I cycle a lot as well and I carry the same basic repair kit. Cellphone, something to drink, and a credit card...

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[flash]

yup - screw the stress of trying to fix it on the road. call the tow truck, sit back and relax, and deal with it later

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[Cloud9...68]

[quote name='flash' timestamp='1347407376' post='132595']

yup - screw the stress of trying to fix it on the road. call the tow truck, sit back and relax, and deal with it later

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Agreed. Although, I wish I had something useful with me the time my starter self-engaged while I was driving (the infamous shorted starter solenoid wire phenomenon). I skidded into a Walmart parking lot, sprinted in the store to buy a cheap crescent wrench (with the starter still merrily ramming its gear into the flywheel ring gear), popped the hood, disconnected the battery cable, and called a tow truck. So I admit, I did keep that crescent wrench in the center console compartment from that day on...

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[flash]

lol - you will when you are done putting that car together - it's called a battery cut-off switch

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[ds968]

The spare DME relay goes without saying..every 968 MUST carry a second one, so as Karl Malden used to say : don't leave home without it.

Now, listen here all of you smarty-pants with only your a AAA card and a cell phone - Murphy's Law : your car WILL break down in a spot where you have no cell reception for at least 3 miles in each direction and it's uphill both ways :-) Attemps to flag down other cars, if any even come by ( because it's not only the spot, but the time your car will break down is 2 am , as you return from a party ..) will be ignored by passing drivers, so unless that AAA card has a chip in it which sends a beacon signal to the tow truck, it may take a while.. Oh, Murphy's law also says that your breakdown will be some minor thing you could have fixed with a screw driver and duct tape you refuse to carry in the trunk. See, you could have been on your way in ten minutes, but noooo, you're still there waiting for the tow truck.. Yeah, that's exactly what will PROBABLY happen, and I'm sticking to that story :-) :-)

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