What do you keep in your car?

[boisdevie]

Sorry if it's been done before, did a search and it didn't work.
I had a long journey to do at the weekend so packed:
sleeping bag
duvet
shovel
jump leads
tow rope
full toolkit
food
water
cooker

What do you guys take?

 

[ex-member Raikey]

no probs mate,..i havent seen one either so,....

big coat
walking boots (lets face it, the walk out comes before kipping in the car if poss)
4litres water
choccy choc!!!
my beverage bag, tea coffee, whitner,sugar, hot choccy choc!!
trangia and billy and meths
SAK and steel
german army poncho
woollen blanky

its in a day sack in passenger footwell been there about 3 weeks..

Cheers

Stu

 

[Tank]

its in a day sack in passenger footwell been there about 3 weeks..

Be careful to keep it out of sight, i had my kit stolen from behind the passengers seat the other night.

 

[Gotte]

Sleeping bag liner
tow rope
jump leads
Medial kit
boots
Bodywarmer
Hat
waterproof jacket
Bottle of water
wind up torch
book
shovel
Fleece blanket
gloves

This is mainly for winter. For summer it's much lighter.
I figure it's good for one night. I always go out in a coat, so if I were sleeping in the car, I'd have that and all the spare clothing, blanket etc, should it get really chilly. I wouldn't be trying to dig myself out at night, just staying put. That's what the book's for.

 

[JonathanD]

It's well worth the effort to stock your car kit up...

http://news.aol.co.uk/uk-news/story/couple-stranded-in-car-for-17-hours/1447169

 

[bojit]

Not telling !!!!!!!!!


see post #3

Craig..............

 

[bikething]

All year round I carry:

Torch
First aid kit (must learn to use that properly sometime )
Jump leads
Tow rope
wheel brace
Folding shovel
12-volt compressor thingy
waterproof coat
bulb kit
a couple of 12hour chemical light sticks
warning triangle.

If it's subzero i add a Sabre 45 containing:

wooly jumper
down jacket
mittens
wooly hat
waterproof over trousers
small gas stove + FULL gas canister
Ti-lite mug to heat water in
tupperware box containing hot chocolate sachets, cup-a-soups, noodles, choccy bars, oatcakes and snickers bars + lighter + matches + spoon to eat with!!
head torch + spare batteries
2 x 12hour light sticks + 2 x 30 minute high brightness lightsticks
2l of water - replaced weekly.
small kit of 'useful stuff' like gaffa tape, seamgrip, sewing kit (used by a colleague this morning ), 10m of paracord, tinder pouch with tinder, firesteel and another lighter.

I take the rucksack in the house when i get home so the water doesn't freeze

in addition, in the boot I carry
Walking boots + gaiters
Jerven Fjellduken Thermo hunter + hi-vis rescue flag
full size aluminium Snow shovel
Set of Autosocks for the car tyres

I always carry a leatherman and a small torch on my belt.
In my pockets I'll have disposable tissues and at least one lighter.

 

[Robbi]

thats one big car boot you have there !! LOL !

 

[bikething]

thats one big car boot you have there !! LOL !

you want to see the amount of work related kit that's in there with it!

to be fair, all the extra winter kit would fit in the sabre 45 if I tried... and the 'year round' stuff is either in the glovebox, or in a holdall that measures about 18" long by 8" wide by 10" high

oh, and my drive to the office involves crossing Dartmoor

 

[bojit]

Sorry about the last post but i couldn't resist it .

I drive a ex police riot van and it has everything in it .
couple of tents, 4 sleeping bags, mats ,tarps,
all my cooking kit+food+25litre of water,knives ,axes,boots ,clothing and waking gear
tool kit for van and tow kit .
we had a roofrack built for it to take our four sit on top kayaks.
on a friday morning we can load all our kayak gear ,clothes and food on board
pick the kids up at lunchtime and be up in the highlands tent up food on the go by 5pm.It's a big van with lots of room but driven properly dosn't cost a fortune to run.

Craig.........

 

[zarkwon]

Here's one I started a while back that covers my winter car kit
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63657&p=770042&highlight=#post770042

 

[Walks with dogs]

I've always got an overnight bag in the boot that includes a complete change of clothes, a good waterproof, a light down jacket , hat gloves and baseball cap. Other bits in the bag include a wind up/ solar radio/ torch/ ish charger for mobile phone, led mini mag, lighter, sak, leatherman copy, several cereal bars. Toothbrush, tiny toothpaste and hand wash gel. Also OS maps of local and surrounding area.
Also in the boot are bottles of water, cheap sleeping bag, picnic blanket, first aid kit, duct tape, string, tow rope, jump leads. Few other tools.
A bag of stuff for the dogs, couple of days dog food, bowl, dog bags, towels.
I'm looking to cover being stranded for a night to the house burning down and the contents of the car being all I've got. Maybe I worry too much.

 

[ian_glover]

not really my car as i only ride motorbikes, but i do try to keep a few things in the misses car.
jump leads, spare dog lead, water and water bowl, torch. but thats about it.

 

[superc0ntra]

Now it's winter so.
-Shovel
-Antifreeze
-Oil
-Gas (that's petrol for you Britons) can
-Multitool
-Reflex Vest
-Water
-Chocolate Bar
-Fleece Blanket
-Spare Wool Cap
-Insulated Working Gloves
-Edit: Almost forgot flashlight.

Summer it's mostly the same minus shovel and the gloves are non insulated. Also the chocolate tends to melt so that's usually eaten in spring.

 

[Eggy]

A 1st aid kit, a survival kit & my spare Trangia stove/mess kit and 3 survival blankets inside a .50 cal ammo box that's wrapped in a travel rug and sealed in heavy duty polythene.