What's in your emergency kit?

[219]

Oh , in winter I carry a shovel in case I need to dig myself out of the snow - only needed it once in 30 years when heavy snow blocked me into a carpark , thanks to the snowplough going past and piling it up in front of my car

 

[219]

Erm ......... '5 breeze blocks' ????

Just spotted that one .

Thanks Derek

 

[Spinal]

If it's overloaded boots we are touting...


Granted, this was halfway across Africa during last year's rally...
M.

 

[219]

Isn't that what a boot's for ?

 

[st4]

I've also got 4 disposable BBQ's....

You never know, whilst broken down I'll need to cook something....








I'll get my coat!!

 

[Mad4Coupes]

Oh yeah, forgot one thing!

Spare cell phone... wired into the boot, so that it's always on and trackable Can be used in an emergency too...

Actually, that's a very good idea if its hidden out the way somewhere. Saves money on having an expensive tracker system fitted and can still triangulate a mobiles position to within 400 ft using the traceamobile or followus websites

 

[iscaboy]

Actually, that's a very good idea if its hidden out the way somewhere. Saves money on having an expensive tracker system fitted and can still triangulate a mobiles position to within 400 ft using the traceamobile or followus websites

it's a very good idea apart from the faraday cage.

 

[DITTRICH]

Nothing. My cars have never broken down!

Never left the garage?

 

[DITTRICH]

My kit of stuff for long Russian trips:-

1 International Driving Permit
2 UK License
3 Insurance Certificate & Green Card
4 V5C and colour photocopies
5 German Umwelt Plackette, and any other required motorway vignettes.

6 Mobile phone with roaming
7 European and Russian GPS mapping (Garmin) (no more paper maps)

8 Torch and spare batteries AA / AAA
9 Spare bulbs
10 Headlamp blinkers for europe
11 Fire extnguisher
12 1 litre of engine oil
13 Yellow hi vis jacket
14 First Aid Kit
15 Warning Triangle
16 Jumper Leads
17 Tow Rope
18 Tire Weld
19 12v tire compressor
20 Toilet paper (already mentioned above)
21 Basic Toolkit
22 Stuff to eat
23 plenty of MP3 DVDs
24 grotty blanket
25 scissors
26 bin bags for family detritus
27 wheel locking nut

and last but not least...

28 small trolley jack (because I'm a lazy git and its bleedin' hot in summer in Russia!)

Surprisingly alot of this fits below boot floor level in the poky little spaces around the spare wheel.

Les

 

[Colin_b]

Do you keep your head in the boot ?

I keep my head about me at almost all times. I find that more useful than a sack of spanners in the boot of a noddy dog on the parcel shelf

 

[Meldrew2]

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AA card.




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[markjay]

I carry just about everything - just to help others : my cars never , ever break down

Besides car's basic tool kit

Two small socket sets 1/4" & 1/2" drive (cheap ones but OK for roadside emergencies , good tools kept & used at home)
Box of assorted spanners , screwdrivers etc
Heavy duty jump leads
Tow Rope + 'D' shackles
12V air compressor
6x D Cell Mag Lite
2Kg Powder Fire Extinguisher
5L can of petrol
Comprehensive box of bulbs & fuses
Trailer Board & extension cable
First Aid Kit
Assortment of tie wraps
Roll of gaffer tape
Spare V belts & dist cap for my own car ( just in case )
Roof bars + ratchet straps
2L bottle of oil
2L bottle of water
1L bottle of ATF
Screenwash concentrate
Box of latex gloves
Pack of 'wet wipes'
Hi-Viz Jacket
Magnetic Blue light bar ( for work , but have used at roadside emergencies to protect myself and others ) .

Probably more that I can't remember off the top of my head .

"An empty boot is a waste of space"

clearly, you are the one to beat...

2 x Hi Viz
6 D Cell Maglite, 2 AA Maglite, LED torch
Emergency warning beacon
Bunch of 'Sticklites' (the type you break for 8h fluorescent illumination)
Fire Extinguisher (Powder, 1Kg)
Tow Rope
Very thick insulated jump cables - 3m
Wet wipes
Plastic Gloves
Emergency Blanket
Tick insulated gloves
Woolly hat
'baseball cap'
DIN First Aid Kit
MB First Aid Kit (the original one that came with the car)
Spare for every light bulb and fuse (apart from the foglights H4s which can't be changed at the roadside)
Michelin Digital Tyre Quick Inflator
Tyre seal spray can (which I hope I'll never use, but just in case)
Tyre wear indicator
Digital tyre pressure gauge
Mechanical tyre pressure gauge
Wheel bolt wrench with long extension
An array of basic tools, e.g. screw drivers, spanners, etc
Pack of cable ties
Duct tape
Screen wash
T-cut, cloth, and touch-up paint for minor repairs
Folding umbrella (not the Rolls-Royce type, just a basic £5 one...)
UK Road Atlas
London A-Z
Tom-Tom (hidden in the cabin, for emergency use)
Mobile phone charger, just in case....
And last but not least - two rolls of bog paper, just in case!

Have been carrying this around with me for over 10 years in various cars, never broke down so far!

 

[markjay]

And.... the Hi-Viz vests are not in the boot, instead they are neatly folded in the maps/documents net near the passenger's seat base, so that occupants can put them on before leaving the vehicle