Looks like I'll be here all week. Conversation starter: In your car?

"XJDano" (xjdano) 09/24/2014 at 08:43 • Filed to: discussion

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Discussion: What do you guys keep in your car? Being in construction & metro is a work car, its packed. Everything from OFF bug spray to Bosch cordless power tool set, rubber boots, change of clothes....

So my company is getting about $650/day for me to be out here observing in case demo crew gets into asbestos. So I'll be here as long as I can standing around watching.

macanamera > XJDano 09/24/2014 at 08:46

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Duct tape, plastic wrap, lysol, disposable gloves, hatchet, clown mask, most recent issue of Men's Health

505Turbeaux > XJDano 09/24/2014 at 08:47

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light tool kit tucked into the spare wheel well with flashlight, change of work clothes, a toothbrush and paste, and a few CD cases. Emergency hundred dollar bill tucked under the seat frame. Thats it

Your boy, BJR > XJDano 09/24/2014 at 08:48

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semi auto pistol, drugs, cash, fake passport, fake DHS credentials……the usual

Mattbob > XJDano 09/24/2014 at 08:50

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jumper cables, tire inflator, some random tools in the trunk, rags, change, Registration. I think that's all I have in the car on a regular basis. In my jeep, there is usually tons of bike crap and various shirts and tools.

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > XJDano 09/24/2014 at 08:51

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Dash Sun Shield (Texas is hot). Extra pair of coveralls, rags, float valve, hardhat, steel toes, sunglasses.

Nibbles > XJDano 09/24/2014 at 08:57

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Hazard kit, small toolkit, a gallon of water, thermal blanket, granola bars, sunscreen, ice scraper and phone charger.

Too many M's > XJDano 09/24/2014 at 09:04

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A couple dead hookers (one might be alive), some golf bats, and some Skittles.

twochevrons > XJDano 09/24/2014 at 09:14

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Up front: Phone charger, cassette tape adapter, pen, notebook, insurance card, folding sun shade, and about a pound of coins in the ashtray (damn parking meters).

In the back: Socket set, screwdrivers, ice scraper, first aid kit, inverter, wheelbrace, locking wheel nut gizmo, jack, full-sized spare.

Also, right now, a fair bit of the interior trim is hanging out in the back, too. I replaced a leaking heater core last weekend, and coolant takes FOR EVER to get out of carpet, so I've pulled it all out for now. Because racecar, or something.

yamahog > Too many M's 09/24/2014 at 09:21

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THEY'RE ONLY HOOKERS WHEN THEY'RE DEAD, CYRIL!

JGrabowMSt > XJDano 09/24/2014 at 09:25

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my wagon has my toolbox, two jackstands, a small 100odd piece tool kit, spare fluids, rags, and my detail kit for car shows. Takes up a lot less space than you think.

Toolbox has a small wrench set, pb blaster, a DIY fluid siphon, rags, a handful of sockets I need, some cutters, pliers, and a couple funnels.

Detail kit is my microfiber towels, turtle wax ice detail spray, windex, and a spray bottle with water. I move it to whatever car I'm taking to shows.

Glove compartment has my little flashlight, center console has some earbuds and my phone charger. The sunglass holder holds "protection" just in case.

yamahog > XJDano 09/24/2014 at 09:26

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Bottle jack, hippie seat covers, flat head screwdriver, spare nuts n bolts, safety glasses, gym bag, tire iron, an old air filter for mudding, a towel, box of fluids (including spare 5W30, throttle body cleaner, power steering fluid, gear oil, and wiper fluid), tire iron, lugnuts, jumper cables, machete, and the transfer case skid plate I haven't gotten around to installing.

Xyl0c41n3 > XJDano 09/24/2014 at 09:28

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Camera gear (tripod or monopod, other assorted gear, not the cameras themselves), rain boots, umbrella, towel, change of clothes, hoodie, Kleenexes, water bottle, small Swiffer duster, swag to leave in geocaches, a pen, flashlights, collapsible bike rack, first aid kit, tire pressure gauge, multi tool, jumper cables, and sometimes a walking stick for sussing out snakes while I'm hiking. And a couple of dash toys (two plastic stegosaurs) in the clock alcove, and two monsters guarding the back seat (a Domo that looks like a dinosaur, and a plush Ugly Doll like the one below).

OPPOsaurus WRX > XJDano 09/24/2014 at 09:36

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Roadside hazzard kit, USB phone charger, napkins, and a toothbrush - not to brush my teeth, but because every time I look at the car I see another little piece of wax i've missed in some panel gap. (2) car seats

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > XJDano 09/24/2014 at 09:36

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In the cabin:

Phone holder, phone charger, a couple CDs, cassette adaptor, gas fillup/mileage logbook, owners manual, emergency hoodie.

Trunk:

HVAC duct tape, spare tire, my old hubs, my old shocks, interior clips, a backpack, a hat, several empty cardboard boxes, red spray paint, my engine's vanity cover, a jack, and I believe an air pump.

Sam > XJDano 09/24/2014 at 09:43

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In my BMW: Nothing at all.

In my Porsche: A quart of oil, a gallon of premixed coolant, a few tools, a multimeter, a spare fuel pump relay, and most importantly - a fire extinguisher.

Sam > Your boy, BJR 09/24/2014 at 09:44

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I always carry my fully-automatic-military-style assault pistol for that type of situation.

Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish > XJDano 09/24/2014 at 09:46

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Sleeping bag, paper towels, tool set, GPS, spare hoodie and beanie, skateboard, plastic shopping bags, water, first aid kit, sunglasses, and a towel.

"A towel, [The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy] says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value. You can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble-sanded beaches of Santraginus V, inhaling the heady sea vapors; you can sleep under it beneath the stars which shine so redly on the desert world of Kakrafoon; use it to sail a miniraft down the slow heavy River Moth; wet it for use in hand-to-hand-combat; wrap it round your head to ward off noxious fumes or avoid the gaze of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal (such a mind-boggingly stupid animal, it assumes that if you can't see it, it can't see you); you can wave your towel in emergencies as a distress signal, and of course dry yourself off with it if it still seems to be clean enough." - Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

buford-t-justice > Your boy, BJR 09/24/2014 at 10:05

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Do you also have a flip license plate?

Sn210 > XJDano 09/24/2014 at 10:17

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I keep a spare wiper blade in my trunk. My driver's side wiper failed on me once and it was no fun. Of course, wipers only fail on rainy days.

Big Bubba Ray > XJDano 09/24/2014 at 10:41

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Small toolbox for potential on the road fixes. Jumper cables, mechanix gloves, tow straps. .38 snub nose...

Your boy, BJR > buford-t-justice 09/24/2014 at 11:01

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No but I have several stolen ones from other states

MrPseudonym > XJDano 09/24/2014 at 11:05

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Pack o' gum. Aux cable. Charging cable. CABLES CABLES CABLES.

Sweet Trav > XJDano 09/24/2014 at 13:20

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In the Summer: Golf Clubs, the Winter Hockey bag and sticks. All year round: Jumper cables, a small tool kit for both cars and computers (You wouldn't believe how many family members ask me to "fix" their computers when I stop over for dinner) A cold weather hat and gloves a fleece jacket and usually a couple of bottles of water in case of emergency.

Call me pragmatic if you wish.

Captain_Spadaro > XJDano 09/24/2014 at 15:04

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Cabin: Towel, washcloth, cargo blanket, large maglite, umbrella, whiffle ball.

Trunk: Mechanic's toolkit, cool bags, long flat blade screwdriver, jumper cables, funnel for oil, scraper, and the spare tire.