What's in your car?

[crispini]

Tell us about the stuff you habitually carry around in your car.

Me: Book of maps. Yoga mat. Music tapes (yes, it's an older car with a TAPE DECK, gasp.) Emergency car kit with flares and whatnot. Sewing kit and a lint brush. (also for emergencies, of the wardrobe kind). Umbrella. Oh, and there's usually a couple of coffee cups in there because I have my morning cuppa on the way to work and I tend to leave them in the car. :blush:

You?

[auntAgonist]

1. In my car...

cd's various music
1 umbrella
1 pair of boots (in case I get stranded and have to walk someplace in the snow)
3 pair of mitts/gloves ( I get SO cold )
1 water bottle
first aid kit
maps
cb radio (yup a cb radio)

that's about it.

[flvegan]

2. In my car, I have

cds
umbrella
2 water bottles
2 cans of cat food
small bag of dog food
collapsable animal cage (small)
gym stuff (gloves, wrist straps, towel)
small air compressor
fire extinguisher
2 leashes
boltcutters
large blanket
basic tool kit
cell phone charger

Man, that seems like a lot of stuff.

[crispini]

16. Heh, boltcutters and cat food.

Isn't it telling, what we have in our cars? ;)

[RetroLounge]

3. In my car...

1) Two car seats with or without kids in them.
2) Lots of CD's
3) Window Scraper/Snow brush
4) Bottle of Tums in the glove box
5) Extra pair of winter gloves
6) Blanket

RL

[Burma Jones]

4. Children, and.....

Empty Water Bottles
Empty Coffee Cups
iPod
Cassette adapter for said iPod
Seatbelt adapters for the kids
Blankets
extra outer wear
various and sundry books
Clorets Gum
A Spare Tire
Large Plastic Trash Bags
Gym Clothes
Sunglasses
first aid kit
ice scraper
windshield wiper fluid

[pokerfan]

5. poker chip set (duh!)

and a backgammon board

flares, tools, jumper cables, flashlight, tow strap

sleeping bag, skis, sunglasses, umbrella

[Blue Diadem]

6. dog hair..

and if we're driving it, usually the dog to go with it. A blanket to attempt to keep the hair off the rear seat..and a large terry cover for the passenger front seat. He likes to sit in the passenger seat while he waits for us. Not much else in the passenger area except for a window scraper/snow brush...everything else is kept in the trunk to avoid becoming dog chew.

[lizziegrace]

7. In mine

Emergency kit, bottle of washer fluid and tire chains in the trunk. In the passenger compartment, dead leaves, first aid kit, dozens and dozens of cds, kleenex an atlas and a compass. I get lost backing out of my driveway and I've lived here nearly 12 years. It's an ADD thing I guess. :shrug:

[AlCzervik]

8. Altoids, cd's, flashlight, 12 in 1 tool, 1 gallon trashbags, Febreeze

sunglasses, paper towels and a box kleenex. My car got stoen about a year and half ago and since that time i leave nothing of value in my new car.

[crispini]

17. what's a 12 in 1 tool?

Inquiring minds want to know!

[AlCzervik]

32. it's kind of like a swiss army knife with more tools.

http://froogle.google.com/froogle_cluster?q=12+in+1+tool&pid=4838477716347415800&oid=8239018628589218322&btnG=Search+Froogle&oi=froogler&lmode=&addr=&scoring=p&hl=en

like this one.

[crispini]

33. Like MacGuyver!

;)

[LSK]

49. i got one of those tools too

And flashlight, air pressure guage and jumper cables. Good to be prepared.

[justabob]

9. in my car

Mapsco
several coffee cups
toys
ipod (great for getting around that older car tape deck problem :) )
misc clothing and shoes
books
lots of papers ... receipts, school memos etc
a bag with misc supplies like pens, pencils, scissors, rubber bands


trunk:
jumper cables
gas can
water
rain slicker

[crispini]

18. I was going to say Mapsco,

but I thought nobody would know what I meant. :D

[justabob]

25. A Mapsco has always been in my car

so it just came out without thinking. :) I think they have branched out so people outside DFW know them, but I may be wrong. I haven't been to their store in a long time.

[GOPisEvil]

10. Emergency kit, umbrella and a sun shade.

I think there's also a city map and other assorted papers in one of the map pockets. Oh and all the receipts from where I've gotten my car serviced are in there.

[neweurope]

11. Three hats. A rain jacket. Two folding chairs. A barbecue

thingamajig - useful for putting under wheel when the going gets rough and to cook on when on the road. Bird food. Horse food. A mattress (it's a little bus). One or two empty bottles of mineral water. A wind jacket. Maps of my area (also of Ireland and Poland, the last two countries I visited... maps kind of LIKE to live in this car.) Emergency kit. Knife. Blanket.

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Remember Fallujah

Bush to The Hague!

[crispini]

19. Ok, explain how the barbecue thingamajig

is useful for putting under the wheel AND for cooking? That sounds like a very improbable combination!

[neweurope]

28. My English isn't good enough *grml*

It's that top flat grid thing of the barbecue that you put the meat on. You can put that under the wheels (good in ice and snow, also on grassy slopes uphill as I've found out). Also you can prop it up with four stones, make a fire underneath (when I travel I usually have some coal with me, but wood will do) and place your meat, or your kettle or whatever, on it.

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Remember Fallujah

Bush to The Hague!

[crispini]

34. A grill? A grate?

Now I know what you mean, anyway! Interesting idea, would've never thought of that. :D

[neweurope]

36. Oh yes you would have thought of it -

if your car had been stuck in the loneliest French mountains, literally in the middle of nowhere - and that grill/grate/whatever thingy you had with you for cooking was the only thing you could put under the wheel. I've been using it ever since :)

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Remember Fallujah

Bush to The Hague!

[LeftyMom]

12. One huge carseat

a quart of oil
a thing of wiper fliud
a thing of coolant
maps
jumper cables
1st aid kit
napkins
change
spare clothes for LeftyKid

[Spider Jerusalem]

13. ...

Umbrella

sunglasses

cell phone charger

several tins of caffeinated mints in the glove box

North American road atlas

portable 12v DC air compressor

tool kit with screwdrivers, ratchet, sockets and crescent wrench

jumper cables

hydraulic jack rated @ 5000 lbs (because the near-useless jack that comes with the car just doesn't do it if you have to change a tire on the shoulder of an indifferently maintained road at 3 am in freezing fucking cold)

full-size spare tire (I made a point of getting a spare wheel and having a tire put on - the undersized rubber doughnut is a joke, IMO)

[purr]

14. Baby wipes, 3 car seats, umm.... empty water bottles,

fast food wrappers, petrified french fries, my sirius unit that wont stay adhered to my windshield, and I think thats it.

[RevCheesehead]

15. It would be easier to list what ISN'T in my car.

Honestly, it's a real pit. I need to clean it out.

[Capn Sunshine]

20. My "George Bush is President emergency supply kit"

In anticipation of being caught away from home during a big fucking disaster and not being able to return. I loaded my trunk with survival supplies Jan 2, 2001.

Tent, stove, firewood, BBQ coals, Cooler, two cases of water,plastic bags, toilet paper, crowbar, hammer,hydraulic jack, come along, cable, rope, sledge and framing hammer, combat boots, fishing supplies, poncho, tarp (camo) machete, and chocolate malted milk balls. Oh, and a rain coat.

What am I missing?

[crispini]

21. Ok, you must have a really big trunk.

I don't think I could fit all of that in my CAR let alone my TRUNK.

[Capn Sunshine]

24. It's all compact.

but , it's a Mercedes , they have a trunk the size of an import pickup.

[Rabrrrrrr]

22. Suntan lotion, prescription sunglasses, maps, rain poncho,

a number of pens and two micro-notebooks, hand lotion, a couple face wipes, chapstick, listerine bresh fresheners, floss, some of those cloth tooth brushing thingies you put on your finger, tire pressure guage, three baseball-style caps, extra bottles of water, AAA card, a small hand towel,

[eyepaddle]

23. CDs

Ice scraper
2 spare stocking hats (1 acrylic, 1 fleece)
large beach towel (potential blanket use--as well as just helping me in my kayaking during the season)
Tool box (not elaborate, but fairly complete)
Work boots (will do for hiking in a pinch)
Spare light weight jacket (extra roomy for layering purposes)
Kayak paddle (no real use for it this time of year--but no other good place to put it!)
A couple of regulation tournament discs (frisbees 175 grams)


I just need to hook myself up with some candles for heat in an emergency, food, well let's just say I'd have a couple of days before that became a serious concern!

[seemunkee]

26. Climbing shoes, chalk bag and a pair of shorts.

I try to keep it clean. The only other thing I normally have is my CD book.

[Aristus]

27. A child's car seat, my bag of books for school, and a buttload of

CD's for the stereo. B-)

[Skittles]

29. Work books

I work in a common area and do not trust them to be left at work....people "borrow" them and then I cannot find them

[cmf]

30. Not much in either car

In the trunk there's an emergency kit, a blanket and tire chains. Inside the car, we usually keep some cds, an umbrella, some sunglasses, some maps and an ice scraper. In the glove compartment goes the tire pressure guage, the car handbook, a disposable camera, and the insurance and registration papers. I'm very obsessive about keeping my cars clean inside, so I always cart out whatever doesn't belong in the car when I get home, and I've taught my husband to do the same. :)

[Floogeldy]

31. About a dozen empty, smelly fast food sacks and drink cups.

:)

[EstimatedProphet]

35. I have a truck

Road atlas
Couple quarts of oil
Tool set
Far too many papers
Several gallons of water-in case a hose goes out
Boots
Umbrella
Ice scraper
MAterials to make a set of rifle targets, which I haven't done yet
Pens
Extra checkbook
Spare change
Several Grateful Dead dancing bear beanie-babies

[djeseru]

37. Fortune cookie wrappers and leaves.

A couple of pretty rocks, butterfly wing, straw wrapper, U2 CD, proof of insurance, first aid kit, napkins.

[Oeditpus Rex]

38. GM crate 350

with an Edelbrock Performer™ intake manifold, a Holley 650 single-pump four-barrel carb and Hedman 1 5/8-inch headers into 3-inch collectors.

Yeah, I know — it needs detailing bad. :blush:





Oops... thought this was the gearhead forum. :crazy:

[GOPisEvil]

40. Nice...nice.

:)

Man, I wish I could take your brother's EC...x(

[Oeditpus Rex]

43. I do too

It'd make both of you happy. :pals:

[GOPisEvil]

45. If I'd gotten this job I was up for...

...I could have. But nooooooooo. We'll see. I'd like to have a project (that's not a total wreck) as well as a utility vehicle.

[skygazer]

39. My list

Registration, insurance card, smog certificate
Pens
Maglite
Road atlas
Emergency spotlight that plugs into cigarette lighter
Emergency bag containing water, blanket that has a waterproof side and a fleece side, granola, matches and a change of clothing
Book
Toolbox containing mechanic's tools (plug wrench, socket set, wrenches, etc.)
Toolbox containing carpentry tools (hammer, pliers, tape measure)
Cordless drill
Emergency kit containing hydraulic jack, road flares, flashlight
Jumper cables
Bungee cords
Spare container of oil
Brake fluid
Anti-freeze
Washer fluid
Duct tape
Machete
Star bar
Spare tire
Alcohol wipes

I think that's about it.

[mucifer]

41. being a home health hospice nurse I have lots of interesting things in

my trunk. Emergency car kit stuff.
But also chux pads syringes needles needle box, assorted gauzes and dressings urinary catheters central line care products gastric tube products.

do I win for originality?

[crispini]

42. It's interesting what it tells about each one of our lives.

I think the urinary catheters are right up there with flvegan's boltcutters. :D

[Reverend_Smitty]

44. The interior of my car is spotless...

I have a few CD's in the center console, a map and insurance/registration info in the glove compartment and that is it. In my trunk I have an ice scraper, mini snow shovel, a sleeping bag, and a car vacuum. I can't stand to have a bunch of junk lying around

[SKKY]

46. Hmmm. Let's see. Golf Clubs, shoes, and my pull cart...

...My son's car seat. Some random CDs. Emergency road-side kit. My books from school. That's pretty much it.

[GalleryGod]

47. You mean in Da' Trunk ???

[LSK]

48. a motor and transmission

They come in handy sometimes! :P