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So, I'm confused... What's the mini-lathe for? To mill your own arrowheads?

Now about that pressure washer.. that's going to extremes.
Being a bit too vain, I'd say.

 

The pressure washer is for removing the plasti-dip from the wife and kid after they've been out for a ride with me.

 

With the storm season still about..
I need to add one of these to my EK, just in case our lakes overflow their banks-

- inflatable catamaran

 

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I was only half kidding about my storm comment and needing that inflatable...

Man, did the folks down in Austin get dumped on yesterday or what! (Would have needed all of our ground clearance Plus another 8 inches! Dang..)

NEWS

 

Year Round:

Jumper Cables
LED Flashlight
Basic 3/8" drive Socket Set
Kobalt Ratcheting Multi-Bit Screwdriver Set
Needle Nose / Channel Locks / Utility Knife
Tire Air-Compressor
Tire Pressure Gauge
20' Tow Strap
Reflective Warning Triangle
Mini Fuse Kit
First Aid Kit (From Hell)
Work Gloves
Thermal Blanket
Rain Poncho
Zip Ties
Multi Purpose Tape
EZ-Pass

Emergency response: Full Set of Turnout Gear including -
Bunker Coat
Bunker Pants
Boots
Rescue Gloves
Fire Gloves
Fire Hood
Helmet
Safety Glasses
Ear Protection
Fire-Maxx Tool

Winter Kit
All of the above, plus:

Mini Snow Shovel
Ice Scraper
Rain-X Winter Mix Washer Fluid

 

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Not bad.
How are you storaging all those gear? (in our tiny hatch area)

That reminds me I need a fuse kit, poncho, shovel and kitty litter.

 

To really show how well I have it laid out I'll take a picture for you. It took me a few hours to get in the car when I brought it home and really figure out how to nestle my gears into the various spaces. Anyway here is the layout, just front of the sub on the right side I have a red "Justin case" emergency kit that has a few additions, clipped onto the side of that red case and lined up with the notch in the trim is the kobalt screwdriver kit. Jammed behind the red bag up against the seat I have the 3/8 drive socket set. To the left of the red bag I have an 18 Gal sterilite (see link) with all my fire gear stashed in a quickdraw layout so I can get it on easily and quickly. Stashed just in front of the sterilite bin is the shovel, ice scraper and firemaxx tool. In the mini pocket on the left I have the cargo net ready to be deployed if needed. in the wheelwell I have the safety triangle, under the drivers seat I have my med kit from hell (I'm an RN so I have a bunch of things added to a cheapo Wal-Mart esque kit) Glovebox holds the flashlight.


http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sterilite-...-of-8/10401037


These bins fit perfect right under the cargo cover long ways front to back you could fit 2 if you really wanted to. since the angle of the seat they also leave a perfect amount of room for longer objects you like to have but don't always use.

 

So, after two weeks ago, I added a hotel room key to my roadside kit. Why you may ask? We had a freak ice storm and I didn't have my winter gear in the car yet. Needless to say, rain turned to sleet, sleet turned to ice, and car froze shut. All I had in the car was a room key from a past trip. It saved the day by helping carve the windshield out..... It's now a staple in my kit.

 

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ha!
Perhaps one of these will do better...


As of right now we're experiencing 84 degrees by tomorrow afternoon we'll be in 42 degrees then hit 30s tomorrow night. Then Friday will get a cool 22 degrees at night, just lovely...

"Winter is Coming."

Time to pack some heatpacks and a shovel.

 

It definitely looks cooler. It is dropping considerably here as well. it was 68 yesterday and now tonight it is dropping to the teens and then it will be 6 tomorrow. Suppose to have snow tonight. Lovely new weather patterns.

 

I have to get out to the store and pick up a bottle jack to replace the scissor jack. If I do this will it fit in the same spot or do I have to keep it some other way?

I was thinking aboutgetting one of the harbour freight cheap'o 4 ton jacks. Do they provide enough lift for the tire to change it?

Lastly, is there a brand of bottle jack that is more reliable for a little bit more money or is everyone pretty much using the harbour freight jacks or of comparable quality?

 

Good question..
I have one of their mini 1.5 ton aluminum jacks but haven't bothered tested it on the O.Sport yet. They do have a claimed lift height of 14"... but not sure if that's enough to get the tire off the surface.

I haven't even looked for our proper jackpoint(s) on our vehicles...

 

With our temperatures hitting 19°F with a windchill of 0°F..

Time to add some of these to the R/E Kit.

 

Yesterday it was -17°F with a windchill of roughly -45°F here in Chicago, with about a foot of fresh snow from Saturday/Sunday. I wish I'd had a full body suit made out of those things.

On a plus note, my D-ring hitch receiver and tow strap came in handy last night. I tugged a Nissan Altima out of a snow drift in a matter of seconds. I was pleasantly surprised at how well the OS "recovered" another vehicle. Obviously, with such a fragile trans, this won't be a frequent event, but with such arctic temps, I felt compelled to lend a hand.

 

It's cold here pretty much half the year and a ton of snow so mainly I have a kit of snack bars / first aid kit / booster cables / tow straps / small collapsible shovel / small amount of sand / emergency blankets. Fit's all in a fairly small bag and stays in the trunk year round pretty much.

I love the hot packs but they can accidentally active from getting hit or bounced around and then don't work when you need them.