I'm just curious what you guys keep in the trunk (besides Wesley Eng, I don't have time to read the list of all the stuff you have back there! ).

I try to keep a decent array of supplies for minor situations, but I'm far from "prepared" for a long-term situation.

Year Round:

• Jumper Cables
• Paper Towels
• Work Gloves
• 5.11 Tactical "Light for Life" Flashlight & 90 Second Quick Charger
• 1/2" Breaker Bar
• Basic 1/2" & 3/8" drive Socket Set
• Stanley Multi-Bit Screwdriver
• Heavy-Duty Air Compressor (
  Link
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  )
• 1 Gallon Gas Can (thinking of removing this, I don't often gamble with E, so it's unlikely to ever be needed)
• Power Inverter
• Bottle Jack (Soooo much better than the OEM jack)
• Draw Bar w/ D-Ring
• 20' Tow Strap
• 1st aid Kit
• Fire Extinguisher

Winter
All of the above, plus:

• Hat
• Gloves
• Ski Mask
• Good Quality Snow Broom & Scraper
• "Ice Melt" Washer Fluid
• 30' Tow Strap (In addition to the 20')

I cannot stress enough how much easier it is to change a tire if you have a breaker bar and a socket set. OEM tools SUCK. And if a friend needs a hand, you have tools on hand to save their *** too.

Anyone else keep stuff on hand? I just have mine in a "tote" in the trunk, and the socket set & air compressor under the front seats.

 

I have 95% of that plus tire chuck & quick release attachments. Tire Plug Kit, I already used one string out of the kit. Saved me a trip to the shop. Army first aid kit with tourniquet.

I really want a winch and amber strobe lights

 

I was just coming here to add a few more things, one of which being a 1st aid kit.

-1st aid kit
-Tow Strap
-Draw bar w/ a D-ring on it (goes into hitch receiver and then you attach a tow strap to it)


As for the amber strobes, on my [long] list of crap to do is LED strobes in the reverse lamp housings, and possibly the front corners. The air compressor has a tire chuck and gauge of its own, so no need for those in mine, but I know you have the air horn setup, so that's a great setup in yours.

 

I also need to get a tow strap before snow hits. I have a hitch, but can't I just get the hook type tow straps and use the eye on the frame? Or is it safer to go the whole draw bar & D ring route?

 

I got it for a few reasons.
-It centers the force on the frame, lowering the probability of twisting it.
-It gives you more control over the vehicle when trying to steer, as opposed to fighting it from being pulled to one side.
-It moves the strap away from your bumper (when I was pulled out of the mud, the strap rubbed on the bottom of my bumper, and left a small mark ).
-It allows you more angles to use, without touching the paint.




Now, of course, you couldn't pull someone else out from the red angle, but if YOU are stuck, and need to be carefully spun around/pivoted/rotated, the D-Ring setup can come in handy.

The one I have looks just like this:



and wasn't too expensive. I think I got it on sale for like $20-$30.

 

When using D rings, is it better to use it with tow straps ends that are just loops, or are hooks okay?

 

Mine have hooks

 

Damn, am I late for the party?
Burton you're always ahead of me on these fun thread posts..

Well, better late than never I suppose. Here's my RS/EKs:

Basic (Everyday,)-
[upper hatch]
1gal. portable fuel canister
100' 600lb poly-rope

[left drop bin]
15' jumper cables

[left drop bin]
1' bungie strap
fire extinguisher


[Beneath hatch]
15' Tow Strap w/hooks (rated 6,500lb capacity)
1.25lb axe
First Aid Kit
Aluminum tape
Hazard Triangle Reflector (LED)
+ stock spare & jack tools



Not shown:
Thermal Blanket (aluminum foil emergency packet)
120 Lumens LED flashlight

 

if it is just local travel, I think yours is sufficient. but for real long travel, esp in winter, tire chains are necessary for the usual road closure except to those with chains.

 

Good idea, I'll have to add those to my kit.
Thanks.

As for winter..
There's not much of that here in Dallas.
BUT, we do get a lot of feral hogs... so, here's my kit for them critters >

 

Back scratchers are a critical tool in protecting yourself from ferral hogs

I realize now that I forgot a bunch of stuff. I'll update it later tonight and add some pics.

 

Hey man.. Have you seen our damn mesquitos?
When you're out "in the woods" of Texas (ie: backyard) stalking hogs, you better have on yourself some bug killers and a handy scratcher for those that eventually getscha...

And, once you get some of them hogs...
Need me one of these >

Preferably that folds up like this one.

AND, have a dolly built-in!

 

I have a hitch rack like that, I got it for transporting my generator. I got one for a steal @ $40, lightly used, but if I hadn't gotten that deal I was going to actually get one made for a 4 wheeler/ATV lol.

Like this:



They're smaller, cheaper, and most are for 2" receivers. I liked them because many of them are designed like the one above to raise the platform, which I thought would be beneficial considering how low the O. Sport sits.

 

What I really want (wished for) is that we had a real front bumper (at least something like a reinforcement bar right behind our front rubber fascia...) So, I can mount one of these >


And, then be able to add this bad boy


or the rope version

 

Actually just jumper cables , a stroller and a pressure washer currently filling up the trunk!