Important spares to keep in the car

[d215yq]

Camping gas/utensils, coffee/olive oil/dish soap, 6l water, pen knife, sleeping mat, sleeping bag, beach towel, beach blanket, suncream, walking boots...for if I'm in the countryside and want a coffee break/outdoors sleep/visit a secluded beach I spot...these things certainly happen a lot more often than breaking down so would rather keep these "spares" instead of the usual (limited to toolkit, WD40, oil and spare wheel)...

 

[A.J.]

Oh yes forgot trolley jack. So much easier than using normal jacks

I assume that will be for parking in awkward gaps or opening up awkward gaps

 

[A.J.]

Nothing that was not in the car when it left the factory.

Just how I like it !!

 

[keefysher]

Double snickers bars, or triple as the size has been reduced these days, box loads

 

[bob 6600]

I assume that will be for parking in awkward gaps or opening up awkward gaps

No need - the S210 is soo easy to park

 

[3146bj]

A full size spare wheel if I'm going out into the country (every couple of weeks), 2 or 3 small (1 litre) bottles of water, Sat Nav, and a country area map book. Around Melbourne, as little junk as possible and remember my phone. In summer, chocolate is banned - just so hard to clean out of the console after it's melted, which is nearly every day. A roll of paper towels and some glass cleaner is useful to de-bug the windscreen so you can see the kangaroos before you hit them.

 

[EmilysDad]

.... which is nearly every day.....

No need to show off .....

 

[PINBALL]

Girlfriend never goes out anywhere without a part used toilet roll, as well as kitchen towel n wet wipes etc.

 

[keefysher]

Girlfriend never goes out anywhere without a part used toilet roll, as well as kitchen towel n wet wipes etc.

Perhaps Tena Lady would be better?

 

[PINBALL]

Just one more thing nobody mentioned, apart from plastic zip ties, I do carry an old wire coat hanger, bent to length of toolbox in case of exhaust mounting snapping i had once in Holland.

 

[LostKiwi]

Just one more thing nobody mentioned, apart from plastic zip ties, I do carry an old wire coat hanger, bent to length of toolbox in case of exhaust mounting snapping i had once in Holland.

That's what fence wire/welding wire is for.

 

[Headhurts]

Hi-Vis jacket, brolly, torch, knife, spare glasses, binoculars, hats, jacket, pen and notebook, sun glasses, picnic blanket, shopping bags.

Lots of other c**p I never use.

Robin

 

[EmilysDad]

Pretty soon, some are going to need to get a tow bar fitted so they can carry all this extra stuff around in a trailer

 

[Mark Little]

box of disposable gloves in case of wheel change, etc

 

[ernieh]

......and nobody has mentioned a fan belt!

Ernie

 

[AndySlade]

......and nobody has mentioned a fan belt!

Ernie

or spare fuses

 

[LostKiwi]

or spare fuses

Spare fuses are built into the fuse box

 

[A.J.]

I am surprised how many people mistrust their cars. All I carry is a bottle of water and some tissues in case of bird sh1t attack, oh, and some shopping bags apart, that is, from the standard tool kit