Everyday essential emergency supplies

Greetings,

I've slowly amassed roadside emergency supplies over the years, which has gotten to the point it's taking up the majority of the space under and behind my rear seats.

My goal is to cut things down to the bare essentials, moving things that I'm unlikely to need unless I'm off road into my overlanding supply set. I would (Ideally) like to be able to this entirely under my rear seat, freeing up the space behind the seats for a sub and other stuff.

I'm looking to get some feedback as well as see what others are carrying.

Essential Tools

1. 8GA 20ft Jumper Cables
2. Cheap HFT Air Compressor (Upgrade plans for mounting an ARB)
3. Deko Tool Kit (
   $80 DEKOPRO 228 Piece Socket Wrench Auto Repair Tool Combination Package Mixed Tool Set Hand Tool Kit with Plastic Toolbox Storage Case
   https://www.amazon.com/DEKOPRO-Combination-Package-Plastic-Toolbox/dp/B0723914V1)
4. Tire Plug Kit
5. Emergency Warning Triangle
6. Spare Fuses (1-15a)
7. Electrical Tape
8. Gorilla Duct Tape
9. Tire Gauge
10. Factory jack
11. 20FT Tow Strap
12. Recovery Shackles/hitch

Lighting and Visibility

1. Maglight (3D Cell LED)
2. Headlamp
3. LED Magnetic Road Flares (2)
4. Glow Sticks
5. Safety Vest

First Aid and Safety

1. Basic First Aid Kit
2. Rhino Trauma Kit
3. Nitrile Gloves (4)
4. Jogging/dust mask
5. 3M N95 mask

Survival and Outdoor

1. Gerber 31-000700 Bear Grylls Basic Survival Kit
2. Survival Compass
3. Rain Poncho (2)
4. Mylar Blanket (2)
5. Emergency Mylar Tent
6. Hand Warmers (4)
7. Emergency Fishing Kit
8. Survival Whistle
9. Matches
10. Flint Striker
11. Fire Starter Pack
12. Life Straw (2)
13. Multipurpose Pocket Survival Tool
14. 20oz sealed water (2)
15. 3000CAL Emergency Rations (2)

Miscellaneous

1. 18" Large Zip Ties
2. 8" Standard Zip Ties
3. Misc batteries
4. Plastic Drop Cloth (2)
5. Paper Towel Roll
6. Toilet Paper Roll
7. Umbrella
8. Razor Knife
9. Coated Gloves
10. 1GA Ziplock Bag
11. 1QT Ziplock Bag
12. Gravol
13. Hand Wipes
14. Cepacol
15. Chap Sticks
16. Paracord
17. 16GA Steel Wire
18. Jogging Mask
19. Mints
20. Ear Plugs
21. Pens

My thoughts are I could probably find a much smaller tool set for day to day things, which doesn't occupy the entirety of the cubby behind a seat, slightly shorter switch to 10ga, 12ft jumpers, remove some of the other non-essential things like the emergency fishing kit, hand warmers, life straws, stick to 1 first aid kit. Perhaps ideally finding a bag that fits the space underneath the driver side half of the rear seat or passenger side cubby behind the seat?

 

Put the survival/outdoor stuff in a bag and only carry it when you need it. I'd also add socks and waterproof winter gloves to the bag along with warm winter clothes if you're in a cold climate.

I have a bin with items that I don't need when I'm in town and it stays in the garage unless I head out off pavement or into areas without cell coverage.

 

That's the direction I'm thinking of going as well, the socks and winter gloves are a good idea!
What sort of bag are you using and where are you storing your standard roadside emergency stuff?

My hopes is to condense things down enough that I can fit it under the bench, with a toolkit behind the seats. I have the miscillaneous items in a backpack currently, but it can be a bit of a pain to shove behind the back seat with it's angle.

 

Jump Pack over cables
a) you don't need another vehicle
b) computers seem to like them better than cables

 

I've thought of that, my only worry is if I were to leave the lithium battery pack in the vehicle on an excessively hot day and it catches fire or damage from below freezing.

 

Was going to suggest more first aid/trauma stuff, but the rhino kit seems to cover that. Do you know how to use the contents though? I'd add more compressed packing gauze to it at least. And a second cat tourniquet. Sam splint could also be very helpful if someone breaks or dislocates something.

Warm hat(s) in addition to socks and gloves.

 

Looks really good. I'd only say having first aid as readily available as possible should be considered. I have tourniquets all over my truck and grab bags in reach. Ditch the jumper cables for a jump box. I've had mine for 7 years in the SE Georgia weather with no issues. A small shovel can also fit under your rear seat.

 

I don’t think that is a big issue to worry about. My jump pack comes out of the truck twice a year for recharge (just to top off, hasn’t really needed it), few times I used it for someone else and one time I needed it for myself.
Consider what you’d do if your battery died somewhere sketchy, ie on a trail or in a bad part of town. Who will you ask for a jump there, if you’re by yourself?

 

I've had a shell on my truck since I bought it so dry storage that you don't get with an open bed so most of my stuff is out of the passenger compartment and in the bed.

I have a plastic tub that stays in the bed with winter clothes. Socks and a pair of boots are back there year round. My compressor is hardwired and mounted in the bed. I also have a hi-lift and emergency lights back there along with my recovery bag. I keep first aid stuff and jumper cables under the back seats.

I also carry a lipo jump pack but having jumper cables is never a bad idea.

 

so no medical equipment

honestly folks can carry whatever they want I’m more curious what the best way to store and organize for quick access is

I have a couple TQ’s and whatnot but the fact they’re jumbled in glovebox or door pockets is not ideal

was def cheaper to throw them in that way though than buying MOLLE panels
Maybe just one, well placed, big enough, would be fine
Would then require holsters for the TQs though to mount them

jumper cables literally don’t work.

professionals do not use jumper cables.
and they take more space than a pack.

the number of times I have experienced cables not working at all, and a jumper pack working without issue, and still enough charge remaining to start multiple cars.

fuses im curious to know a good affordable source
Dealers sell them individually and marked up
Junkyard used is OEM high quality but a pain to get

eBay Amazon HFT have fuses but they’re not good. Melting, fire, allowing too much electricity, etc - something to use on a car you don’t care about.

the truck is insulated. Temp inside is not the same as outside.
NOCO sells a case.
Window visors crack for airflow in heat

even in a seat cubby, inside a lunchbox, jumper temp is probably lower.

don’t know where you live but I’ve lived in hot desert and mountains with snow and ice. Haven’t had an issue.
The dead Subaru without one down the street did.

 

I have one of the super cap ones for this reason. Can charge off of a not quite dead battery or any usb power source…even a solar panel.

 

An AR-15 with at least 5 loaded 30rd mags.

Coms.

 

Looks like a pretty good kit although I question why you would have ear plugs. And, since you are looking to save space, ditch the toilet paper but keep the paper towels. Substitute a poncho or parka for the umbrella to have both hands free. I have many of the same items but these are things I would do.

 

This is really dependent on geography. As others have said, keep a wilderness specific bag if you go in to the wilderness and throw it in when you need it.

In my truck all the time, a tool bag with basic tools, tow strap, soft loops, ratchet straps and a couple hundred feet of paracord, leather gloves sits behind the seat on a folded canvas tarp. Cheap tarps sound like someone is digging around in a potato chip bag in your ear every bump you hit. Canvas kind of smells, but it goes away with time. NOCO jump pack, basic first aid kit (mine is geared towards burns) pair of Hoka Speedgoat goretex trail runners as I am usually in steel toed boots. I keep a maglite 4C LED, a Streamlight 1L-1AA and a Black Diamond Storm head light. Frogg Toggs rain jacket and clip on shades.

When I am on the road overnight for work along with what ever luggage I am carrying I have a sling bag with any extra meds I need, handgun, extra flash light, $100 to $200 in $20 bills, (in the sticks there are cafes that still do not take plastic), $10 worth of quarters (get to a motel at midnight in Menard Texas, you will be eating out of a snack machine) 8 oz of bourbon or something similar, extra glasses a pair of socks and one change of underwear. It was not unusual for a 4 pm 30 minute visit to a customer 200 miles from home to turn into a stop that last 4 hours.

I'm more worried about the second travel bag than I am the all the time repair bag. If you got cell signal, just make a call.

In the last 5 years, I have used the bourbon every single trip, the Hokas probably monthly, the jump pack a few times to jump someone else off, the quarters a bunch and the tarp to sit on in wet grass while I changed a flat. The burn kit, a few times as I deal with welders. Thats about it.

 

Dump the entire survival and outdoor items, the only time you might consider that is if you are going off road deep into the boonies. The rest of the stuff doesn’t take up all that much room so if you think you need it then take it. Couple things I’d throw out - glow sticks, dust mask, n95 mask, umbrella, cepacol, jogging mask, mints, ear plugs, gravol. In my many many years of driving I’ve never used any of that crap.
Something I’d personally add is some protection like a Glock 17 9mm and a few extra magazines.

 

when are you gonna get...the Radian Ramjet afterburner kit, and let us know how it is...

 

I have most of that gear stored in the truck also.

I have small trauma kit (2 Israeli bandage, TQ, gauze, etc) strapped to driver side headrest. First aid kit for small stuff behind rear seat driver side. Fire extinguisher in driver side rear “pocket” beside rear seat. Winter gear (socks, gloves, hats) in rear cubby behind rear seat.

Passenger side rear has tools- tool roll in pocket, compressor behind seat, tire repair kit, tow strap, ratchet strap.

Under rear seat is more water and food.

I grab bags with additional recovery gear when going out.

 

Hose clamps, hoses in a variety of sizes, and spare fluids. One thing to think about is the factory jack is a bottle jack and if your truck is lifted it might not go up high enough to change a tire. I carry a sidewall patch kit just in case and rachet straps along with 5g of gas. Traction boards and a winch are great too.

 

I also carry some zip ties, a new cheap harbor freight tarp and some simple tie down rope.

Also depends on the area you are in but little bit of pepper spray to season your food doesn’t take up too much space.

 

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