Hello everybody. I am wandering what the genral consensis on what to keep in your car is... I'm thinking that since I live in the snowbelt I need a few s/b specific items


What I think should be in my car at all times is this
OEM jack
Cheap hydrolic jack (one time use)
Cheap jackstand (better then none)
Cheap toolkit (basic wrenches, plyers, screwdrivers)
Fire extuinguisher
Road flaires/reflectors
Spair parts that fail commonly (full size spair, and fuel filters right now... dont know what else)
4 quart elcheapo diesul oil
Duct tape (yeah I know)
Old cell with a good battery (but not hooked into the network) so you can still call 911
Beef jerky
Water bottle
Small medical kit (bandaids, neosporn, asprin)
$10 in the glove box (I.C.E.)

S/B specific
Blanket (also for medisonal purposes )
Gloves
Small shovel
Small Ice scraper
Jerkums straps, or rachet straps


So Is my list compleate, lacking, overzelious?
Please add what you think everybody should have in their car at all times, and what you really carry in your car

Thanks, and this should be fairly intereasting
~Nate

Flashlight would help.

I carry oil, transmission fluid, antifreeze, small toolkit, jumper cables, duct tape, few other things.

Shotgun
Rifle
Fishing Rod
Ammo
5way to 4 pin trailer adapter
Binoculars
Duck Call
Turkey Call
Rain Gear
Filet knife
Extra Polar Fleece
Extra Socks
Bungee cords
Ratchet Straps
Hammer
Zip Lock bags

S&W 686 357 Magnum
cell phone
folding chair
maps
bag of oil dry

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.45 Colt Automatic, three loaded clips, and my car detail kit.

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currently:
door panel (rf)
rear shelf carpet
assorted tools (screwdrivers, ratchets and sockets, pliers)
some transmission fluid (needed to change fluid)
a little while ago:
same as above, except add
old coolant (that reminds me, what kind of coolant am is supposed to use, green stuff? pink stuff? or something completely diffrent?)
and before that:
nothing! the trunk was empty when i bought it! just a spare tire and tool kit!

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1982 300D (w123, "Blue Car")
2001 Ford F150 "Clifford" (The Big Red Truck)
1997 Dodge Ram 2500 12V Cummins
1996 Dodge Ram 2500 12V Cummins
Previous Vehicles:
1995 E300D, 1980 300SD, 1992 Buick Century, 2005 Saturn Ion

Tow Strap

The above items I mentioned are in my truck for real.

Nothing usually. I figure whatever breaks I am probably not going to be able to fix it. So I have a cell with AAA and MB road side.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I keep a specific winter kit in a gym bag....containing ...a german army colapsible entrenching tool...(has a pick on it) a 1 gallon bucket of old black beauty sandblast media (won't suck up water and freeze like sand) a stadium blanket spare gloves, 2 sets of strap on emergency chains..and a wool ski cap, adn coveralls (way big to wear over winter cloths) and tow strap.

in additiion to the year round kit of basic tools, jumper cables, fluids and spare filters..

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1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

I heard that a candle provides enough heat to keep a person alive in the event that you find a snowbank in the middle of nowhere.

Last year a mother and daughter were lost in a snow drift on the side of a busy major highway for two days, they barely survived.

A have a few quarts of motor oil, first aid kit, transmission fluid, white litihum grease, dielectric grease, spare fuel filters, shop towels, spare belts, oil filter, Redline diesel fuel catalyst, flashlight, armor all tire dressing, some spare light bulbs, and an extra headlight. I need spare MB coolant, jumper cables, a warning triangle for my trunk lid, some tape, and a AAA membership. The AAA membership should come soon.

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Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.

Bottle of Maker's Mark for traffic.

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1989 500SEL Euro
1966 250SE Cabriolet
1958 BMW Isetta 600

Since you're a dieseler, you might consider carrying a can of ether. It is very dangerous to use in an MB diesel since it can cause serious damage, but if you're in the middle of nowhere with one short crank left in the battery, a short burst of ether might get you home.

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1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Glock 23, especially on long trips to nowhere.

Veggie oil for the diesel, at least 5 gallons, flashlights, cables, cell phones etc.....

Tow strap is next on the list. Good idea MM.

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Howdy All,
Dog food, dog treats, dog bowls, dog jackets, dog first aid kit, water, dog leashes, paper towels. For me I have a jacket, toilet paper leatherman tool, mag light, cell phone and a power bar. For the car there is a spare tire, jack, and a quart of oil.

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