winter car bag suggestions?

[Aloha_Shooter]

With all the gear being suggested, you may as well concede defeat and upgrade to a Suburban so you can carry everything. ;-)

[jerrymrc]

With all the gear being suggested, you may as well concede defeat and upgrade to a Suburban so you can carry everything. ;-)

I don't think so. The items (in the other thread) I listed for the cars fit in one small 12"X18 container and even the truck items fit behind 1/2 of the seat in my std cab PU.




Basic supplies in every vehicle.

First aid kit
small basic tool kit with wire, duct tape, tie wraps, jumper cables.
1 MRE with heater (changed every year)
1 blanket
1 space blanket
chemical hand warmers 3 pair. (change these every year)
3 road flares
LED flashlight
Spare batteries
Pair of gloves
cheap plastic poncho
some paper towels
1/2 roll of toilet paper in a bag
2-3 bottles of water
couple of plastic trash bags
1 can fix a flat

Due to the nature of where we go in the truck in addition to the above.

another blanket and space blanket
sleeping bag
2 more MRE's
coffee can
candles
fire starter, lint/Vaseline
tire plug kit
air pump
tow strap
fold up shovel
more hand warmers and water
compass and topo map of colorado

[zteknik]

I just realized another thing that is a must have,well for me anyways is a good battery jump box.Never know with the cold could leave you dead in the water.
Plus some of them have a cigarette lighter plug on them to run other stuff as well.

[StagLefty]

I just realized another thing that is a must have,well for me anyways is a good battery jump box.Never know with the cold could leave you dead in the water.
Plus some of them have a cigarette lighter plug on them to run other stuff as well.

^ Amen

[JohnnyEgo]

Some things I already have in my truck, in particular because I have a wife who is never happy with the temperature, and a toddler. Consequently, I already have bottled water, juice, granola bars, Goldfish, fleece blankets, etc..

In my truck, I carry a first aid kit, small tool kit, jumper cables, gas tank, snow shovel, snow broom, regular shovel, flares, work gloves, work boots, a wool hat, a 3 D-Cell Mag Lite, a Surefire G2, and extra socks. Sounds like a lot of crap, but it really doesn't take up that much space. What doesn't fit behind the rear seats goes into a relatively small Rubber Made bin in the back, which also contains tie-downs, a tarp, wheel chocks and assorted towing stuff.

[SouthPaw]

Currently what is in mine:

-Winter steel toe boots
-Extra sweat shirt
-Full face winter hat/mask
-Work gloves and winter gloves
-Tow rope
-2 bottles of water, drink powder, Ramen noodles, 1 can SPAM
-Lighter, cotton balls soaked in vaseline, road flare, and glow stick
-3D Maglite
-Folding shovel

With my truck being an extended cab it has to fit under the rear seat. I will be adding a blanket and a little more food. My big question is how does little batteries hold up to constant weather change? I would hate to have to use my flashlight and find the batteries dead because of cold weather. Anyone have any input on this?

[Wulf202]

The d mag lite that's in my truck has eaten one set of batteries in 9 years

The d angled mil lite just killed it's second set in 14 years. All of these were stand by flashlights

[Wulf202]

With all the gear being suggested, you may as well concede defeat and upgrade to a Suburban so you can carry everything. ;-)

Just went from a suburban to a super cab
This sucks.

To everyone carrying folding shovels unless they're a high end one they're crap.

[The Norseman]

To everyone carrying folding shovels unless they're a high end one they're crap.

This!

Get a good avalanche shovel if you need compactness, or a good plastic grain scoop if you don't.

[cofi]

To everyone carrying folding shovels unless they're a high end one they're crap.

This!

Get a good avalanche shovel if you need compactness, or a good plastic grain scoop if you don't.

what brand do you prefer for folding shovels im 6'1 so one with a longer handle would be the bees knees