What things / gear do you keep in your truck?

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Add a fire extinguisher, propane torch, extraction kit, small tool wrap, ratchet straps, Springfield XDs, rain poncho, muck boots.

 

Slim Jim’s meat sticks
Duct tape for special dates
Rick Springfield’s greatest hits- also for those special dates
Dr. Scholl’s foot powder
Tic Tacs
Lots of other important stuff

 

Very well thought out…

I roll with Tommy TuTone and 24” zip ties.

 

First aid kit behind the back seat - this reminds me it needs to be checked for out-of-date or heat damaged items. Arizona is right next to hell on items stored in your truck.

 

Trailer hitch, D ring hitch, recovery strap, first aid kit, ratchet straps, bungy cords, knifes, CB hand held radio, extra clothes, crackers, filtering straw thingy, flashlights, safety triangle, metric and standard wrenches/socket set, Allen key set, cresent wrench, screw drivers, light up safety pucks, jackets, rain suit, extra shoes, blanket and a few other things.

 

Straps, shackles, cv axle, outer/inner tie rod, drive shaft, spare tire, tool set, air hoses, zip ties, and I'm sure I'm forgetting stuff

 

What first aid kits are you guys running? Any specific brands that you recommend?

 

Mine started out simple - the kind that satisfies MSHA minimums if you go on minesites. Mostly a bunch of bandage types and a tourniquet. I re-purposed the tin box with tire stuff and got a bigger Kelty box about 6"x 9"x 12" inside. Put the bandages in there and started a collection...... Thought of all the stuff we used to take care of our boy when he would go to the woods with us - plus some adult add-ons after thinking about it. Tylenol, Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Bismuth tablets, Merthiolate, Triple Antibiotic, Oral Gel, 1% Hydrocortisone creme, Germ-X hand sanitizer and something for poison ivy and burns. "Mechanicals"- like stainless emergency scissors, tick remover, needles and thread, nail clippers, tweezers, magnifier glass........ it can get nuts! Short story is that a trip to the med department with this list will break the bank if you let it. We accumulated the stuff a little at a time.

 

i tend to focus on military-type major-medical stuff.

something more like this:
https://www.amazon.com/RHINO-RESCUE-Tactical-Emergency-Supplies/dp/B0BMG8LXJJ

my reasoning is this: i'm not one to reach for first aid if i have a headache. if i get a cut i'll use a napkin to stop the bleeding, then wrap it in electrical tape. if my first inclination in a situation is to reach for the first aid kit, something extremely serious has happened, and i need to keep the pieces together long enough to get to real medical aid. also, most of that stuff doesn't technically go bad, as long as it stays in a cool/dry place, so it keeps for longer than most other first aid kits as well(ok, technically it expires, but if i just fell off a roof, and my choice is a used garbage bag or a 5-year-expired medical bandage, i'm using the medical bandage)

 

Too much. Way too much.

 

I use the ones meant for fingers.

 

5000 lumen flashlight
Obd reader Bluetooth reader
Quality tire pressure Guage
Air freshener
Alltop twin piston tire inflator
Max Trax boards
Yankum ropes recovery kit
Could tow straps
Air down kit
As you can see, I like to spontaneously get stuck

 

Usually every nook has something of use. Always seems like you can never have enough things when you venture out. I have had items in my truck for years that are just sitting and ill probably never use. But the one day I take it out, I will.