How many carry emergency Equipment and what do you carry?

[tbplus10]

Dont know how to make a poll so here goes:
After watching a multi car roll over accident at hwy 820 & 287 merge last night at 1am I was a little dumbfounded to find very few motorists carry emergency items in their vehicles. Out of 11 vehicles stopping to assist I was the only one that had any type of equipment to help (other than cell phones which every one carries these days and are usually contributory to an accident).
Who all carries Emergency Equipment in their vehicle and what do you carry?

I carry:
A fully stocked tool bag with wrenches, duct tape, zip ties, screw drivers, wire, connectors, sockets, and an assortment of other odd things.
1gl jug of water
2qts of oil
6 road flares.
2, 2.5lb halon fire extinguishers
A large prybar
2 flashlights
A 1 gal collapsable fuel can (empty)
A stocked medical kit
A spare jack
A thermal blanket
And a 2x4x24 in piece of wood

I have a kit in each of our daily drivers, all the equipment is secured in cubby holes or strapped down so it doesnt fly around in case of an accident. The whole kit weighs less than 50lbs.

[hotwheels93]

Tire iron, jack, water, oil, jumper cables, and assorted tools...

[Cableguy]

I carry a first aid kit, small road side tool kit, jumper cables and neat stuff called sap tape (used for waterproofing cable splices) Cell phone too to call for HELP!....Hey Mom its me can you come get me I seem to have broke down...:he:

[Steve]

I have a store bought kit that has:

- small tool set
- first aid kit
- air compressor
- small blanket
- flares
- jumper cables
- tow strap

We usually have something to drink and/or eat in the vehicle. We beef up the emergency stuff if we take a long trip with extra blankets, water, sunblock, etc.

[unplugged]

Where I go, breaking down isn't usually what kills ya, it's not have enough food and water to wait for help to arrive. I take two gallons of water, jerky, tuna fish, and trail mix. Other items I carry:

1. Parachute (for instant shade and extra visibility)
2. Signaling mirror.
3. Axe
4. Shovel
5. Tire plug kit
6. Compressor
7. Flares
8. Tow strap & chains
9. High lift jack
10. First aid kit
11. Big floppy hat
12. Duck tape
13. Tool kit
14. Hand held GPS (just in case I have to walk out)

I also carry a wireless phone that isn't the same as the one I have service with. That way if my network isn't available and can always call 911 from the alternate.

[tbplus10]

neat stuff called sap tape (used for waterproofing cable splices)

Never heard of that tape. Is it pretty good for waterproofing? Where can it be purchased?

[tbplus10]

Where I go, breaking down isn't usually what kills ya, it's not have enough food and water to wait for help to arrive. I take two gallons of water, jerky, tuna fish, and trail mix. Other items I carry:

1. Parachute (for instant shade and extra visibility)
2. Signaling mirror.
3. Axe
4. Shovel
5. Tire plug kit
6. Compressor
7. Flares
8. Tow strap & chains
9. High lift jack
10. First aid kit
11. Big floppy hat
12. Duck tape
13. Tool kit
14. Hand held GPS (just in case I have to walk out)

I also carry a wireless phone that isn't the same as the one I have service with. That way if my network isn't available and can always call 911 from the alternate.

If I'm going off-road my kit looks similar. I throw in MRE's for food. I used to use vehicle mounted GPS's but after an incident a few years ago where I found out the hard way that my GPS wouldnt work unless it was hooked to a 12v battery that I didnt want to drag 5 miles through the woods I switched to handhelds. The Off road club I'm in requires us to have a CB installed in the truck and I always carry a handheld CB along with a cellphone.

[mr.copenhagen]

lol well im afirefighter..so i basically got everything needed to get help or to help someone out if needed

[Cableguy]

Never heard of that tape. Is it pretty good for waterproofing? Where can it be purchased?

I'm not sure its for hydro and Cable splicers. I've never seen it in stores. I'd have to ship you some....:biggrin:

[tbplus10]

I have a close friend that lays fiber optic and cable, he got me a roll.

[Cableguy]

I have a close friend that lays fiber optic and cable, he got me a roll.

Great! Its pretty handy for a rad hose leak, beleive me I've tried it. I wrapped it and it held.

[tbplus10]

Great! Its pretty handy for a rad hose leak, beleive me I've tried it. I wrapped it and it held.

When I asked him for it he told me the sme thing, he's had some on his radiator hose for a month.

[GM_Guy]

what kind of tape???

I carry the following: jack, 4 way lug wrench, tool box, w/ half the tools missing from it :oops:

[TahoeFever]

it depends on what time of season i would travel

i would carry all the basics that you would need biggest thing i used last winter was the tow chain pulling out trailblazers out of ditches

[unplugged]

If I'm going off-road my kit looks similar. I throw in MRE's for food. I used to use vehicle mounted GPS's but after an incident a few years ago where I found out the hard way that my GPS wouldnt work unless it was hooked to a 12v battery that I didnt want to drag 5 miles through the woods I switched to handhelds. The Off road club I'm in requires us to have a CB installed in the truck (http://www.gmtruckclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4844#) and I always carry a handheld CB along with a cellphone.I used to carry MRE's, but now besides my lunch, I take jerky, trail mix and foil packed tuna. I like the idea of the CB. I'm going to have to watch for one at the swap meet.

[unplugged]

Never heard of that tape. Is it pretty good for waterproofing? Where can it be purchased?
I use two types for cable splices: 3M 2242 Electrical tape and 3M Scotchfil Electrical Insulation Putty Tape.
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[JayMack75]

I usually carry a stocked toolbox, and since my suburban has an on board compressor for the air bags, I have air line connectors, so I also carry my impact gun, air ratchet, and air filler gauge. As far as anything else is concerned, I have a cell phone, an AAA card, and OnStar. :lol:

[phoebeisis]

We drive from New Orleans to Flagstaff AZ in the summer if we have the $$.We stay at the La Quinta in Flagstaff for 6-7 days.My wife loves the area-especially the low humidity,and low evening temps..The trip is 1500 miles one way if we go >NO>DFW Hy 287 to Amarillo >then I-40, or 1650 miles if we go NO>Houston>San Ant>El Paso>(all I-10) and then N to I-40. The I-10 route is almost all interstate,so it is safer,and the speed limit past SanAnt is 80 mph.
We are short of $$ so no motels enroute.We sleep in the back of whatever vehicle we take.I carry the usual stuff, but I also carry a pistol because we stop and sleep at whatever rest stop we are near at midnight.It is usually in TX,and they have excellent rest stops; always clean, lots of other folks sleeping etc.There are always lots of trucks, but those guys probably wouldn't hear or notice anything(motor on, and they are in their sleeping birth).There are also a few cars with families etc.
The pistol might seem a bit paranoid, but... We also have a greyhound that thinks she is a watch dog-she has much better ears than I do,and she can be counted on to bark if someone knocks on the SUV.
Other stuff
1)Tire plugs
2)Pocket knife
3)Several flashlights
4)Crescent wrench-
5)Ratcheting screwdriver-several tips
6)Socket wrench that can turn by just twisting the handle-several sockets-extensions
7)Bike pump
8)Couple of cans of fix flat
9)Pliers
10)duck tape
11-cell phone
12)Fire ext.
Other stuff
Charlie

[Pete95Sierra]

tool box
- screwdrivers
- sockets metric and american
- Wrenches
- Hex Keys
- hack saw
- duct tape
- electrical tape
Tow strap
Fire extinguisher
Jumper cables
First Aid Kit
Quart of Oil
Brake Fluid
Flares
Poncho
Knife

I am a firefighter so usually I respond to these type of things in the fire trucks with jaws of life and anything else you could ever imagine you could need tool wise for car accidents

[poncho08]

us my own truck for work on the pipeline so got to have:
20 lb Fire extinguisher
class 2 first aid kit
pluse other stuff i put in my tool box like:
screwdrivers
wrenches small to larg/ like 3inch
banana knvis
saws
axes
duck tape
tow straps
lifting slings
grinders
drills
some times a honda generader
Jumper cables
lt of Oil
Brake Fluid
coolint
Flares
safty vests

[unplugged]

The tire plug kit saved my bacon today. I got a flat from a utility knife blade stuck in the tread. I was out and about in the Mojave Desert so I have no idea how the blade found its way into my tire. I got out the floppy hat, and hooked up the air compressor to put a little air in the tire. While the pump was doing its thing, I plugged the hole and was on my way in 20 minutes. Didn't have to hassle with the whole deploy the jack, drop the spare, and loosen the lug nuts thing.

[tbplus10]

It's little inconveniences like this that make ya glad you come prepared.
I couldnt tell ya how many times I've been on trails and come across someone that couldnt even change a tire, some didnt even have a spare tire or the right tools to change it.

[heavy chevy]

two bottles of water, oil, jack, tire iron, 9mm, blanket, 9/16,5/8,flashlight, knife, and emergency kit all behind my seat.

[detailjohn]

Small supply of tools.
J cables.
Mag Light.4 d cells!
Springfield 1911....
Ham radio
Blanket

[jtdchevy]

uh i got a cell phone. oh and onstar. used to keep a full emergency kit i got from a EMT. but it expired. need to get another one you never know when you or somebody else needs it.

[97chevz71]

I carry a basic first aid kit. A emergency kit with you jumper cables, gloves , air compressore orange triangle flares. i also carry a space blanket and in the winter i put in tire chains and somethin that could give me traction if i need it.

[Crakums_GT]

I carry a few things knowing that anything could happen out here in the open country.

Spot light
Tool kit
Jumper cables
Med Kit/Road side safety kit
Bag o rags
Shoes/socks (when I'm wearing sandles)

Going to buy soon:
fire extinguisher
full size spare (expensive since my 35's are about $400 a piece)

One question though...Does anybody know where I can find a jack that will lift my truck? The ones I have (hydraulic and bottle) don't go high enough to touch the frame.

-Greg

[crane557]

I carry simple basics such as tools etc, and my CPR mask.

[bd1326]

lol well im afirefighter..so i basically got everything needed to get help or to help someone out if needed


same here, ive got anything and everything to help out

[trimhalifax]

Along with tools from work, I carry a fully stocked first-aid kit,flares,water, blankets,and Armed Forces K-pac rations.

[TRPLXL2]

Well I carry one of those emergency glass hammers, just in case I end up upside down in the river. I keep 2 bottle jacks in the back, along with a safety flare kit with two flares. That is all I carry as far as safety, all the rest is tools that won't help me out. :neutral:

[redneckarmyMP]

full set of tools/sockets,rachets,screwdrivers,hammer,pliers etc.
floor jack & 4-way
tire plugs
flashlight
towstraps
Glock 21

[Texansfan]

I don't carry anything. That's gonna change when my truck is back on the road cuz this past Dec a tree fell on my truck while I was headed down the road. Luckily it was icey and I was only driving about 35mph.

[ct9a]

I actually carry a bag with most of everything I could think of needing. Tow strap, MRE's, flash lights, candles and matches, ponchos, thermal blankets and the like. I always carry a 1911, ammo and knife on me.

[VectraGT]

After living in a 3rd world country for 15 years and now living in Germany, I have learned that you need a different equipment pack for different outing. Of course there is a standard pack that is always in the truck (first aid kit,
fire extinguisher, warning triangle/road flares, camera (either digital or disposable), headlight bulbs, water, pack of non-perishable food i.e. MRE, jumper cables, tow strap, and basic tools). Aside from the base pack it just depends where you are going and what you will be doing.

[Henchman]

All I have are a set of jumper cables, and a tow rope. If it can't be jumped, you might as well get ready to tow it!

[1S1K]

1. Tools of the trade
(wherever I go)

2. Go Bag (Dependable Pack ususally consists of lots of velcro and webbing in a subdued colors)
extra's
batteries for all electronic equip
First Aid Kit
Knives
Para Cord
Mirror
Quick Food (energy bars) electrolytes
Fire Starter
Windbreaker
Handwarmer packs
(extra socks and shorts)
Baseball Hat
Misc. suplies
3. Axe
4. Shovel
5. Water drinking
6. Wool Blanket
7. Papermaps (batteries go dead)
8. Straps

[brianj]

Basic tools, blanket, rope, 12-ga winchester pump. Can live a long time with that.

[TritonBoulder47]

I have a full set of Turn-Out Gear, Rope Rescue Supplies, Flares, safety vests, helmets, a complete tool set (300 pieces)...

Then there is the emergency equipment that it "on" my truck: Whelen 9622 Edge lightbar, Whelen 700 Series Linear LED's, Whelen TIR-3 LED's, Whelen Dual Talon... LoL

[Triton911BJ]

Well I see that we all have different ideas when it comes to "Emrgency" lol. Obviously we all carry the nessecary tools for the quick fix to keep rolling or be safe in what we do.

I carry the usual:

Tool Kit with assorted screw drivers, nut drivers, standard and metic open ended wrenches with oposite ide rachet, allen keys, assorted tork wrenchs, jumper cables, and other misc items.
Electical Kit- wires, ties, tape, assorted connectors, and fuses.

But I also carry a few other things as well.

I am also a volunteer firefighter for my area. With that i carry:

2 Sets of Firefighter Turnout Gear (with assorted equipment, webbing, small flashlight, leatherman)
3 Fire Helmets (2 for structure fires, 1 for Rescue purposes)
1 Box Rubber Gloves
Basic First Aid Kit
Road Flares
Traffic Wand
Fire Line Tape
Heavy Duty 20watt Flash Light
Portable VHF Radio (also have Moblie VHF radio)
Traffic Vest
Fire Extinguisher (currently out of service)
Sometimes I have 3-4 28inch Road Cones( In the event I assist with road closures)

BJ

[Chevyboy96]

Jack, Fire Ext., First aid kit, flash light, tow straps(3)(work good to pull out f@*ds), oil, diff. juice, tools, jumper cables, blanket, shovel, spare serp. belt, and a few odds and ends

[rjmemt]

I'm a paramedic, so i have more than just a regular first aid kit :lol: I also have a tool box filled with a ton a tools, I live in SD so I have 2 tow straps to pull the fords out of the snow :), water, emergency candle, flares, jumper cables, 4 way lug wrench, bottle jack, multiple balls for my hitch, and other odds and ends.

[Vanplor.Crucible]

I just bought a truck and will be making my kits when i get home in a couple weeks...

Gear to keep in my truck....

Tool Box/bag
Lug wrench/Spare?
Hammer
Screwdriver set
Pliers
Hex Wrenches
Jumper Cables
Jack
Duct Tape


Survival/GO BAG

Space Blanket
MRE
Flashlight
Flare Gun
Knife/Hatchet/Flint
Compass
Lighters
Fishing line (spiderwire)
550 Cord
Tampons
Condoms(non Lubricated)
Socks
Water purification tablets
Salt
Soap

CLS Bag/ First Responder

Tourniquets
ACE wraps
Israeli Bandages
Kerlex
BSI
Suture Kit
NPA/OPA
Scalple
Crike kit
King LT/Combitube
IV Set 500ml LR
IV set 500ml Sodium Chloride
Neck Brace/ Sam splint