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Can people share with me what they put in their car box?

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  • shopbot
    shopbot Posts: 1,022 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    One thing I haven't seen people mention is an additional mobile phone.

    I've got a cheap (£12) PAYG Nokia with some prepaid credit on it.

    The battery lasts a long time and provides much better standby and talktime than my iPhone.

    If I was stranded for a long time this would be very useful to have.

    SB
  • skivenov
    skivenov Posts: 2,204 Forumite
    Just bear in mind that if you leave a PAYG phone too long without using it, they cut it off and keep the credit.

    Easy solved though, just use it to send your normal phone a text now and then.
    Yes it's overwhelming, but what else can we do?
    Get jobs in offices and wake up for the morning commute?
  • vivatifosi
    vivatifosi Posts: 18,746 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! PPI Party Pooper
    In addition to the items above, I carry a long handled snow brush, which reaches right to the middle of my roof so my car does not suffer the sartorial inelegance of a snowhican:
    http://www.clasohlson.com/uk/Snow-Brush-Ice-Scraper/Pr170110000

    and a Tesco value shower curtain which doubles as a ground sheet/tarpaulin/something to wrap wet dirty things in. They cost about £1.
    Please stay safe in the sun and learn the A-E of melanoma: A = asymmetry, B = irregular borders, C= different colours, D= diameter, larger than 6mm, E = evolving, is your mole changing? Most moles are not cancerous, any doubts, please check next time you visit your GP.
  • russetred wrote: »
    I carry

    folding shovel
    cup a soups or instant hot choc and value noodles
    blanket
    bottle of water
    plastic plates, thermal mugs and sporks
    screen wash, de icer and scraper
    charger
    tomato sauce, hp sauce and salt and pepper ( sounds weird but the number of times this has come in handy)
    instant BBQ
    old pan
    travel games:D


    Do you take food fo the barbecue?
  • Own_My_Own
    Own_My_Own Posts: 6,098 Forumite
    Xmas Saver!
    I always carry a medical bag.
    It is a small bag I made up myself with things my family may need.

    Plasters
    Scissors
    Small Bandage
    Pain relief tablets
    Hay-fever tablets (We carry bag all year)
    Antiseptic wipes

    We also always have 2 bottles of water. One for us and one for the car.

    Triangle (Cma with car)
    Jack ""
    Cross bar
    Self inflating tyre foam.
    Small bottle of oil.
    2 emergency blankets (Foil ones out of 99p shop)
    Picnic blanket (Waterproof)
    kids duvet that rolls up into bag to make pillow (Came free with something many years ago)

    Heated windscreen wiper.
    Emergency phone charger. (In my handbag)

    That is just for normal short journeys.
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Nobody seems to pack a loo roll ... I know bears **** in the woods, but if you have to then you'll be wiping your 4rses on snowflakes.
    :)
  • Chris25
    Chris25 Posts: 12,918 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic I've been Money Tipped!
    A couple of things which live in my boot, year round -
    A pair of 'flatties' & then no matter what shoes I'm wearing, I know I'll be able to drive.
    An old, empty 5lt vinegar bottle which I fill with water before a long drive or in bad weather.
  • Molly41
    Molly41 Posts: 4,919 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    A pot for peeing in? - you might laugh but I got caught out once :eek:
    I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
    Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
    I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over and through me. When it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
    When the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
  • Thank you so much to everyone who has replied! Definitely food for thought! Not sure how much I can cram into my boot with the pushchair too so going to go through everyones posts and check what would be applicable for our essential journeys in bad weather (which is mainly the school run or going to get milk/nappies etc for a newborn) but the maximum in bad weather we would go is 1 and a half miles which is the school.
    Spreading a little Christmas joy all year round :santa2:
  • floss2
    floss2 Posts: 8,030 Forumite
    noodles86 wrote: »
    ... but the maximum in bad weather we would go is 1 and a half miles which is the school.

    Which may well be closed anyway.
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