Hi everyone!

As the title said:

ATM I keep a spare 14' tyre, jack, some gloves, dust cloth, a collapsible tank (3 litres).

Planning to add a bigger jack, a flashlight and maybe a towing rope.

I don't plan to add a tool bag, even if small, because if something happens and you're without spare parts, then tools are basically useless..

what about you?

First and foremost I have a first aid kit (including 2 days supply of my 'essential' meds, inhalers and epi pen and fire extinguisher, bottle of water and dextrose sweets and digestive biscuits.

I have an extendable wheel brace, portable slim jump starter - also charges phone, hi Viz vest, torch, jack, waterproof overall, window hammer\seatbelt cutter, warning triangle and little flashing beacon. I also have a water 'bladder' and a Gerber.

Sounds like a lot when you write it down but some of it is under the boot carpet and the rest behind the passenger seat as my daughter's legs don't occupy that space yet lol.



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First Aid kit. Fire Extinguisher and a Torque wrench. Almost forgot bags for life for shopping.

I keep a spare wheel, jack and extendable wheel brace and an electric tyre pump and a torch.  Think I'll add a 1st aid kit.

Why not include a night heater, mattress, duvet, Edd Chinas tool box and a flare gun? You know, for those "just in case" scenarios.

Seriously though I don't see the point in carrying loads of stuff in the boot. Most people don't know what to do with tools anyway or will say it's too dangerous.

I just keep a USB-C cable, a bottle of quick detailer and a couple cloths. Least then I can wash my car if I get stuck somewhere😂

I actually do carry a 'tool kit' in my car, along with a breaker bar with 18+19mm sockets.
http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/tools/tool-kits/halfords-motorists-tool-kit
I got the tool kit when I bought my last car 6.5 years ago, I've only used it for non-car related things lol,
It fits away nicely in the boots side compartment in my estate so I don't even see it. 

Torch, spanner, screwdriver, old rag, gloves, blanket, spare headlight bulbs, electric tyre pump, jump start leads.

Just keep the basics really for anything that I might be able to do myself to get me out of trouble, spanner is for disconnecting car battery for example, screwdriver to get to my headlights and replace bulb. I always drive home from work in the dark so I like to have some things for backup like the spare bulbs.

 

I might consider getting a portable jump starter, I might not ever need it but someone in need might.

I carry a comprehensive 200pc socket/spanner/bit set, tow rope, standard spare wheel & kit (and make sure it's inflated, they do drop air over time!!), a few multitools, plasters, gloves, generic OBD2 scanner, torch, AA paper map, cloths, water, antibac wipes, bog roll...and most importantly Immodium!   

I mean it's well out of date, but after being caught in stationary traffic a few times with IBS issues I keep it just in case!  

 

It's mostly pointless though, I've never had to change a wheel on a journey and so far every breakdown I've had has been mechanical and far more major than could ever be fixed at the roadside.

I don't really keep tools in my car. I have the usual stuff like spare wheel, compressor, jack and the necessary equipment to change a wheel if needed, jumper cables and a USB type C connector for my phone. 
I also keep a stocked first aid kit in the boot.

If I'm doing local trips (ie visiting family or shopping) then nothing extra is carried except loo roll, disposable gloves and antibac/antiviral wipes. 
If I do a longer run to see my friend, I carry drinks (usually water), loo roll, antibac wipes and spray, hi vis tabard and contained in a rucksack I have my vehicle documents (proof of insurance, tax and V5), extra loo roll, handwash, more antibac/antiviral wipes, paracetamol (in case of migraine), headtorch and in winter, extra clothing layers, waterproofs, hat, gloves etc. 
I do sometimes carry a box containing spanners, screwdriver with adaptors, allen keys etc just in case I need to unscrew a panel to access something or if I'm going to help someone do some DIY (which is rare). 

The stuff I have are : microfiber clothes, spray bottle with soapy wader and a breaker bar.

Not long ago I helped a fiesta driver change his wheel as he punched a hole in the tire from not seeing a curb. The breaker bar I had managed to unloosen the bolts which the wheel wrench couldn't 😊

Soapy wader is for spraying off bird poo in times where I might be out away from a water source. 

whatever you put in there it's sod's law that you won't have the vital  thing you need.

I do have a proper spare wheel identical to the wheels on the car. Amazingly you get that as standard on fiesta econetic mk7/7.5

The standard jack which is OK. A decent wheel brace (standard ones are too small to get an leverage). I have added a screwdriver/torx driver set which is quite low quality and might break.

I have also added some cable ties. these can be very useful. (on a previous car a handbrake cable clip broker and the handbrake cable scraped on road on bumps. Cable ties came in useful then).   Some insulation tape.  and a wifi obd fault code reader for use with app on my phone.

My brother once found a bicycle in the boot was useful. not in the way you'd think. He borrowed my Sierra. He was on a motorway in Belgium in dark/rain.  Exhaust mount broke. Exhaust was dragging on road under middle of car. he had some basic tools. he lifted up back seat. chiselled two holes through floor with hammer and screwdriver. then he cut the brake cables off the bike with some pliers. threaded brake cables through holes and looped under exhaust to hold it up. Laying under car in puddles to thread cable. It did the job. That's why you need a bicycle in the boot to rob parts off to improvise with