Just thinking as I clean out the van…
There are some things that I never leave home without:
Tape measure;
Flashlight;
First Aid Kit;
Map book;
Diary, pen & pencil;
Telephone.
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All the stuff that rolled under the seats. Plus a couple of things I've been meaning to take in for weeks.
I'm thinking you shouldn't have put 'truck' in the title - you know how fast these truck threads get sent to the tavern.
For me, it's:
rain gear
flashlight
notebook
tape measure
pen
water
ibuprofen
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9mm
Thermos, camera and checkbook.
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Oh, yea. I forgot.
FIRST AID KIT!!!Quality repairs for your home.
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Rain gear, first aid kit, maps, a composting mess on the passenger side floor.Andy
"Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig." Robert A. Heinlein
"Get off your dead #### and on your dying feet." Mom
Amen. My college roomate said to me once when I asked "wheres you're trash bag?" "You're sitting in it."
Turned me on to one of the greatest discoveries of the college experience. The passenger floorboard IS the trashcan.
I say my must have road kit is Skoal, Pepsi, Motrin, tape, notebook, pencils, cell and charger. Real trucks dont have sparkplugs
Motrin doesn't work too well for me, have you tried Naproxen?
Nope. I just have these horsepills that look like, well, a horsepill. Most of the time if the skoal and pepsi dont fix it you need a real doc anyways.
Or Jeff Buck, some tape, and CA glue.Real trucks dont have sparkplugs
"a composting mess on the passenger side floor."I thought I was the only one who kept my compost pile there.
Carpe that ol' diem ! ~LisaL
Wasn't that Mark Twain? I mean about the pig and the singing??
Good question - I didn't think so, but I've been wrong more than once.Andy
"Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig." Robert A. Heinlein
"Get off your dead #### and on your dying feet." Mom
?...I saw 1st aid kit on your list.
It's REALLY important.
Good you're paying attention, tho.Quality repairs for your home.
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lol...ok, you threw me there.
I been making bad habbit of not bringing the lunch on some days, and just working through.
I guess lunch should be on the list.
Chap stick, Tums, Extra Strength Tylenol, city and state maps, phone book, business cards. DanT
Maybe you should see your doc. If your're gobbling a lot of Tums there might be better drugs i.e. Losec.
dog...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Hi Oreo!!
Sit!!
Good DOG!!!!
8=8
I wish my doggies were more Jobsiteable..
#$&%(*$#
Please excuse our mess....
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my navigator...............Booger 8=0)
He's the one that eats the dog food and ties me to the leash . (see photo in profile)
...The unspoken word is capital. We can invest it or we can squander it. -Mark Twain...... :0)
Edited 10/18/2006 8:14 pm by oldbeachbum
A roll of duct tape on the dash as a drinkholder.
be always knowing where there is a roll of duct tape.when in doubt add garlic
How abut a bigger truck
got one...
so far everything listed is in the the truck..
and then some..
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Yes,
Dog,
Lunch,
Cell phone.
Hey, what happened to my lunch?
With any luck he'll chew up the cell phone too.
If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. --James Madison
otherwise if it isn't on the truck we don't need it..
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
My Construction Master.
This sounds corny, but I just switched to bucket seats in a full size truck and the additional room under and between the seats is unbelievable. The number of screws, screw bits and other such things found in the mess below the old bench was equally impressive.
Beer was created so carpenters wouldn't rule the world.
No one else has a fire extinguisher?
Yeah....in my 1980 Trans Am!
J. D. Reynolds
Home Improvements
The most important thing in the truck is toilet paper!!!!! DAN
say that again
That reminds me, I have something to replenish!
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The most important thing in the truck? ME, seriously the tools will not do it by themselves. OK....tape, camera,pen, pencil, paper, BRAIN.
Rain gear, work gloves, flashlight,tow strap,shovel,extinguisher,drum size trash bags,dog food,water,leash,phone & adapter/charger,paper,pencil,tape measure,multitool (2 or 3),TP,ratcheting tie down straps,rope, spare Rx and usually the wrong tool(s) and too many keys, a wrench that won't fit and a screwdriver with the wrong tip and probably more "stuff"..oh yeah..a jack
:0)
that's why I have a truck...The unspoken word is capital. We can invest it or we can squander it. -Mark Twain...... :0)
Gas (or diesel, as the case may be). And hopefully some oil and coolant.
If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. --James Madison
"What's ALWAYS in the truck?"bps: "BRAIN"Mrs bps: "Well THAT explains a lot".
Carpe that ol' diem ! ~LisaL
Cab:
Phone books
maps(Delorme; NY and Penn gazetteers!!)
Clip board
biz cards
calc
extra clothes
rain gear
cold gear
boots
Cd's
milkbones
all the sweat shirts I wore on cold mornings and took off by 10:00 and tossed in the back.
Bandaids and tape
pain killers and antacids
bag of melted mess that used to be cough drops
Ice scraper (only in summer , it disappears w/ first frost)
pile of change (8 cents short of the cost of lunch)
#$&%(*$#
Please excuse our mess....
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If I told you what I kept in my truck, I would be afraid someone in law enforcement might be reading.
You can actually keep donuts in your truck ???!!?
Carpe that ol' diem ! ~LisaL
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Pistols are legal down here tho!
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So you are on meds too, eh?
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Yep.
Tape measure, shovel, hats, jackets, gloves, flashlights, compass, knives, daypack, lots of rope, fresh water, jerky and almonds, tp, aspirin, sunglasses, cell phone, sunblock, shop door remote, maps, stinging nettles (natural relief for allergy), and probably a number of other items that I'm not thinking of right off hand.
Now that it's snowing here I'll be adding tire chains, gaiters, and dry socks.
I love this time of year. It's so peaceful to head up a road in the woods and find no tracks in the snow.
"Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd."
~ Voltaire
Snow?
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It's the friggin' stuff falling outside my friggin' window right now.
If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. --James Madison
I'm betting that on a clear day you can at least see a bit of it in the distance. LOL... you'll probably now ask:A clear day? What's that? <G>
"Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd."
~ Voltaire
chain and binder
jumper cables
a heavy box filled with tools and stuff (the above and lots more) that I don't want to carry, but always put back when I try to clean the truck out.
Suplies: tube of glue and caulk, steel shims, a few clips of nails and staples.
My carry on the deck tool box with my hammer and apron tools in it.
...sigh...
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I was thinking in terms of stuff inside the cab of the truck. Some of you guys are making me re-focus to answer with things like the twin coils of 1" rope, the chains, the axe, the snow shovel ( doubles for a sweep dustpan in summer)
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rope - you're the first to mention that important item.
Good rope sure comes in handy on a jobsite. Solves lots of problems. Hitched mine to a concrete vibrator stuck inside a form, prolly on the steel...then looped it to the end of the chute...up goes the chute...and up comes the vibrator. Turning the sucker on as it was pulled out helped lots.
Tape
Flashlight
extra knife
few medications in case of emergency trip away
my head
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first off, great random subject...
1. Sirius radio
2. TOMTOM navigation unit
3. Flashlight
4. Leatherman tool
5. Marketing-sales box with pencils, business cards, flyers.
Stu
Golf clubs/self-defense tools. Haphazardly throw behind the driver's seat.
A nine iron is surprisingly useful for pest removal.
Tape measure,
Mapsco,
Rain gear,
Extra eyeglasses,
Merle Haggard,
Flying Burrito Brothers
"Kinky for Gov. of Texas"
9 mm, toolbag, jumper cables, poncho, abc fire extinguisher
Greg
Having a pickup with a rack, I always have rope and sash cord to tie things down, and a scrap of red rag. Also, a couple pairs of old gloves.
-- J.S.
Whoo-boy. Where do I start...?
In the Cab:
In the Box:
Can't think of anything else at the moment....
Dinosaur
How now, Mighty Sauron, that thou art not brought
low by this? For thine evil pales before that which
foolish men call Justice....
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Where do YOU sit?
On the Throne. (It's a 'King' cab....)Dinosaur
How now, Mighty Sauron, that thou art not broughtlow by this? For thine evil pales before that whichfoolish men call Justice....
He sits on the bridge, in the Captain's chair. ;)
let me guess....the truck's name is "Enterprise" ;o)...The unspoken word is capital. We can invest it or we can squander it. -Mark Twain...... :0)
You know I love ya TH, but don't ya think you're just a little anal here? <G>Andy
"Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig." Robert A. Heinlein
"Get off your dead #### and on your dying feet." Mom
Menthol cigarettes.
I'm a closet smoker, and my F150 is my closet. Good thing I don't have far to go. Last year I put 3,650 miles on it.
don't ya think you're just a little anal here?
Nope, just cussed with an overachieving memory lobe.
As Heck pointed out, I'll betcha most of you guys have that much stuff in your trucks, too. You've just forgotten where it is....Dinosaur
How now, Mighty Sauron, that thou art not broughtlow by this? For thine evil pales before that whichfoolish men call Justice....
Heck and I did sheet metal, siding, plumbing, tile, fish pond, CC, electrical, roofing, roofing repair, flashing, insulating, telephone, RFH repair, framing, trim, decking, landscaping, hot tub repair, cabana repair, fencing, gates, fart fans, venting, Roladen repair, DW, paint prep, painting, dish washer, grouting, T1-11, floor repairs to the sill, house jacking, door replacement, bay window, wall rebuilds, cabinets, mechanical, truck repairs and numerous other odds and ends..
could have done timber, log, coring, site layout and HVAC too if required..
everything we needed was on the truck... except for the 12' step ladder.. brought that the following day....
and near everything you listed along with extreme survival gear for two, at least 24 MRE's, water purification, camp stove and reserve fuel.....
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Edited 10/20/2006 1:15 pm by IMERC
That list was what's in the truck BEFORE I load in the tools. The 4x8 area of the cargo box is virtually empty with all that stuff aboard; it all lives in wheel-well boxes, except for the portable TS (which lives upside down on the floor of the box bungeed into a corner. I've got no room for a second TS in the shop).
Other than that, I select the daily tool load based on what kinda work I'm gonna be doing. Right now, there's only a chainsaw and its support-crate back there (bar oil, pre-mix, spare chain, files, wrenches, sparkplug, yadda-yadda...). Next week will be demolition and framing and roofing. And concrete, if I can find the )!*&?$((**!!! refracotry parging I need....
Dinosaur
How now, Mighty Sauron, that thou art not broughtlow by this? For thine evil pales before that whichfoolish men call Justice....
the chain saw and accessories are on the truck as is the demo saw...
too much effort to keep swapping out and everytime ya do that it seems ya fergit something...
AND did I mention fishing gear for 4??? Dog food???
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
I can load all the tools & hardware assortments into the truck at once...but then things become accessible only by pulling out whatever's stacked on top of it first. PITA. I wish I had those metal side-boxes like you do.
So I only load everything for major jobs where I really need it all. The transfer cases with the specialised tools ('Gyprock'; 'Electrical'; 'Tile') and the hardware stock cases usually wind up living on the site in a lockup after the first day, anyway. The DWV fittings are the bulkiest; I keep those in transfer cases too, one size to a case. Small hardware is sorted in divider trays slid into plywood racks. Boxes of screws, air-nails etc go into metal milk crates.
Another reason I don't carry it all unless I have to is that I don't have commercial insurance to cover the tools, so it's best to limit what I carry in case some free-lance socialist decides to do a little shopping in the parking lot while I'm inside the grocery store on the way home from somewhere.Dinosaur
How now, Mighty Sauron, that thou art not broughtlow by this? For thine evil pales before that whichfoolish men call Justice....
the benefits of a service body..
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Yup. One of these years....Dinosaur
How now, Mighty Sauron, that thou art not broughtlow by this? For thine evil pales before that whichfoolish men call Justice....
when I opened the doors for the border posse...
so much for crossing the border...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Yeah, I know. That's where they found the frog gig.
Listen--for the drive up here to next year's fest, just rent a Ford Foocus or something and save yourself the grief and a buncha gas....
Dinosaur
How now, Mighty Sauron, that thou art not broughtlow by this? For thine evil pales before that whichfoolish men call Justice....
yeah..
that didn't make sense...
yur DOW says there's no limit on frogs if ya gig 'em...
so why did they take it so personal..
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
You're expecting 'sense' from a civil servant...?
You're worse than I am, LOL....Dinosaur
How now, Mighty Sauron, that thou art not broughtlow by this? For thine evil pales before that whichfoolish men call Justice....
As I recall, we did do HVAC, as well, kinda - remember the dryer vent from hell?_______________________________________________________________
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yeah and those two 2nd floor vents and the RFH zones and sub zones to the sub zones and tying the hot tub into the boiler and auto fill system...
reports are in that the RFH is working better than advertized..
the Hardie plank...
fountains and water falls..
whole hose water purifucation...
remote control window treatments..
picture hanging..
wrought furniture..
set up for the green house..
tile inlays and repairs..
stair nosings..
shower mixer valves...
that burned up sub panel CO and the MacGivered wiring...
SGD's and reinstall that Pella DD after making the wall it was in straight , plumb and flat...
Soffit, fascia and trim..
field stone pavers..
appliance repair..
I know there was more....
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"You've just forgotten where it is...."I always find it when I trade trucks tho - it's like Christmas sometimes...LOL
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Roar. When I bought this truck, the builder who was selling it to me rode along for the test drive. At one point I said, 'Hold on tight, I'm gonna test the brakes.' Then I jumped on them with both feet.
All sorts of stuff came cascading out from under the seats, including a Thermos¯ bottle he'd lost the year before....Dinosaur
How now, Mighty Sauron, that thou art not broughtlow by this? For thine evil pales before that whichfoolish men call Justice....
you read this post??? 80196.56
and what was it you said about my truck..
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Edited 10/19/2006 11:41 pm by IMERC
Hunh?
All that is in the side box on yur truck...
You just don't 'member it all as good as spee...I mean dino_______________________________________________________________
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I've scrolled thru these and saw two gun references. I've got a S&W 38 Special Detective and a Beretta 9, and here's how I got out of a traffic stop.
I'd had more to drink than maybe I should have, but nothing for an hour before heading home. There was a sweep crossing the bridge into my county for DUI. Three different law enforcement agencies had every third car pulled into a strip mall parking lot. I roll in and am asked for my license, registration, and proof of insurance. I said "That will be a problem." "Oh yeah, why's that" came the reply. So I says "When I reach into the console, there are two loaded pistols. What do you want me to do?"
FHP says show your hands and get out of the truck. I do, and give him my concealed weapons permit. He runs the numbers on the guns, comes back and says " Thank you for being an armed citizen. You may go."
Everybody else is doing the finger to nose bit, walking the line, etc. Me, I'm on my way home. I could have passed the sobriety test, but is this a great country or what. (at least in the CWP states ). Pistols...never leave home without them.
A cooler
some ice
beer
(ice optional in the winter)
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just kidding
I would never leave my Sig P232 in the truck, preferring to keep it in my pocket or waistband.
I'll remember that little drunk stop detail. I live in NY, and my carry permit issuance was a nine-month process, including fingerprinting, FBI checks, state trooper detective interview, etc. Whew! Oh, to live in a place like FL!
I'm with Gene on this one. It took me way too long to get my NYS permit and under the terms of the permit, the weapons must be unloaded when in the vehicle - unless you are a police officer or such. If they caught me with a loaded weapon, they would probably confiscate the permit on the spot, maybe the pistol too.
Sadly, they don't like to give stuff back. I represented a friend who was accused of assault because he got out of a car with a crowbar after he bumped into the back of another vehicle. (He thought they were locked up bumper to bumper.) When we finally got the case dismissed, I asked for the "evidence" back. It took me months, a bunch of phone calls and a personal visit to the precinct before I got it.
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I am curious about something.you did not have your drivers license on your person, but you did have your carry permit available...How is that?I had a similar event in Denver many years ago. No permit required so the other difference in the story is that I started my part of the conversation by laughing in the officer's face. Couldn't help myself. At the time, I had noit had a drink for something like ten years. When he started right out by asking me if I'd had anything to drink that evening ( this was about 5:30 PM) it all struck me as the biggest joke in the world. I immediately followed up by explaining "Sorry Sir, but I haven't had a drink in several years"
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I had my DL, but had to open the console for the registration and insurance. I think they were grateful for the warning. Neither one of us wanted to be surprised with the sudden appearance of a loaded weapon
I see.I didn't want to find myself at the least laying face down eating gravel with one arm up between my shoulder blades
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Reminds me of something that happened in Louisville, Ky about 40 years ago. City cop stopped a guy in a pickup who it so happened was a county cop getting off work. The guy got out of the pickup carrying a shotgun that he'd had on the job with him (as permitted by the county rules). He was dead in about 5 seconds.
If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. --James Madison
Haven't read thru all your thread yet but I found my list quite similar to yours when I read your post:
Jumper cables;Tape measure;
Flashlight;
First Aid Kit;
Map book;
Pens & pencil;
Add: Rope, CDs, matches, lighter & travel candle*, Blackberry (if I'm in the truck, it's in the truck), leatherman, rain poncho, paper towels, and some spare small bills and coinage.
DUM SPIRO SPERO: "While I breathe I hope"
Edited 10/20/2006 7:33 am ET by mizshredder2
Heck, I carry most of that on my bike. (No need for the jumper cables, though.)
If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. --James Madison
Cell phone and mobile cell phone charger.
AMEX card. Rhythum and blues CDs.
http://www.smokinjoekubek.com
Anything I may be missing refer back to AMEX card.
Edited 10/20/2006 10:56 am ET by txlandlord