What do you generally carry around in the boot!?

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Re: What do you generally carry around in the boot!?

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Re: What do you generally carry around in the boot!?

Post by Kev »

I just opened my bonnet to fill up the screenwash and found a snail clamped to the underside of it!
I'd just come back from Reading so it was quite toasty under there. I unstuck him and lobbed him in to the greenery by the petrol station. Bit safer there fella!
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Re: What do you generally carry around in the boot!?

Post by trix »

Kev wrote:I just opened my bonnet to fill up the screenwash and found a snail clamped to the underside of it!
Is that the next grade up from spiders in the wing mirrors?! :clap:

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Post by skyblues11 »

i am still waiting for mine to arrive next year, but in my prev. car i had the following ( items i know i would put back in the Roc or have its VW equivalent);

Thick winter jacket
a towel from fitnessfirst ( in case i forgot to pack mine rom home)
air hammer powered from the cig. lighter
first aid kit
glow stick
snow shovel
tampax ( the military said its the best thing to put on top of wounds as it is clean and light)
rain repellent
warning triangle & hi-vis vest
spare lightbulbs
spanner & socket set
silicone blade for scrapping water off ( pretty handy for spontanious acts of carwash away from home)
latex gloves
umbrella
( all samples from suppliers) bottle of waterless car wash liquid, 1 x front seat cover ( for when i play football), prof. handwipes for grease.
tyre repair foam
a-z of london, west midlands, staffordshire
200+ cds ( copies or cds borrowed from people so long ago i forgot who they were)
1 x valentine card ( it was a premium one but got it for 10p from a newsagent 2 yrs ago)
3 x boxes of tissues ( for days of flu)
spare contact lenses
packet of playing card
torch
ice scrapper and de-icer
air-con cleaning spray
overnight kit ( those quick dry towel from trekkers, packet of condom, toothbrush kit, showergel, shoeshine sponge, deodorant, shaving kit - all nicked from hotels)
tyre inflator
a baseball bat with something spanish written on it - holiday souvenir.
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Re: What do you generally carry around in the boot!?

Post by trix »

wow skyblues you've beaten my list. I think we can safely cut your list down for the roc to the following...
skyblues11 wrote: tampax ( the military said its the best thing to put on top of wounds as it is clean and light)
200+ cds ( copies or cds borrowed from people so long ago i forgot who they were)
1 x valentine card ( it was a premium one but got it for 10p from a newsagent 2 yrs ago)
3 x boxes of tissues ( for days of flu)
spare contact lenses
overnight kit ( those quick dry towel from trekkers, packet of condom, toothbrush kit, showergel, shoeshine sponge, deodorant, shaving kit - all nicked from hotels)
:D sorted for a night out or a night in ;)
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Re: What do you generally carry around in the boot!?

Post by alanstead »

1 x Big industrial poly bag to put punctured tyre in to save boot from getting manky
1 x First aid kit, all in date!
1 x Litre of oil
1 x Fire extinguisher till I find better location
1 x High vis vest
1 x Handy wipes
1 x Pack of Nitrile gloves
1 x LED head torch
1 x Extending wheel brace
1 x Hatchbag boot liner


Thats all I got!
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An Aerobie. Its pink.
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Post by skyblues11 »

yeah you are right Trix, i used to carry so many things i never end up using.

the trouble is, i tend to add things over the years, rather than empty the boot out and do a review. The boot became an extention of the garden shed

the CDs have to go, as i just found out they weigh about 5kgs!!

but the airhammer is a must as i just prefer to change the puncture quickly without waiting around.
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my bonnet stay as it rattles like a bastard if i leave it in the engine bay... cheapo vw must think dampers cost too much these days...
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Post by jc74 »

skyblues11 wrote:...
the CDs have to go, as i just found out they weigh about 5kgs!!
...
I think you can swap the 200 CDs for one 32Gb USB stick or SD card. I'm sure it'll be a lot lighter, and easier to choose your tracks!!!
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Re: What do you generally carry around in the boot!?

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pat15312 wrote:my bonnet stay as it rattles like a bastard if i leave it in the engine bay... cheapo vw must think dampers cost too much these days...
Get back to your VW dealer in that case, mine doesn't rattle at all and I haven't heard about anyone else's doing that either!
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Post by CraigusMaximus »

I keep nothing in mine, except the spare wheel and associated bits. Seems a bit pointless carrying all that other stuff about!
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Post by gingerscotsman »

Crap mostly :oops:

Got a first aid kit and a hi viz vest. Thats about it.
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its more to do with paranoia, about what may happen.

that image of David Banner changing his puncture in the driving rain ( before he turned green!) had haunted me since my childhood!

hence the airhammer had to stay!
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Post by ayc1985 »

I live out of my boot! (im in hotels all week!) so I have an assortment of shoes, gym bag and gear as well as essentials like jump leads, screenwash and notepads.

Also I have the Paintguard kit that came with the car (first aid kit plus all the cleaning materials), very handy1
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Two french bulldogs...

And yes, it's probably the coolest dog-transport in this country (DK) :D
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