Title pretty much explains it. What do you bring? We're assuming it's a compact car and that you can't bring everything. You have to limit what you bring quite significantly down to one modestly medium sized tool bag.
Cellphone, AAA card.
If I'll be in the m.o.n., I'll add some water, food, and a blanket.
Not an option. Society has died off. Zombie apocalypse scenario but you gotta travel light. ('cause it's a McLaren F1 or something)
my $900 dollar vacuum and $80 dollar trash can. The only two items of value that I own, don't want those to leave my sight.
Unfortunately, those cannot go with you. Cargo space is at a premium.
Let's say you have to use this car because it has dead bodies in the trunk. You need to go a great distance to dispose of the bodies and eventually the car. But you need to dispose of it in a remote location. The car must make it there.
Are we on the same page now boys?
I wouldn't go on a road trip in an unreliable car.
Not gonna happen. Not gonna do it.
A Rental car.
my $900 dollar vacuum and $80 dollar trash can. The only two items of value that I own, don't want those to leave my sight.
I would probably just trade for a bicycle if it's a zombie apocalypse.
Pointless thread. If you're driving an unreliable, compact car, you're obviously going to budget more space and weight for important tools and things that will get you out of a bad situation. Even a compact car will hold several hundred pounds worth of tools and spare parts without a problem. What tools and parts you bring are dependent on exactly what's unreliable on it.
Covering as many bases as possible:
- jump pack
- spare battery
- spare alternator
- spare fuel pump
- spare headlight bulbs, brake light bulbs, interior bulbs
- full size spare tire
- full size jack
- 3/4" breaker bar with cheater pipe
- small 3/4" socket set in larger sizes
- large 1/2" socket set in small / medium sizes
- 1/2" ratchet
- screwdrivers of various sizes
- worm drive clamps, zip ties, duct tape
- fuel line, brake line, flaring tools and associated parts
- ratchet straps, bungee cords
- tarp
- spare clothes, poncho, blanket, gloves, umbrella
- chem lights, road flares
- 2x flashlights w/ spare batteries
- small gas can
- digital multimeter
- OBD II scan tool
- laptop and cell phone with tethering
That should cover most of what you can expect to fix on the side of the road and still fit into a compact car (including using the back seat / floor if needed).
You're going on a roadtrip with an unreliable car, what do you bring?
I would probably just trade for a bicycle if it's a zombie apocalypse.
Pointless thread. If you're driving an unreliable, compact car, you're obviously going to budget more space and weight for important tools and things that will get you out of a bad situation. Even a compact car will hold several hundred pounds worth of tools and spare parts without a problem. What tools and parts you bring are dependent on exactly what's unreliable on it.
Covering as many bases as possible:
- jump pack
- spare battery
- spare alternator
- spare fuel pump
- spare headlight bulbs, brake light bulbs, interior bulbs
- full size spare tire
- full size jack
- 3/4" breaker bar with cheater pipe
- small 3/4" socket set in larger sizes
- large 1/2" socket set in small / medium sizes
- 1/2" ratchet
- screwdrivers of various sizes
- worm drive clamps, zip ties, duct tape
- fuel line, brake line, flaring tools and associated parts
- ratchet straps, bungee cords
- tarp
- spare clothes, poncho, blanket, gloves, umbrella
- chem lights, road flares
- 2x flashlights w/ spare batteries
- small gas can
- digital multimeter
- OBD II scan tool
- laptop and cell phone with tethering
That should cover most of what you can expect to fix on the side of the road and still fit into a compact car (including using the back seat / floor if needed).