What Saved Your A$$?

[D is for DENALI]

my wheel wrench is under the driver seat... cause ya never know

 

[PG01]

my wheel wrench is under the driver seat... cause ya never know

Thats what the 4 d cell maglite is for....those dam ‘ya never know’s

 

[ScottyBoy]

Thats what the 4 d cell maglite is for....those dam ‘ya never know’s

I only have a 3D cell maglite, but it is always within arms reach. I can't remember the first person to do this mod, but I have seen several members on here mount a maglite under the glove box. Here's mine.

 

[89Suburban]

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DAMN!!!! Just DAMN!!!!!

Jumper Cables! Always used them to help someone else.

Yes!!

Gorilla wrench saved my ass several times. Tire shops usually tighten the lug nuts way to much and it's a pain using the car's wrench. Bought a gorilla years ago and it's so much easier. Amazing what leverage can do.

https://www.amazon.com/Gorilla-Automotive-1721-Telescoping-Wrench/dp/B000CMJ2KU

Yes!!!

my wheel wrench is under the driver seat... cause ya never know

Yes!!!!


All of the above and a tow/recovery strap.

 

[PNWMuseumman]

DAMN!!!! Just DAMN!!!!!



Yes!!



Yes!!!



Yes!!!!


All of the above and a tow/recovery strap.

What kind of Tow/Recovery strap do you have? I've been wanting to add one of those to my "Essentials" kit, but I've been hesitant about which one to buy. I don't want to inadvertently end of with a crappy one, because when the situation arises that you need that strap... You really effin need that strap...

 

[89Suburban]

What kind of Tow/Recovery strap do you have? I've been wanting to add one of those to my "Essentials" kit, but I've been hesitant about which one to buy. I don't want to inadvertently end of with a crappy one, because when the situation arises that you need that strap... You really effin need that strap...

Just the regular cheapo shit. If this can't handle the job call a tow truck because I'm not wrecking mine. It's so long you usually wind up doubling it up anyway.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Capri-To...75035&wl11=online&wl12=47505723&wl13=&veh=sem

 

[PG01]

I only have a 3D cell maglite, but it is always within arms reach. I can't remember the first person to do this mod, but I have seen several members on here mount a maglite under the glove box. Here's mine.

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Mine is right next my seat in between the console and drivers seat. Ive had/have one in every car ive owned, my accord has the 3 d cell and truck the 4. It slides right in between on top of seat track, snug too doesn’t move or make noise.

 

[swathdiver]

3-Ds Maglite here; LED with strobing and different functions, fits right in door's pocket right on top of Leatherman.

 

[ScottyBoy]

Mine is right next my seat in between the console and drivers seat. Ive had/have one in every car ive owned, my accord has the 3 d cell and truck the 4. It slides right in between on top of seat track, snug too doesn’t move or make noise.

Speaking of making noise, the first time I mounted mine it made a shitload of noise. I quickly realized that it was the batteries inside the flashlight rattling around. So my solution was to slide the batteries out and wrap a paper towel around the stack of them, then slowly slide them back into the flashlight with the paper towel still around them. So it's essentially a paper towel wedged between the batteries and the metal flashlight housing. Worked like a charm because it's never made a lick of noise since then.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

3-Ds Maglite here; LED with strobing and different functions, fits right in door's pocket right on top of Leatherman.

Maybe they'll make little mag-er-man babies...

 

[MadDogDelpho]

I have a Harbor Freight knock-off mag-lite, right next to my seat. Then on the other side I have a Walmart survival machete, with a big-ass Tanto edge, cable-cutter hook, and a sawblade, because again, you never know. (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Camillus-Carnivore-X-18-Machete-Black-Handle/189347215) Couple jackets and a sleeping bag and travel pillow under the back seat allow me to sleep anywhere. And a couple other tools, jumper cables, and a crowbar in a bag in the back.

 

[swathdiver]

Maybe they'll make little mag-er-man babies...

Hey, I bought them for my girls and had one left over!

 

[Kendall69]

Story time!

What one thing are you so glad you had in your truck that totally saved your a$$ and why?
Be it while 4-wheeling, Road-tripping, or daily commute. What one thing will you always keep in your truck after that experience? Doesn't need to be life-saving or dramatic, maybe it was a random granola bar stopping your transition from Hangry to "I'm gonna die" hunger. Or maybe it was a previously forgotten stuffed animal that was found in the 12th hour of your cross-country trip and entertained your children a bit longer. I don't care... Just throw it out there!


A WINCH. I've had a winch on every 4x4 I've ever owned, and they literally saved my life plenty of times. When you're stuck in the middle of nowhere, you need to get out and the winch is your friend. Once on a Mexico beach, this poor soul was stuck at the water line and the tide was coming in. He had a new Range Rover and felt it was impervious to getting stuck, he learned otherwise.

After I pulled out the three other guys that were buried trying to pull him out and as the water was lapping his fender and about to get into his doors I hooked up to him three separate times at 100ft per pull.

That moron never even said thanks.

 

[ScottyBoy]

What kind of Tow/Recovery strap do you have? I've been wanting to add one of those to my "Essentials" kit, but I've been hesitant about which one to buy. I don't want to inadvertently end of with a crappy one, because when the situation arises that you need that strap... You really effin need that strap...

Yeah, I do have a tow strap as well. I forgot about that. But I picked up a cheap one from Harbor Freight for under $15. I got one last year after my fuel pump died and I had to tow my truck back home. My truck luckily died right up the street from my house, so I only had to tow it up the block. But after fighting with it that day, towing my truck with a ratchet strap, I bought a tow strap after that and it's been in my truck ever since. I keep it wrapped up and stuffed down in that side panel with my jack and breaker bar. I also keep a hand towel and some Fast Orange hand cleaner down in there. Oh, and two other things I forgot that are ALWAYS in my truck. A tire pressure gauge, and a roll of toilet paper.

 

[Tonyrodz]

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Yeah, I do have a tow strap as well. I forgot about that. But I picked up a cheap one from Harbor Freight for under $15. I got one last year after my fuel pump died and I had to tow my truck back home. My truck luckily died right up the street from my house, so I only had to tow it up the block. But after fighting with it that day, towing my truck with a ratchet strap, I bought a tow strap after that and it's been in my truck ever since. I keep it wrapped up and stuffed down in that side panel with my jack and breaker bar. I also keep a hand towel and some Fast Orange hand cleaner down in there. Oh, and two other things I forgot that are ALWAYS in my truck. A tire pressure gauge, and a roll of toilet paper.

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I Can see the toilet paper, but tire gauge? Lol

 

[Danny3737]

Duct tape to quiet the wife when she complains about my speeding

 

[PG01]

@ScottyBoy also has the bumper dumper and off road commode....

@Tonyrodz

 

[ScottyBoy]

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I Can see the toilet paper, but tire gauge? Lol

I gotta check my tire pressure every so often. That just happens to be where I keep the gauge, right next to my important papers. Lol

 

[MadDogDelpho]

Oh right, also a tow rope, of course

 

[Tonyrodz]

@ScottyBoy also has the bumper dumper and off road commode....View attachment 185413View attachment 185414

@Tonyrodz

The older I get, the more I need that!