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<blockquote data-quote="GeneW" data-source="post: 3876268" data-attributes="member: 27284">This is an interesting topic, I&#039;ve had it pop up for many years.&nbsp; It&#039;s always interesting and fun and motivational.The only problem is, pretty soon you get a list so long you might as well start driving a one ton or larger Service Truck to carry it all around.&nbsp; Anyway, lots of good suggestions above.&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;ll add, based on experience, a pair of leather gloves for protection of rough stuff, and&nbsp; some of the latex-whatchamacallit disposable mechanics gloves to keep your hands clean, as well as a small bottle of Waterless Hand Cleaner.&nbsp; I also recommend a few red mechanics shop rags, and I really like to have a roll of the Blue Scott&#039;s Brand Shop Towels, they are far superior to regular paper towels.&nbsp;&nbsp; And, as I&#039;ve become older, I make darn sure I have my AAA card, Credit Card and a few hundred $$$ in cash, and a fully charged cell phone with charger.Oh, yeah, and one more (like I said, the list just grows and grows) a good flashlight and one of those headlamp lights so you have light anywhere you look.&nbsp;&nbsp; Some reflective stuff, cuz if you break down on the busy highway they&#039;ll zip by you 2 feet away at 80MPH and scare the crap out of ya.Oh yeah, one more thing (see how these lists grow?} dang it, keep a paper map/atlas in the stinkin&#039; glovebox.&nbsp; Your stupid cell phone or GPS may not be working, or give you the bigger picture, etc.&nbsp; Oh yeah, I never let my gas tank get below half, and often fill up when it&#039;s dropped down to 3/4 full.&nbsp;&nbsp; But hey, that&#039;s just me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GeneW, post: 3876268, member: 27284"] This is an interesting topic, I've had it pop up for many years. It's always interesting and fun and motivational. The only problem is, pretty soon you get a list so long you might as well start driving a one ton or larger Service Truck to carry it all around. Anyway, lots of good suggestions above. I'll add, based on experience, a pair of leather gloves for protection of rough stuff, and some of the latex-whatchamacallit disposable mechanics gloves to keep your hands clean, as well as a small bottle of Waterless Hand Cleaner. I also recommend a few red mechanics shop rags, and I really like to have a roll of the Blue Scott's Brand Shop Towels, they are far superior to regular paper towels. And, as I've become older, I make darn sure I have my AAA card, Credit Card and a few hundred $$$ in cash, and a fully charged cell phone with charger. Oh, yeah, and one more (like I said, the list just grows and grows) a good flashlight and one of those headlamp lights so you have light anywhere you look. Some reflective stuff, cuz if you break down on the busy highway they'll zip by you 2 feet away at 80MPH and scare the crap out of ya. Oh yeah, one more thing (see how these lists grow?} dang it, keep a paper map/atlas in the stinkin' glovebox. Your stupid cell phone or GPS may not be working, or give you the bigger picture, etc. Oh yeah, I never let my gas tank get below half, and often fill up when it's dropped down to 3/4 full. But hey, that's just me. [/QUOTE]

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