What do you persistently cart around in your boot/tray and why?

[casabonka]

My tripod... but not my camera...
No, I dont know why!!

[rushing on acid]

The Kids.
Have some and you will know why.

[XR6_661]

Nothing at all.

'Cause, it all tends to find it's way into the back seat.

[blackf6]

Rope, rags, gymbag and towel.

[Olbucko]

Some rags
A compact 3 stage hydraulic jack (cause the standard jack supplied with the Territory should not be used if you value your car or your life)
A flat metal plate and some blocks of wood
A 3/8 socket set
Some cable ties
A raincoat
Spare taillight globes
Tyre pressure gauge
Small torch
Small shifter
a pair of occi straps
and a spare ignition key hidden away. ( I also keep a door key,without a chip, hidden under the car)

[strobe]

I have one of those supercheap tool kits that has everything in it except the tool you need, a pair of surfboard soft racks...and for the last two weeks the dogs lead and collar after I had to have her put down. I stuffed them under the carpet in the boot so I didn't have to look at them and couldn't bring myself to chuck them. I think they'll stay there for a while.

[pottery beige]

four sticks of bamboo, three zip ties and a roll of grey tape...

[Ben73]

Golf driver club. Haven't been to the driving range for ages. I probably should take it out.
I had a first aid kit, but I think it was removed when I moved houses.

I really need to get a good kit together with first aid and basic tool/supplies.

[gossy]

Originally Posted by pottery beige

four sticks of bamboo, three zip ties and a roll of grey tape...

Why only four sticks of bamboo?

[mik]

spare tyre and jack.

[Ansith]

I have a few things, all but one are pointless now that I think about it.

Jumper leads - the only thing that might be useful
Radiator hoses and a bit of heater hose - pointless because I have nothing to remove the clamps with
The factory bumper jack and spare - I have nothing to take the nuts off the wheel with, even if I did I wouldn't use the bumper jack

I also have a first aid kit and a fire extinguisher left over from a camping trip under the seats.

I might need to rethink what I keep in my boot.

[Feathers]

A fairly well stocked toolbox (Dad's a mechanic...), spare tyre, jack and brace, jumper leads, couple of rags and a few spare bulbs.
Currently I have a new set of bump stops as well. Need to install them next time I service the car.

In my old XD I had all that plus 6L of water and 4L of oil.

A torch, pen, and first aid kit are in the glove box.

[mash again]

black plastic, zip ties, duct tape, and a shovel....................nah not really, just a 17" spare tied in the corner of the ute as the 16 under the back wont fit over the brakes on the front.

[Trevor 57]

I have the XP out for a drive today, in the boot of it:

* old fashion bumper jack
* a couple of umbrella's
* small bottle jack (to make a bigger gap between the axle and the body to get the rear wheel off - she is a bit low - LOL)
* A bottle of lead replacement
* A spare tyre
* A couple of fuses and globes
* Some polishing rags

[ford71V8]

In tray of ute:

2 camp chairs
1 esky
2 long cushions
few ropes

[duaned]

I carry my window sunshade in the boot only. Not that it ever gets to see the sun!

[scottza]

I carry my sports gear. I have like 3 league balls, soccer ball, basketball, 2x tennis raquets and tennis balls, cricket set and 2 golf clubs.

Its my "Open in case of boredom" boot lol.

Also I have my tool box with jumpers etc. never go anywhere without that.

[XP6]

Echo holder

[Assassinbm]

Originally Posted by Riksta

There's a frood who really knows where his towel is!

I wonder how many "Hitchhickers Guide" fans are here??, that was the very first thing that came to my mind

I have 20 litres of fuel in the XY ute......fuel guage no work & have run out more than once, really need to fix it

[Olbucko]

Originally Posted by Trevor 57

I have the XP out for a drive today, in the boot of it:

* old fashion bumper jack
* a couple of umbrella's
* small bottle jack (to make a bigger gap between the axle and the body to get the rear wheel off - she is a bit low - LOL)
* A bottle of lead replacement
* A spare tyre
* A couple of fuses and globes
* Some polishing rags

In the back of my XM I have most of the above + a spare distributer and coil, 2 radiator hoses, a cheap socket set, and a DVD that I promised to give to someone next time I see them on a club run.

[Powdered Toast Man]

Spare and jack obviously although technically they are under the boot floor
12V tyre pump although its pretty useless pumping 1 psi in every few minutes and you are only supposed to run it for 30 sec intervals.
Jumper cables
500mm water bottle I use to top up my washer bottle
A few rags

[superfly]

Obviously the stuff that came in the boot as standard is there plus my umbrella, stroller, jacket, frisbee and my 50th anniversary picnic blanket.

[2011G6E]

Let's be brutally honest...a few kilo's one way or another isn't going to affect your fuel economy in any measurable way in the real world...you won't notice.
If you were really overly concerned about excess weight in your car, then you should always leave your fuel tank with only about twenty liters in it instead of sixty or seventy...that's nearly fifty kilo's saved right there!

In the Celica, I carry a wheel brace, a smallish air compressor for the tyres, and an ammo box with some spanners and pliers and stuff in it (weighs maybe two kilo's), and a chamois and polishing cloth. Oh, and a small bottle of bug and tar remover.

In the Triton we carry a heavy duty 4WD air compressor, and a recovery kit (snatch strap and big d-rings). Behind the rear seat is a chamois, cloth, a couple of small ratchet straps, and another bottle of bug and tar remover. If we're going away on a trip, I throw in a 12 volt rattle gun kit we own.

[TheZHLANE]

torch, tent and car cover? lol

[ebv8]

Fiesta: mini compressor, tyre goo, fire ext (because the factory velco tabs looks bare without it) unbrella, first aid kit from the 60's (found in my deceased grandfathers car) and a big green silicon bucket for the shopping and to avoid getting mess on my new carpet
Commodore Wagon: a huge steel box with lots of tools, oil, water (only recently realised there is no lock nut for the wheels) and a bald spare tyre

[2011G6E]

Originally Posted by ebv8

Fiesta: mini compressor, tyre goo, fire ext (because the factory velco tabs looks bare without it) unbrella, first aid kit from the 60's (found in my deceased grandfathers car) and a big green silicon bucket for the shopping and to avoid getting mess on my new carpet
Commodore Wagon: a huge steel box with lots of tools, oil, water (only recently realised there is no lock nut for the wheels) and a bald spare tyre

Hell, I forgot all about the first aid kit we have in each car...everyone should have one of them. Interestingly, way back in 1974 when my parents bought a brand new Mazda 929 wagon, top of the line model, in the glovebox was a folder with the owners manual, and another smaller vinyl Mazda-branded pack that had a few bandages, band aids, a rubber tourniquet, a few other odds and ends, and believe it or not a snake bite kit...it was a small red cylinder with rolled up first aid instructions in one end and a small sharp blade at the other under a cap...this was in the days when approved snake bite treatment was "slice it open and suck out the venom" instead of bandaging as we do today.

A fire extinguisher is another "must have" that everyone should carry, be it a proper extinguisher or even just one of those oversized pressure pack ones.

[blackf6]

Originally Posted by teak81

Rope, rags, gymbag and towel.

Forgot to state why. Rope for securing loads on the trailer, rags for wrapping jockey wheel in and gymbag and towel for gym.

[FAT245]

Duct Tape
Cable Ties
Rope
Bar of Solvo
Can of Carby Cleaner
Plastic bags

Bag of Mixed Cat6 Patch Leads
Power Supplies
Toolbag

Do Home Automation and Network Engineering for a living, so always need to be on my toes..

[Linkachu]

GUMBOOTS! Because they come in handy, like never

[CMGLX]

TOILET PAPER! Because some times things don't go as planned!