I think that day would be a very good time to remind people to check their emergency road kit.
So, what is in your kit RIGHT NOW? Don't guess.
I just checked, I have:- A jump box that I move from car to car... (I need to plug it in and recharge it).
- An air pump w/red lamp... (It's too bad a kit doesn't exist for tapping into the on-board air pump so you can fill your tires.)
- A tow/yank strap.
- Heavy duty jumper cables.
- A plug in emergency lamp.
- Fuses.
- A three inch sharp knife.
- A small socket set with metric tools.
- Another small socket set.
- A mini-combo open/box wrench set.
- A driver set with torx, philips and standard screw heads.
- I need to replace all those tool sets above with a custom set just for the X5. One that will stay in the car and only for emergency. (It probably should include the above mentioned screw driver heads. a set of 8mm to 19mm sockets, along with a set of combos that 5ange from 8 mm to 17mm?)
- Heavy duty work gloves.
- Light duty mechanics gloves.
- A camelback with a quart of water.
- A fold up rain poncho.
- Standard Issue multi-bladed Boy Scout Knife
- A large bottle of green slime.
- A schrader valve tool.
- The old fan belts from my last swap.
- A road atlas book.
What I just removed from the car kit... (These show me I should have checked my kit long ago.)- A 110 power inverter. I used to carry this when I carried a laptop around.
- An old can of fix-a-flat.
- A small notebook. At one time I think I intended this to ba a log book.
- A Delorme bluetooth GPS receiver. From the days when I carried a Window PDA.
- Another knife.
- An exercise Jump rope(?)
- Two bic razors... I think this was in case I went somewhere and needed to be "presentable" after a week or so on the road. I no longer care about that.
I used to carry, but need to add back in...- Old upper and lower radiator hoses.
During the winter months I also carry:- A heavy coat - even though I live in SC, I travel the country.
- Ear muffs
- Lightweight but warn gloves.
- A full face wool cap
- Cable chains for all 4 tires.