I got a new-to-me work vehicle a couple months ago, a hand me down 2016 Toyota RAV4, and I've been slowly getting it set up the way I want it now that I have some room to work with. My job responsibilities can have me on the road a good bit during the week in a region that covers VA, WV, MD, DC, and DE while doing anything from field checks to helping do installs. As such, this is how I have my vehicle set up.
Rear Cargo Area
The Husky tool bag contains the common tools I need for work so it's stuff like screw guns, batteries, screwdrivers, drill bits, allen wrenches, the whole nine yards. The milk crate holds some miscellaneous materials for the jobsite like nitrile gloves, trash bags, cleaners, bungees, tie down strap, stuff like that. The container under it is misc. screws, anchors, and hardware for our products, stuff that always seems to come up missing on a job, it's saved my ass from having to make multiple hour round trips numerous times. The black bag is my "get-home-bag" that holds an additional tool kit, jump starter, which actually works pretty good, an IFAK, shovel, fixed blade knife, all that stuff.
I'm not going to go into a whole listing of its contents but it has enough tools in it to help me out in most situations. The idea when I put together that bag was that I could move it from vehicle to vehicle so that I'd have emergency tools at my disposal when I needed them. I also keep a change of clothes, hygiene kit, and spare shoes in the back.
The RAV4 has a shitty lighting in the cargo area so I picked up a mop/broom holder and attached to the side panel with a couple 3/4" screws. That clip is pretty versatile and as near as I can tell it'll hold small flashlights with 3/4" bodies up to ones that have body diameters up to about 1 1/4" maybe. The Craftsman light has a rotating head and a magnetic end so I can stick to the vehicle and illuminate whatever needs lighting up.
In the wheel well for the spare tire I keep a small utility box of spare stuff for the vehicle, some utility rope, a tow rope, and a tire inflator. The tire inflator is a little compact unit that I got from Walmart and having never used one I wasn't sure how well it'd really work. Well the other day I got to find out because my tire pressure light came on so I tried it out and it pumped the tire up from about 26 PSI to 33 PSI in a few minutes. Not super fast but saved me the 5 minute trip there and back to the gas station, where I'd either be waiting on someone else to get done or find out the machine is broken again. Not bad for under $20.
I need to get a set of jumper cables and some road flares to carry down in there as well so that I have some redundancy over my "get-home-bag" in case I leave it in my wife's vehicle for some reason.
Rear Passenger Seats
Behind my seat is my IFAK that contains a pressure dressing, z-folded gauze, gloves, a tourniquet, and EMT shears, a more general first aid kit is on the floor under my seat. The seat back pockets contain misc. stuff like Clif bars, small trash bags, a rain jacket, and gloves. Each side pocket in the doors as a bottle of water in it also, which get rotated out pretty frequently.
Front Passenger Area
My center console is sort of the "convenience store" area and it has things in it like a lint roller, Duke Cannon Cold Shower wipes, hand sanitizer, flashlights, etc. Besides that I don't keep too much stuff up front other than my Duluth Trading seat organizer to hold paperwork, my ipad, and other "office" type stuff.
Now, I'm not outfitting this thing for the apocalypse or off roading adventures in the hinterlands, since this is a work vehicle I try to keep things as low key as possible and not draw attention to itself. My destinations could take me onto government installations, schools, through the state of MD, and into DC so I don't even mess with trying to keep a firearm in the vehicle on the clock.
What all do you guys carry in your vehicle for emergencies and every day use?
Rear Cargo Area
The Husky tool bag contains the common tools I need for work so it's stuff like screw guns, batteries, screwdrivers, drill bits, allen wrenches, the whole nine yards. The milk crate holds some miscellaneous materials for the jobsite like nitrile gloves, trash bags, cleaners, bungees, tie down strap, stuff like that. The container under it is misc. screws, anchors, and hardware for our products, stuff that always seems to come up missing on a job, it's saved my ass from having to make multiple hour round trips numerous times. The black bag is my "get-home-bag" that holds an additional tool kit, jump starter, which actually works pretty good, an IFAK, shovel, fixed blade knife, all that stuff.
I'm not going to go into a whole listing of its contents but it has enough tools in it to help me out in most situations. The idea when I put together that bag was that I could move it from vehicle to vehicle so that I'd have emergency tools at my disposal when I needed them. I also keep a change of clothes, hygiene kit, and spare shoes in the back.
The RAV4 has a shitty lighting in the cargo area so I picked up a mop/broom holder and attached to the side panel with a couple 3/4" screws. That clip is pretty versatile and as near as I can tell it'll hold small flashlights with 3/4" bodies up to ones that have body diameters up to about 1 1/4" maybe. The Craftsman light has a rotating head and a magnetic end so I can stick to the vehicle and illuminate whatever needs lighting up.
In the wheel well for the spare tire I keep a small utility box of spare stuff for the vehicle, some utility rope, a tow rope, and a tire inflator. The tire inflator is a little compact unit that I got from Walmart and having never used one I wasn't sure how well it'd really work. Well the other day I got to find out because my tire pressure light came on so I tried it out and it pumped the tire up from about 26 PSI to 33 PSI in a few minutes. Not super fast but saved me the 5 minute trip there and back to the gas station, where I'd either be waiting on someone else to get done or find out the machine is broken again. Not bad for under $20.
I need to get a set of jumper cables and some road flares to carry down in there as well so that I have some redundancy over my "get-home-bag" in case I leave it in my wife's vehicle for some reason.
Rear Passenger Seats
Behind my seat is my IFAK that contains a pressure dressing, z-folded gauze, gloves, a tourniquet, and EMT shears, a more general first aid kit is on the floor under my seat. The seat back pockets contain misc. stuff like Clif bars, small trash bags, a rain jacket, and gloves. Each side pocket in the doors as a bottle of water in it also, which get rotated out pretty frequently.
Front Passenger Area
My center console is sort of the "convenience store" area and it has things in it like a lint roller, Duke Cannon Cold Shower wipes, hand sanitizer, flashlights, etc. Besides that I don't keep too much stuff up front other than my Duluth Trading seat organizer to hold paperwork, my ipad, and other "office" type stuff.
Now, I'm not outfitting this thing for the apocalypse or off roading adventures in the hinterlands, since this is a work vehicle I try to keep things as low key as possible and not draw attention to itself. My destinations could take me onto government installations, schools, through the state of MD, and into DC so I don't even mess with trying to keep a firearm in the vehicle on the clock.
What all do you guys carry in your vehicle for emergencies and every day use?
