pretty good kit. I would add a small roll or duct tape and electrical tape. Also a knife would be handy...a utility blade. Too bad the measuring tape doesn't have a level on it...
This is such a bomb idea: compact bags in family vehicles not only for them but also for us! THANK YOU! 👊🏼 Only thing I would add besides duct tape- maybe a headlamp for hands free work👍🏼 Keep up the great videos 🙏🏼
three immediate adds .. just because .. would be some 100mile hr tape .. 550 cord .. and a couple chem lights .. and I would think about adding a headlamp .. i do like the idea of a blacklight .. that will be something I add to mine and others .. thank you .. S
i have a big collection of old acetate handle screwdrivers made in the usa… also: i live eklind, too. i have a ton of sets and they are all eklind! i have threatenedto try a bondhus set (also us made) thank you for your service
Reading the comments, it seems people people really fit the tools to what they are used to. The mechanic brought the shop with them, the rural guy made sure to bring a chain saw. Most people are urban or suburban. I assume when I created my bag, that I won't have to rebuild my car on the side of the road. But I go to that bag for quick fix needs all the time. In winter I add a shovel, jumper cables, lock deicer, windshield cover, brass bladed ice scrapers, a blanket, and extra gloves and socks. In summer, camping/ fishing/ hiking/ outdoors gear. My car edc changes with the seasons.
Good video. I was a certified auto mechanic and it's nice to have tools, but chances are some thing is going to break or fail and that will cause a break down. For "ME", I wanted a way to do emergency field repairs on a broken part and let me limp home. So with that said, I always had several packets of two part epoxy, JB Weld, emergency fan belt repair kit, Bar's Stop Leak, a few large hose clamps, a large piece of inner tube, some duct tape, spare fuses, and some mechanics wire. I would also have a can of cleaner of some sort to clean off any area you plan to use tape, epoxy, JB Weld or whatever, and maybe a few clean rags. I didn't see a pair of dikes, but those you need, a small ball peen hammer, needle nose pliers, box cutter, and test light or meter. If your radiator hose springs a leak, slooowly loosen the cap so it stops building pressure and leaking all your coolant out, tape it up, put a piece of rubber inner tube on it and hose clamp it down. Leave the cap loose so it can't build pressure until a real repair is completed. Fan belt craps out, you have an emergency one size fits all fan belt to get you going again. A part breaks you have epoxy and JB Weld to put it back together just to get home. Radiator, or gasket leaks, Bars Stop Leak will fix that forever. I also carry a tire plug kit, and a small cheap emergency air compressor. I bet you could fit all this extra stuff in that bag as well, and have a real complete kit. Keep up the great work.
Heres something I've been slacking on. Outfitting my girlfriends vehicle with tools specifically. She does carry her edc bag and has a jeep bag with things specific to the vehicle but certainly not a comprehensive tool kit with tools.
I would put a Hanging Light & Head lamp also Flares. Always keep a Small Quick Fire Extinguisher, they come in a Can type Canister. I just bought some myself. Thank you for Sharing your Informative Content
We are rural. Axe & shovel in every rig (might go down to hatchet and entrenching tool in small cars in summer) along with tow strap, jumpers, flares and a small,beacon. Basic hand tools, pliers, crescent wrenches, screwdrivers, maybe a few end wrenches and Vise-Grips. Always flashlights, something to cut with, something to pry, something to hammer. Often a small tarp, and some cordage. Winter adds a chainsaw along with tire chains. Usually have some sort of small folding saw. Both kinds of tape, black electrical and good duct tape. BTW the Vise-Grip name went to China, people making them in DeWitt, NE were on the streets until Malco bought the original factory and put them back to work. Not cheap, but Malco Eagle-Grip is the very best “vise-grip” made.
For a car kit, make sure you have tools to get the battery out if need be. I was camping in South Dakota when my battery died. I thought I had everything I needed. I didn't. I now keep a small ratchet set, as well as the tiny wrenches needed to remove the battery. I also added an extra long slotted screw driver, self adhering plumbing tape, zip ties, a roll of relatively stiff stainless steel wire, electrical tape, a small package of wet wipes, and 50 feet of high visibility paracord. Stuff needed to McGuyver yourself out of a bad situation if need be. I'd probably reduce the number of wrenches to those most often used, or those needed for specific purposes. Replace the weight with other tools. A good pliers can replace the rest, as well as an adjustable wrench, and a pair of needle nose pliers. I'd carry a hammer, screw drivers, a blade capable of cutting a seat belt or tubing (serrated probably), scissors, a lighter, wire cutters, a flash light, and a couple road flares or strobes. Also a marker, aspirin, splinter outs, and band aids.
Maybe I missed it, but a tire pressure gauge, tape (everyone says duct, but I'm liking clear Gorilla for the car because you patch a light lens with it to, or put it over a window crack), some bailing wire, and I like to stash a sub-$10 hammer with a fiber glass handle in the car bag.
Great content as always. Cheers on that Pikesville Rye & extra 10mm. ++Basic electric tape/gorilla tape. My girl was a doubter until she needed to use some of the tools I stowed away for her.
Duck tape and bailing wire. I've had to wire up my alternator in a hotrod with bailing wire on the side of the road. Duck tape can bandage hoses or vac leaks.
My dad had a philosophy on tools in all the vehicles if mom or sister are broke down someone may offer to help but not have tools so if the car is equipped it makes a simple fix possible not complicated even after cell phones he always had tools in the cars
What a great tool kit. I need to add one to my car for emergencies. I love American made products too. I am reading all the comments and will add some of the items suggested. Thanks for a great video. I have a lot of the tools you showed so only have to purchase a few others.
Nice bag, building one for my teenage daughters truck. Went through and put in all of the sockets that would be needed in the engine bay, it helps save space. I've done this on my ATVs and snowmachines. Throw in a extra serpentine belt and duct tape.
@@MarineX lol, your wife might not, I know my mom doesn’t carry a knife lol. Also, Ik a hammer is great for picture hanging. My theory with my tool kit is to save a trip and essentially do damage control or start a project and fix MINOR issues. I have like a few pliers, knife, flashlight, hammer, duct tape, screw driver and adjustable wrench and finally a tape measure. For instance, my grandparents called me the other day and had a hose that broke and I grabbed my flashlight and wrench and was able to shutoff the water. Then I used my tape measure to measure the hose length needed for replacement and on my second trip to fix the problem I brought more tools and parts. IMO there’s no point in carrying a ton of shit around just to save myself from a short drive or a phone call.
