A quote I base a lot of decisions off of!

Emergency kit Truck:
baseball bat under the seat
Road cameras to document accidents etc for insurance purposes.
Road maps of the area(No GPS)
Repair manual
CB radio, cell phone
jumper cables
spare full tire/rim
Tire repair kit
Jack, jack stands
extra knife, sharpener
ferro rods to start fires
blankets
extra gloves and warm clothes, wool caps, hot hands, boot warmers
essential tools for OTR repairs
solar charger, powerpack battery to run things that need power, sharpies, pens/pencils and paper
550 cord, 100MPH tape, zip ties
some rope, ratchet straps, bungee cords
spare wire, connectors, soldering stuff
extra parts(sensors mostly)
flashlights, batteries spot light
a couple of my favorite MRE's and snacks to last a couple days
Some heavy duty chains for all occasions
*oil, fuel can, water can
standard road kit; flares, triangles, first aid kit

whatever else I can cram in the bed box and behind the backseat. Always going to be more as it comes around, a winch for sure.

Car: Tools, repair manual, road kit. Some of the stuff mentioned above, but really just the essentials, not a lot of room for a ton of stuff.

Need standalone GPS, but that's what mapquest and map was for back in the day, and it still works just as good!

 

well you can tell you live in kansas we have to expect the worst it can change so quick

 

Yup, since I've been there, I've seen it change all 4 seasons in one day. Warm and sunny(for the winter months) then it snowed, warmed back up, freak thunderstorm, stopped raining, got cold again, had winds that peeled your skin off, and then snowed so bad, the roads went black for a week. I'm pretty sure most of what I have is standard in a lot of these guys kits, not just Kansans. I'm from PA originally, living in the country, it could be a while until rescue came!

 

Sounds like quite a bit of thought went into your emergency kit, a good base to work from. What's in mine is quite similar, but I had to make a few adjustments to shoehorn it into the rear storage bin in my RX7

Jumper Cables
5x7' Tarp
Gloves
100 piece screwdriver bit set from Harbor Freight (may downgrade to the 33 piece one and add in a drive adapter to save space)
Popular Mechanics 20 piece metric socket set (4-13mm standard, 6-12mm deepwell) [Part# PM6-38564, found at Walmart]
10" craftsman extension for 1/4" drive
Needlenose pliers with cutting edge
Wire stripper/crimper
Electrical box*
Generic Leatherman multi-tool
5 piece ratchet wrench set covering 5-15mm
Harbor Freight dual USB car phone charger with micro USB,mini USB and Apple cords
Webasto Sunroof tool
Multimeter with 8ft alligator clip leads
Leatherman Micra pocket knife on my keys
12v Tire inflator compressor (Slime# 40039, $10 from Walmart)
0-120psi dual head tire gauge
11" Zip ties
6" Zip ties with 1/4" bolt hole
Electrical tape

On my phone:
Factory Service Manuals in PDF
Parts Catalogs in PDF
Original Wiring Diagram in PDF
Modifications with diagrams in BMP format
Android GPS and Google Maps
Roadside Assistance with free towing on my insurance

Original and superceded original items in spare tire well:
OE Mazda lug wrench, Project KICS wheel spacer lug adapter, Spare tire from a Ford Probe V6 GT and scissor jack from an Infiniti I30.

Every item is meant to combine with the others in different ways to solve a variety of issues. Got a stubborn phillips head screw? Get a #2 phillips bit, add drive adapter, spinner handle and the ratchet on top for a proven high-torque driver that you can put as much downforce as you want on. First time I did the RX7's fuel pump, the pump flange screws were pretty gnarly after 20 years from rust but this setup got all eight out with only a little assistance from PB Blaster. No stripped heads or threads.

As for the Electrical Box, it's an evolving item that currently has:
Maxi Fuses (3x of every rating used in the Expedition)
Fusible Link Cartridge Fuses (3x of every kind used in the RX7)
Micro & ATO/ATC (3x of every rating)
2x OE Ford/Omron Micro Relays for the Expedition
2x OE Chrysler/Omron Micro Relays for the RX7
1x OE Ford Bosch-type 40A 5 pin relay for either vehicle
2x Spare 140A Alternator Fuse for the RX7
10x Metripack 150 male terminals, 10x female ones and 20x wire seals
5x 0.250" male and female spade tab quick disconnects
5x 0.250" ring terminals
3x male and female bullet connectors
3x 10-12awg/10x 14-16awg/5x 18-22awg Butt splice connectors
1x 3" long 16awg jumper wire with male 0.250" spade quick disconnects on both ends
1x hammer-type battery cable lug terminal

All of these electrical parts are packed in this case: 460 Piece Nut and Washer Assortment

A jumper wire with 0.187" terminals would be a good addition to handle bypassing the micro relays/fuses in a pinch. Some spare M6/M8 hardware might be a good idea too. Fortunately, they come in the box

 

Whiskey, rope, a jack that is too short, and a solid steel rod about a yard long.

 

One colt 1991A1.

 

I'm not much of a survivalist so to speak. I spent 21 years in the military doing just that. I guess I did a decent job since I've made it this far. I never really understood the long term survivalist concept. Unless one had access to an endless supply of everything needed to survive, it almost seem like a lost effort. A tool used to break auto glass, first aid kit, a battery pack to jump start and a small air compressor is about the limit for me.

 

Well thanks to my background I've got a toolbox full of tools so I can fix most things on my truck (socket sets, hand tools, wrenches). I've got a rolling floor jack, jumper cables, a jerrycan of gas (my gauge doesnt work) and a cheater pipe/breaker bar to change tires.

 

I keep a tow strap, an air compressor for the tires, a pair of cheap work gloves, an old jacket, jumper cables, maps to get me anywhere in the US, a basic set of tools, and a 9mm.