# Preparing for the worst **URL:** \ **Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\ **Created:** [October 13, 2005, 8:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preparing-for-the-worst/140312 "2005-10-13T20:17:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Invalid\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecae2f/32.png) [@Invalid\_Zero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Invalid_Zero)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 8:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preparing-for-the-worst/140312/1 "2005-10-13T20:17:42Z")
Since I’m now driving a 14 year old car I figured it would be a good time to rething my emergency car kit. Here’s what I’ve got so far. ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/2003specv/DSC01541.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/2003specv/DSC01541.jpg) Zip ties Vice-grips Pliers Crescent wrench Electrical tape Flashlight Tire pressure gauge Bungy strap Small tool kit (3/8 and 1/4 drive metric and SAE sockets, and multi-bit screwdriver) Various hose clamps Not pictured: Knife Duct tape Small first aid kit There’s some other things I’d like to add but for now this will do. Now I just need to find a bag to put this stuff under my spare. Anyone else have a setup like this? ---
**Author:** ![silvia\_s13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@silvia\_s13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/silvia_s13)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 8:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preparing-for-the-worst/140312/2 "2005-10-13T20:29:52Z")
Where is the tow rope? ---
**Author:** ![Invalid\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecae2f/32.png) [@Invalid\_Zero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Invalid_Zero)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 8:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preparing-for-the-worst/140312/3 "2005-10-13T20:32:39Z")
THATS what I forgot. Do you know if Princess Auto sells some decently priced ones? ---
**Author:** ![SRBURG13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@SRBURG13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRBURG13)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 8:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preparing-for-the-worst/140312/4 "2005-10-13T20:34:19Z")
Ya, I pack tools all the time. A whole tool case, zip ties, and a bottle of water just in case. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![93vg30e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/e47774/32.png) [@93vg30e](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93vg30e)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preparing-for-the-worst/140312/5 "2005-10-13T21:23:14Z")
DONT CHEAP OUT WITH TOW STRAPS, get somthing rated over 9000 pounds, i snapped one trying to tow a neon out of a ditch last winter, the hook almost went through my rad. (the hook was heavy enough to make it drop to the ground) I became more intelligent and went to tonka 4wheel parts and got a 30,000 pound strap with 40,000 pound clevices. (overkill, but thats the way i do things) THUMBS UP for the zip ties ---
**Author:** ![geniusevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e36b37/32.png) [@geniusevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/geniusevil)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 11:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preparing-for-the-worst/140312/6 "2005-10-13T23:24:49Z")
most of those sockets can be kept at home nissans only uses certain sizes ---
**Author:** ![geniusevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e36b37/32.png) [@geniusevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/geniusevil)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 11:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preparing-for-the-worst/140312/7 "2005-10-13T23:27:42Z")
bottle of water will freeze,in winter at least -emergency blanket -power bar -candle and matches -booster cables -lock de-icer -gloves ---
**Author:** ![Chromedragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ba8739/32.png) [@Chromedragon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Chromedragon)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 12:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preparing-for-the-worst/140312/8 "2005-10-14T00:48:24Z")
Grab yourself a bag of kitty litter. If you ever get stuck it’s great for traction. ---
**Author:** ![Invalid\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecae2f/32.png) [@Invalid\_Zero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Invalid_Zero)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 3:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preparing-for-the-worst/140312/9 "2005-10-14T03:13:46Z")
> [@geniusevil](#): > > most of those sockets can be kept at home > > nissans only uses certain sizes Yeah I couldn’t find a Nissan specific set with 8,10,12,13,14,17,19,21mm sockets. 😃 And yes the 13 is supposed to be in there, my mani to turbo uses 13mm nuts on the studs. I figure it could come in handy on someone else’s car. So why not? :partyman: ---
**Author:** ![Invalid\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecae2f/32.png) [@Invalid\_Zero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Invalid_Zero)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 3:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preparing-for-the-worst/140312/10 "2005-10-14T03:16:24Z")
> [@93vg30e](#): > > THUMBS UP for the zip ties > [@SRBURG13](#): > > zip ties, Zip ties can fix anything. Especially JDM black ones from Canadian tire. ---
**Author:** ![Slide](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slide/32/3301_2.png) [@Slide](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Slide)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preparing-for-the-worst/140312/11 "2005-10-14T10:57:31Z")
not just jdm black, get that whole bottle of many different colored/sized ones. a JDM is not JDM without Zip Ties holding at least 2 vitals parts up.