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all right if you're like most people your trunk is kind of this place of last resort in your car not unlike that place in the ocean while the plastic gathers and goes around in circles and never comes out State Farm and KRC research talk to a thousand ten us drivers and found that sixty percent of them had a lot of non-essential stuff in the boat while only nine percent had the essentials that includes jumper cables road flares or reflectors a flashlight a first-aid kit a little water a blanket and of course a spare tire interestingly SUV drivers were more likely to have the basics the right stuff in their trunk then sedan drivers by a fair percentage more of a survivalist mentality I guess now on top of that list of basics here are a few things I like to carry in my trunk you may like to as well first of all one of these compact portable jumpstarters this will jumpstart your car seriously and when you're not using it for that you've got USB ports to charge your portables some pet food to attract those strays out there that might need rescue and gonna be pretty skittish this is also good for you in the next recession an FRS radio you know Family Radio Service but one that runs on double-a is that you also keep in the trunk most of these are rechargeable and they're usually dead when you need them this makes sure that doesn't happen and here's what if you travel a lot this is a solar battery tender you put this on your dash around the other end into your cigarette or 12-volt light or outlet and trickle charges your battery you leave your car at the airport for a week or longer this might save you a dead call to triple-a and one more thing that isn't literally going your trunk but underneath it is keep at least half a tank of gas in your car at all times for two reasons one your mobile during a disaster or even if you're gonna shelter in place it's a great source to siphon gas for your generator at home it pays to double check what's in your trunk and make sure it's more than just old clothes and garbage