I'm a pack rat with some things, but the car trunk, evidently, is not one of them. There is a shower curtain spread over the carpet, in case anything spills, and the foot parts to DH's wheelchair, which he only needs if I'm pushing him, which is why they're left in the car.

Gosh, as much stuff as I pile every place else, I'm thrilled to discover something within my domain is neat! >:)

I forgot, I have a shower curtain too. It is to spread on the bottom of the trunk or in the baack seat when I buy plants. I also have an old raincoat for the same purpose.

I am glad you didn't ask a few months ago. I was disgusted when I realized what I was carting around. Currently, I have a tin tote full of returnables that the store wouldn't accept, a golf umbrella, a bungee cord with hooks on each end in case I throw something large in the trunk and need to secure the load, & a blue tarp.

a car jack,a blanket, a yoga mat,a bag of soil and lots of chewed up sunflower seeds left by the mouse who is living there somewhere.

Two blankets, in case we want to go to the beach. A kite, we go and fly a kite now and then. Water bottles, and a lot of bunge cords.
I have a 4door sedan that we call "mama's car" and it has been used to haul everything from xmas trees to couches and everything in between.
The bunge cords have saved us tons of money in delevery and shipping costs.

Oak leaves, milk crate with a couple scrapers, antifreeze, transmission fluid, oil, window washer fluid, A reeeeeallly good set of heavy-duty jumper cables---love those babies, a roll of paper towels,, a sun screen, also have a doohicky screen you put over the windshield when expecting ice or snow----both of those came out of auction cars we got in a couple years ago---OK, some thumb screws for dealer tags---(I've always had to hide them), nuts, bolts, sometimes an air tank, plastic for putting down on the trunk floor when hauling junk to the dump---or the recycler, usually extra boots or at least clean, dry socks, and a whole bunch of other junk, which I keep forgetting to take OUT!!!!
I keep the car stuff in a big milk crate because I was always switching over to different vehicles all the time.
There's a pick-up I used a LOT---actually, TWO pick-ups, which my old boss Ed and I shared------ he sold one and abscounded with Ol' Blue to haul granite counter-tops for his house---that was about 6 months ago.
My life hasn't been the same since then.
Ol' Blue was my friend--almost a sweetheart---
that's how well he knew my moods---and he was always smart enough to never talk back!!
It goes along with having 287,000 miles on the odometer..

I have a Miata. So the spare tire, stuff to change the tire, washer fluid, brake fluid (it's a 20 year old car with a clutch), jumper cables, tow ropes, reusable grocery bags, and a bag with socks and deodorant. The umbrella stays behind the seat. There are sunglasses that stay on the visers. The flashlight is in the console. No extra anything ever. It's efficient because it has to be. Like my house. I have only what I have to have. Some day, I might live in excess when I win the lottery.

;)

I'm glad you didn't ask this when I had my jeep. LOL. Well, now that I have a three month old car it's simple. Five canvas bags for my marketing........so I don't slop up the world with plastic bags or kill trees for paper sacks. And I am officially an old lady, because I finally put in a cloth to drape over the upholstery in the trunk when I use the car to haul hay, feed, or flowerpots.

Right now, my winter bag (wool blanket, wool sweater, water bottles, flashlight, gloves, socks, stocking cap, scarf, matches, cotton balls, am emergency candle, and a few power bars... and I'm probably forgetting something), 2 beach towels for when the dog rides in the car (she insists on the front passenger seat), extra shoes, the driver's side floor mat, a plastic tag liscense plate featuring the logo for the gradeschool I went to, and probably some books.

I once had a boss, whose theory was "if you have a car, you're never short of a closet". You'd see her in the parking lot at the office, picking out a pair of shoes from the boot (not trunk, for me!) to match her outfit. There must have been 20 pairs in there.

Me: a drop cloth (in case I buy plants . . .) and a big box to put my shopping bags in, so I don't arrive home with groceries strewn all over the place. Um. That's it.

Tisha, I used to live a mile off the road in the Cabin-in -the-Woods---early '90's.
Your list brought a wave of nostalgia as I read your post. As I ticked off the items, they matched almost to a T, things I'd carried in my little VW Rabbit for emergencies.
I also had cat litter and shovel----and a maddock for keeping the trenches open that I'd dug across the road to keep water directed away from low spots as it led closer to the cabin.
Wow!---Thank you for the memories you brought back---and I hope you don't have to get into any of your supplies this winter!

I will find out tomorrow, have to empty out the truck to take it to a transmission shop. They made big crew cabs in '68 so I have things in there I haven't seen for a couple of years. It is my work truck and I keep tree tools, ropes and saddles, pole pruners and saws, digging tools and cleanup tools besides the tool box full of wrenches and such. I could do a complete engine rebuild beside the road if I could find every thing. ;^) A big stack of burlap tarps for carrying trimmings is in the back seat and a few hats and extra sweat shirts in the front. Also have soil augers and fertilizing tools back there some where. guess after I unload it all and put it back after the fix I may be able to find what I need for a couple of weeks till it gets messed up gain.

Several canvas shopping bags, a bag of potting soil, a folding lawn chair.

My trunk is minimalist, especially compared to how I used to keep it years ago. I used to operate under the theory that you should be able to live and dress out of your trunk for at least three days should an adventure come up. Instead, I just have a set of jumper cables and a reusable shopping bag filled with assorted papers, garden things and junk I didn't want the carwash guys to have to vacuum around. And I suppose that's also where I stashed the 50-year-old set of garden books (DDT--the miracle insecticide!!!) my dad foisted on me over the summer.

Man; Don---you make my collction of nippers, pruners, saws, loppers, etc, look like toys!--I LOVED leaving them in the truck (Ol'Blue)---they were always ready to go.---Always knew where they were and the truck always smelled so good inside, sittin' in the sun...Aren't trucks wonderful?
Ol' blue always drank a lot of transmission fluid. I hope your isn't going to be a really big transmission job!

Apologies---didn't mean to hijack---I saw the word, 'TRUCK'--that's all it took---lost my head when I read,' crew cab'!

When I see a guy
Walking along,
I don't wait for
Our eyes to meet.
I size him up,
Then look to see
All that's parked
Up and down the street.
I can usually tell if
He's in a compact,
or a granny car like a Taurus.
But, if he's wearin' flannel
And ol' work boots,
my eyes get misty and
My heart is struck,
Because I know
Beyond a doubt,
That man
Belongs to a truck!

My heart flip-flops
Inside my chest
When he leans against
The tailgate to take a rest.
I figure out
how many years
too old I am
To go and fetch me
a pick-up man!
I leave the dreams
by the side of the street,
But as I turn
To go my way,
My feet tip-tap
to a brand-new beat!

---and that's all I gotta say about that.

Oh, yes KathyJane, I can relate. For all my school learnin' and white collar job, always attracted to the pick-up truck man. Married to one who also drives an "old Blue", only his is known as the Blue Mule. And he is a good daddy 'cause his little girl is attracted to the flannel shirt guys too.

Trucks are the KY Cadillacs/Mercedes! Five houses, 6 trucks, we still got ours (it was used twice a year for hauling, the Christmas tree and in the spring potting soil, peat moss and mulch and last year the broken tree branches from the ice storm).
Always had in the trunk a set of jumper cables, a set of car tools and an emergency kit with blanket, drop cloth, oil, water, flashlight and a flare, since I worked midnight shift.

KJ, you have such a way with words. Just for your curiosity and to let the thread get back on track I will describe my truck for you and take pictures to put on the gallery. Give me a few minutes.

Thumbs up!
---Oh, BTW, I taught my grandson how to do the pu truck wave a lonnnng time ago....he's gonna be OK.
You guys--again I apologize for Hi-jacking---anybody who's been here for awhile is used to it and pays no mind---I get excited over something and just run with it, not out of rudeness, but sheer JOY!!!
Maybe we could start a JOY Thread...

The truck is there on the gallery.

To the gallery, I go!

No duck tape? My rule is a roll in every vehicle and if possible, one on every floor of every structure.

I drive a Ranger with just a small space behind the front seats and a center console/arm rest.

There's a bottle of windshield washer in the bed of the truck. Otherwise, it's usually empty during the week when I'm commuting to my office job.

Up front, I've got a set of cheap socket wrenches that rides on the hump of the transmission. Behind the seats are the jack, ratcheting straps and some bungees, a screwdriver, an umbrella, jumper cables, some mismatched gloves and a scarf.

In the console is a box of bandaids, assorted small bits and pieces and a bottle of Louisiana hot sauce for eating meals away from the South Side.

All that junk...;~( Ba donka-dunk...

Neil, the other truck I was driving, was a little Ranger ext. cab---perfect for throwing junk over the seat---just barely enough room, if there's not TOO much...
It never really ran right, but it could get in nooks and crannies of the garden where I could load 'er up with brush and limbs---she earned my respect for saving me a bunch of time loading/hauling-wise!

Had to use 2 different tarps when hauling trash and junk to the dump--smaller one for her and bigger one for Ol' Blue.
----Can I just tell you how many straps and bungee cords I've screeched to a stop for while driving along the road?
Those babies are GOLD!

Don't mean to hijack, but all this truck talk makes my heart flutter. My dream, a little red truck.