Must-Have Items for Your Trunk

The cargo area in the 2014 Enclave is impressive!

Before you head out on your summer road trips and camping expeditions, here are a few things you ought to consider keeping in the trunk:

• Extra coolant! You might not always be able to make it to a gas station, and if your car overheats this could be a big problem.

• Keep a quart or two of oil on hand.

• GPS – any kind, whatever you prefer to use, just be sure you have it on long trips.

• Keep a roll of duct tape in the back as well. It’s great for temporarily repairing, say, a leaky hose – or quieting the backseat driver in your life.

• Get a REAL spare tire, not one of those dinky things that come with your car. Would you want to be stuck on a doughnut while driving through unpopulated terrain? We think not. They’re usually only recommended for about 50 miles of driving, anyway.

• The Uh Oh Kit – a screw driver, a couple flairs, pliers, vise grips, and a coat hanger just in case.

• A jack…that you know how to use. Before you travel, take it out and try it a couple times to get comfortable with it, that way you’re not sitting on your hands when you get into a pinch.

• Jumper cables. This is obvious, literally everyone should keep these in their car.

• Cell phone! Cell phone! Cell phone! Payphones are a thing of the past, and if you get stranded in the middle of nowhere a cell phone could literally save your life. 
• A first aid kit. Always keep a first aid kit in the car.