How do you secure items in your trunk?

[tcar]

RWebb,
Asking again... interested...

Don't you have a bracket in the front of the trunk for the jack?

Why mount it there? Or is that a second/spare jack?

Thanks.

[Doug&Julie]

Good bag / net ideas. I wonder if my Subaru net would fit in the front trunk of a 911...?

[RWebb]

Originally Posted by tcar

RWebb,
Asking again... interested...

Don't you have a bracket in the front of the trunk for the jack?

Why mount it there? Or is that a second/spare jack?

Thanks.

Not pics of my car.

I would never use the Bilstein single post ("cripple-maker") jack. I use and carry an Al scissors jack from a 924 or 944. I need to figure out a way to make the top work better or fit the lift points.

I also carry a piece of plywood to put the jack on so it won't sink into the roadside. I plan to stick a tripod screw sized nut in there so I can make a little picnic table with the tripod I carry. Someday...

My car is a '73 and has no brackets for jacks or tools that I know of. I just wrap stuff in cloths and jam it in somewhere on the Pass. side (to partyl offset the wt. of the battery).

[rusnak]

Jacking up your car with any emergency jack is like sticking a body part into a pair of closing elevator doors to make them open up - it's partly a leap of faith, and partly an act of desperation.

check this out:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-CAR-JACK-SET-BRAND-NEW_W0QQitemZ270222068943QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item2 70222068943

[carolinatrophy]

I have a cheap but effective way to go. I bought a canvas "messenger bag" which has all sorts of pockets - two of which are perfect for holding quarts of oil, and others which are perfect for tools, a can of fix-a-flat, a tire pressure gauge, belts and hoses, a spare DME relay, a socket set, an allen wrench set, my jack pad, an old sweatshirt, a bunch of surgical gloves, etc. There is even room for a bottle of quick detailer and a couple microfiber cloths.

Then I sewed strips of velcro onto the back of the bag, which was easy even though I've never sewn anything before in my life. The velcro sticks to the trunk carpeting plenty hard enough to keep the bag from slewing around inside. No matter how had I drive, it never seems to budge an inch, even thought eh bag is quite heavy. Oh, and I also sewed a Porsche crest patch onto the front flap, to, you know... show my pride.

The bag stays put, holds everything I need, and looks tidy. It also has a shoulder strap, so if I need to I can grab it out of the car and carry it around with me, which is helpful if it's not my car that breaks down, but someone else's.