I carry a used hanky,
keys for the truck if I can find them,
my walle and a watch if I don't forget them
and a Victorinox lock blade folder (Backpacker model)

LOL! I have to ask - is a "used" hanky a secret strategy?

A $20.00, around these parts, anything over that, say a $50.00 or $100.00 bill, gets dicey on where they will accept it.

I used to keep a $20 bill in the glovebox/storage box of all my vehicles in case I needed cash for gas or whatever. Then, the other day, I noticed it in the glovebox of my daily driver and thought to myself.....jeez, a $20 won't even buy me 5 gallons of fuel anymore.

Now I put $50 in $10 bills in there instead.

Who would have thought Emergency Preparedness would have to be adjusted for inflation?

I keep $5 in quarters and a Mobil Speedpass in my car. As long as I can find a Mobil station I can buy gas with that. I can also buy food and sundries at Mobil stations that have an attached convenience store.

The only issue with that is that, 1. It only works with Exxon/Mobile/Esso stations. 2. It requires the gas stations computer system to be working to complete transactions.

I ran into that problem up in New York State when I was snowmobiling. A snow storm had knocked out the phone/data service in the area. Everybody had power, so they could still provide goods and services, but all transactions had to be done in cash. It was like that for a good three days, which really would have screwed us if I was only relying on credit/debit cards.

When I'm traveling I always carry cash to buy enough gas and sammiches to get home. But I keep it in my wallet, not in my car or in a pill fob.

The hanky contains his emergency glue!

LOL@Glock! That's funny. A little gross, but funny!

good stuff there bacpac