I am guilty of doing that with guns and knives and I thought I was bad until I heard your story. I do sell the stuff though. I am the anti packrat. If I'm not using it then I can't justify keeping it. Ebay (and Gunbroker) is my friend. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I thought I was bad until I heard your story.

On the theme of cheap stuff for the car... I've been looking at my Target fleece sleeping bag rolled up on a shelf in the garage, and thinking that might be better in the trunk.

Unzipped, it could be used as an emergency blanket. Zipped, it would work as a minimalist thermal barrier.

I also carry a 7 x 9 tarp and a big (queen-sized) velour blanket. With a hank of paracord, I think I have the shelter stuff pretty well covered. (I'm in Florida, so the cold isn't as big an issue as in other places.)

Bear

My security situation is pretty sad. I work in a bad neighborhood and vehicles get broken into all the time. I really need a toolbox for the truck bed. The only reason I dont have one is because the truck is brand new so I just haven't gotten around to it yet. Those behind the seat gunsafes are very nice. I wish I could get one. I used to have something similar in my old Jeep Wrangler. Unfortunately there is no "behind the seat" in my new truck. The '04 F150 Supercab's backseat is right on the rear wall of the cab. <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> I think thats the only thing I don't like about the truck. Once I get a toolbox I probably would move a lot of gear in to it but guns, knives and other similar metal tools I fear would rust too easily back there. Now if I could find and under-the-seat gunsafe for the rear bench seat to put the rustables in then toss the rest of my gear in the bed box, that would work. Unfortunatly I havent seen and under-the-seat gunsafe yet. <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> If I ever find such a thing though, I would probably buy it at almost any price. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

There is or was within the last year or two an under the seat gunsafe. I have a 96 Ford F250 CrewCab that it would not fit. Cabella's had them but I'm not sure if they do anymore. I just lucked into the behind the seat safe that I had over on Plainsman's Cabin. Asked if anyone knew if they were made any longer and one of the posters there said he had one that he had never mounted and would sell it as he had no vehicle that it could fit....
I don't carry the Wiggy's bags in the truck. Have 2 wool blankets, a space blanket and just found a wool blanket at WalMart that has a waterproof nylon shell on one side. They sell them for picnics. $15.00 Folds up and then has a zipper around the edge so it doesn't come unfolded and can be used as a cushion.....Bob

Thanks, Flotsam. I was going to throw it in the back of the truck as an emergency bag, but maybe I'll just add a couple of wool blankets. Thanks again for the heads-up.

Brian:

Regarding having your truck broken into.

Try doing what I did when working for the City of Milwaukee Housing Authority. I would work nights and have to park my personal van in a very unsafe even though gate and locked lot.

I took a pistol target with ten caliber .45 auto bullet holes in it, and a Colt catalog open to the page showing the .45 auto and left them on my dash. Every truck on that lot was broken into at one time or another during my tenure there, but mine was never touched. I also switched the coil to distributor high voltage wire with a defective one just in case somebody had some serious enough guts to try stealing the truck. Never a problem. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Bountyhunter <img src="/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

Not to sound confrontational, but have any of you guys who are being dismissive of countycomm's bag actually used one?

A few folks on CPF bought the Countycomm bags and posted detailed reviews that were not so favorable. Basically the bags were judged to be reasonable value for the money but not in the class of the higher-end bags that they imitate. Since Countycomm's blurb gave the impression that these bags were the same as the high-end bags except for the label, the people who bought them were disappointed.

Sorry, I searched but couldn't find any actual reviews.

Try here:

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=715877