Can you go into detail of how you have everything strapped down?


Thanks,
Robert

In my truck I have cargo hooks in the floor (little metal squares that you can pull up) I put my gear in a backpack and a duffel type bag and used two ratcheting tie-downs hooked to the cargo hooks to keep everything down. I don't have any space under the rear seats, so whatever I want to carry has to go on the seats or in the rear.

I drive a 4 dr Dodge Dakota Pickup with a bed cap. The bed is carpeted.

In the glove box is a fanny pack mini-bob.
In the center armrest compartment is a tool roll, a jar candle, 4 disposable rain ponchos, matches, and several mult-tools and SAK.
Under the front seat is a SAM splint kit and nylon windbreaker.
Behind the rear seat is are two pair of leather gloves and two ball caps.
Under the rear seat is a commerical fanny pack 72-hr kit.
Additionally under the rear seat is a folding shovel and an umbrella.
In the carpeted bed of the truck is a rubber maid tub with a small duffle with a light jacket, bungees, screwdrivers, flares, reflector triangle. In the same tub is a blanket.

I use bungees to keep the rubbermaid tub from sliding around in the bed of the truck.

I posted a couple of photos of what I have in my trunk. I tend to build a "box" to hold certain things in the trunks of my cars. When I change vehicles, it seems that the old box never fits the new trunk, so a new box is built to the specs of the current trunk. In the photo, the wooden box has places for storage of 30 and 15 minute flares on the top shelf along with a fire extinguisher. The shelf these items are on is slanted so that the things stored do not fall out when the vehicle accelerates. Also, the fire extingusher is on a rubber mat that is sold at home stores for working with wood, it acts as a non-skid surface and is sufficient to hold the extinguisher without a vehicle mount while at the same time making it easy to remove. The bottom portion is for storage of general items, the idea being building "up" to take as much advantage of the limited space as possible.
The boxes in the trunk, plastic and metal, have industrial grade velcro fastners on two of the bottom corners that help hold them in place when they contact the rug material in the turnk of the car. You can pick up the fasteners (looks kind of like heavy artifical turf) at the Home Depot. I have used the common version of the velcro fastners and found that with heat, the velcro tends to come off the box and actually melts the sticky tape into the rug. Not good!
The velcro does not stick well to unpainted wood, so for the box I built, I put a small brad in each corner and cut it off at about 1/16 of an inch. This tends to hold the box in place with the rug of the trunk.
The contact is sufficient to hold these items in place, but given enough force, I am sure they would all break loose. As of this time, I have never had any of the items shift in the trunk, so it suites my needs.

If you want to try the velcro fasteners and are unable to find them, let me know and I will be happy to send you some.

Trunk Organization

I don't have pictures, but in my Jeep, I have rubbermaid "action Packers" and a few bags of gear. I've got it all strapped down with 1" nylon webbing which passes through metal lashing loops that I've attached to the vehicle. Works well. You want to avoid havign stuff become projectiles in a crash.

Those are nice pics. Thanks.


Robert

I drive a Ford Bronco, and keep my BoB & a few misc items in a Rubbermaid container in the cargo area. I now it strapped down using folding eyes screwed into the walls and floor (you can get these at any auto parts store). Before that I just put traction tape on the bottom of the container. Kept it from sliding around, but it doesn't stop it from being launched at your noggin if you wreck