What do you keep under your seat?  Everything you need to USE a truck...   I'll go first... 

 

door pockets: 

4 TCW3 quart oil bottles (2 in each side),

small hand tools (multi-tip  screw driver, adjustable wrench, multi-tool) 

tire pressure guage

work gloves (canvas, leather, rubber)

double ended snaps handy for tie downs & tent set ups

flashlight

 

I have a plastic bin that fits under each side.  I drilled the seat brackets for a short bungie to keep the stuff from sliding out on a hard stop...  bungie hook had to be opened so it could go through the bracket.   

 

Front: 

tie down ratchet straps, bungies

tow strap & anchor shackles

magnetic wands for trailer hookup

12V power extension cord (10', 14/2 marine harness with cig lighter plug/socket)

roll of paper towels

 

Back: 

Spare fuel filter Dodge can

spare filter set Air Dog

duct tape

trailer hitches (hidden hitch & 2" ball on a reese drop insert).  The WD hitch only gets used with the camper & parts store there as well. 

Spare Jesus clips & hitch pin. 

small hank of Parra cord,

winter front & hardware (off season) 

A twin size wool blanket (surplus) on back seat...  protects seat & emergency use.   

 

Old towel on grab handle on seat back...  for times when wet hands will not do. 

 

Share your ideas... 

Edited August 6, 201410 yr by flagmanruss

may i add...

driver door. leather work cloves. two rags. trailer plug adapters. XD40.

pass door. ear plugs, napkins. 2 rags.

glove box, owners manual, ear plugs, card with important phone numbers. (how many does your cell remember vs your brain) tire gauge, more napkins. deodorant.

center, 22 ammo, 40 ammo, a few flashlights, head lamp. fuel receipts, maps.

under front seats, nothing..

under rear seat, air compressor, 2x stock fuel filters, 1 fleetguard spin-on filter. tow strap, jumper cables, rain jacket, 4x water bottles, 2 can peanuts, 2x TP, role blue rags, glass cleaner, first aid kit.

4 ratchet straps, 2 pull straps.

 

hidden elsewhere in the truck cash, gold coins for break downs. emergency situations.

hidden so well the common thief will never find them..

anyone else  find  mice under their seat?   All the food you guys are  lugging around,  either intentional or  dropped...    gotta be   quite the  smorgasbord!

 

wife had  one  crawl up her leg..  (wearing shorts of course)..      at night to boot...     gawd,    18 months of  therapy later  she'll  actually  ride along with me...  daytime anyways!

Edited August 18, 201410 yr by rancherman

No Mice inside (had to remove the mouse habitat aka delux under hood insulation (NOW).  Mice get in through the heater by climbing into the cowel drains which are hidden behind the hood hinges.  I pushed SS pot scrubber up under the hinge...  the cowel still drains but no more mice inside.

 

I have been going through the door pockets, glove box, center seat storage, under seats, straightening out.  i have added & modified to my needs. 

 

I forgot, both my car & truck have screwdriver & wooden construction wedges and a long stiff wire (better than old fashioned coat hangers).  I have gotten the call to open a family member's car in a lockout situation.  A bit of tape or thin wood to protect the body finish, while prying slightly to introduce the wire.  Possble targets...  manual or power locks, power windows, the door handle.     

 

I added a claw hammer after watching a program about for to break out a auto window in an emergency (like a baby in a hot car).  In the demo, striking the center of a side window with a tire iron, bouces off, barely divots the tough laminated safety glass...  at it's strongest point.  In the demo, they used a tool to attack any side window, near the lower rear corner where it is the weakest.  After punching a hole IN, the rest of the window can be pulled OUT.  It worked in the demo, but I noted the window was not fully framed...  usually a guide at the front, absent at the rear edge.