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My Baja fogs are probably #1 at this point with my Rigid reverse lights as a close #2. I have a renewed appreciation for the reverse lights after 1 recently failed and I had to ship the pair off for warranty service. Backing 35 yards up my winding driveway with 3' of snow on each side in the dark was definitely more challenging without them.
I gotta go with this new pet sling the wife bought for our Blue Heeler. I still have all the pet liners lining all the rear cargo area that I purchased from Cargoliners when we first bought the bus. But since she bought this sling from Amazon, that’s where my Blue rides now and she loves being so much closer to us instead of way in the back. It straps around the first and second row headrests and covers the second row seats and first row seat backs. It even has a screen like netting in between the front seats so she can see what’s going on up front. We now can use the rear for our luggage and cargo when we go to our cabin on weekends. We used to have her in the rear behind the third row folded up, and would load all our stuff in through the rear side doors on the third row seats and folded second row. What a PITA that was. I have second row buckets so I use an old rolled up sleeping bag in the middle underneath.... works perfectly.
You’re disqualified... you are only allowed to pick your favorite! Or is it a ten way tie? Just messing with ya!
Oh yeah ... paper maps! ABSOFUKINLUTELY. Learnt that backpacking in the Adirondacks. Electronics break, paper's good if you keep it dry. Those maps have every driveable road (including forest roads) in each state. aka Gazetteteer, Atlas. Battery never goes dead on those, dont need cell phone service. You can spread them out on a table and plan your route much better than a tiny screen. Essential tools. Breakouts for National Parks. Can plan a route across the entire US or Canada when you are thinking at that level. Shows campgrounds and parks and all kinds of useful stuff. Some have topography. And btw furghet those old gas station or AAA foldable maps, more trouble than they are worth. I also have an iPhone and a MOTO and a 6" Garmin (which has preloaded North America map info). I also carry a magnetic compass which I have used at times (have to get out of Expy to work). Only thing I dont have is a SPOT but I might get one. My tracfone cell phones dont work in Canada (and many places in US) so I rely on maps and Garmin for that. I need a backup for my backup contingency. I was thinking I "could do" without everything on my list except the PAPER maps if I had to (to MrBoost's point).Wow, paper maps!
