southpier
Expedition Leader
it's related to "gear creep". never had a Subaru, but a Passat wagon for 7 years taught me some valuable lessons. i think especially with a lightweight & 4 cylinder vehicle it's important not to throw stuff in the back because you might use it again at some point. i'd make a weekly effort to go into the back and bring everything out that wasn't getting used.
i never leaft stuff in the car when it went in for service, and the car drove noticably different stripped out. even the current Tacoma can fill up if i'm not careful. most of my winter clothes are very uncerimoniously stashed behind the seat now. i do have a tool kit, aftermarket bottle jack, tow strap & assorted other bits but stopped short of carrying jumper cables since i have AAA & Toyota Roadside Assist.
but last night i checked a job and found the electrician stuck in the driveway with a dead battery (irony?). i only live a mile away so i went and got cables & jump pack. jump pack had him on his way, but now i struggle which, or both, to keep in the truck.
btw: this sucker is great http://www.amazon.com/Clore-Automot..._2?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1358542441&sr=1-2
i hadn't plugged it in since last summer and it still did the job!
so whatever size rig you drive, it's the same battle.
i never leaft stuff in the car when it went in for service, and the car drove noticably different stripped out. even the current Tacoma can fill up if i'm not careful. most of my winter clothes are very uncerimoniously stashed behind the seat now. i do have a tool kit, aftermarket bottle jack, tow strap & assorted other bits but stopped short of carrying jumper cables since i have AAA & Toyota Roadside Assist.
but last night i checked a job and found the electrician stuck in the driveway with a dead battery (irony?). i only live a mile away so i went and got cables & jump pack. jump pack had him on his way, but now i struggle which, or both, to keep in the truck.
btw: this sucker is great http://www.amazon.com/Clore-Automot..._2?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1358542441&sr=1-2
i hadn't plugged it in since last summer and it still did the job!
so whatever size rig you drive, it's the same battle.