What tools are important to keep in our camera truck?

Starting to get some of the stuff that will live in the truck full time loaded into the rear under-seat storage bins. I am not going to go too crazy packing for everything but just want to be prepared for emergencies. 

Right now, the Frontier’s tool kit is a spare ¼-inch ratchet set that I had at the house, but …

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Um.  Cameras?

1988RedT2 said:

Um.  Cameras?

Those go in a separate truck. 

Also, we do have a run-down coming up of Chris’ camera rig. It’s pretty cool. Like a certain submarine, it also uses a Playstation-like controller. 

David S. Wallens said:

Also, we do have a run-down coming up of Chris’ camera rig. It’s pretty cool. Like a former submarine, it also uses a Playstation-like controller. 

Colin Wood said:

David S. Wallens said:

Also, we do have a run-down coming up of Chris’ camera rig. It’s pretty cool. Like a former submarine, it also uses a Playstation-like controller. 

Ow. 

In reply to 1988RedT2 :

For security we don't leave camera equipment in the cars but like David said we will have a breakdown of what I bring to a video shoot in a future update. 

Fire extinguisher. 

I recommend one of these or something similar. Handy for jump-starting vehicles, as well as charging phones and camera batteries. 

I've had very good luck with this brand. It puts out enough power to jump just about anything. 

Ice chest... maybe with ice.

Oh, yes, Chris is often there with the full cooler. 

Gloves and a dedicated lug nut wrench

Toyman! said:

I recommend one of these or something similar. Handy for jump-starting vehicles, as well as charging phones and camera batteries. 

I've had very good luck with this brand. It puts out enough power to jump just about anything. 

Get up, go outside, and do something. - Me, mostly talking to myself.

I can second this. It's really useful...so long as you remember to charge it.

Colin Wood said:

Toyman! said:

I recommend one of these or something similar. Handy for jump-starting vehicles, as well as charging phones and camera batteries. 

I've had very good luck with this brand. It puts out enough power to jump just about anything. 

Get up, go outside, and do something. - Me, mostly talking to myself.

I can second this. It's really useful...so long as you remember to charge it.

I will third this. I got a Schumacher and it is a great thing to have around. Just member to top it up every 3-4 months or if it gets low. 
 

Also get:

A good air pump

A tire plug kit

gloves

waterless hand soap

shop towels

basic tools (looks like you may have that covered with the kolbalt bag)  

A couple bottles of spring water  

25foot chain (harbor freight sells a good one with hooks  attached  

flashlight

roll of gorilla duct tape

David S. Wallens said:

1988RedT2 said:

Um.  Cameras?

Those go in a separate truck. 

Thread title "What tools are important to keep in our camera truck?"

I like where this is going...

Colin Wood said:

Toyman! said:

I recommend one of these or something similar. Handy for jump-starting vehicles, as well as charging phones and camera batteries. 

I've had very good luck with this brand. It puts out enough power to jump just about anything. 

Get up, go outside, and do something. - Me, mostly talking to myself.

I can second this. It's really useful...so long as you remember to charge it.

I can't imagine that I'd ever remember to charge a jump box so I still carry old school jumper cables in my truck.

APEowner said:

Colin Wood said:

Toyman! said:

I recommend one of these or something similar. Handy for jump-starting vehicles, as well as charging phones and camera batteries. 

I've had very good luck with this brand. It puts out enough power to jump just about anything. 

Get up, go outside, and do something. - Me, mostly talking to myself.

I can second this. It's really useful...so long as you remember to charge it.

I can't imagine that I'd ever remember to charge a jump box so I still carry old school jumper cables in my truck.

Once you have one there are so many more uses. It is a great charging station for phones or laptops. Starting lawn mowers runs an electric air pump and more.  It is a tool you don't know you need until you have one. 

In reply to APEowner :

If you never use it it will stay reasonably full for months. But like Dean said, mine gets used regularly as a charging station for phones, laptops, cameras and drones, as well as being a flash light, and general power supply for all things 12 volt like refrigerators and fans. 

This is the one I got. Yes it is a bit pricey but it is a beast when you need.  Well worth the $$$.  I have had a couple of other inexpensive ones and they all seem to either be underpowered or the batteries seem to go bad in a year.  The cheap ones also seem to need a really long time to re charge.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C11R9F31?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone, 

a jump box is definitely on the list for my next purchase and a pair of gloves are now in the truck. 
I will be going through all the other items and make a shopping list to kit out the truck even more. 

Jump boxes are the best, just make sure you get it sized correctly for the engine. I didnt think it was that big a deal and bought a couple NOCO GB40's (for up to 6.0 liters), one for each vehicle and they worked great for V6 and a 5.7 V8 but when I tried it on my 6.2 anything more than a little boost it was really strained and barely worked. I got a GB50 (for up to 7.0) for that one and it works great, multiple jumps on a single charge. I even keep one in my track car now