zrfraser
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- Ram Year
- 2015
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- 3.6 Pentastar
Some background first. I came from sport utility vehicles for most of my time behind a wheel; '89 Blazer (when I was 16), '09 Equinox, '07 Santa Fe. I recently bought a 2015 1500 QC and am missing the storage space the sport utility provides. I also have three kids all in some form of car seats, and it will be that way for awhile, since they are 8, 5, and 2.5, so its almost impossible to utilize under seat storage.
When I am driving solo storage really isn't an issue I can use the passenger seat/back floorboards. My wife drives a 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan so we could always use her vehicle for long trips where we needed room for suitcases/etc. But I would like to use my vehicle more for daily driving since it has less miles, gets slightly better gas mileage, looks cooler, and is more comfortable for me to drive.
So, now I am looking for a tool box to help store some of my stuff, and use it more like a trunk. The problem I see are there are a myriad of options that range in price. I have a potential budget of sub $300.00, and of course want the best quality for the price. So, for those with tool boxes, what do you have? What are your likes/dislikes? estimated price?
What I need to carry daily:
Large backpack (5.11 RUSH 24 if you are familiar with the brand)
Large first aid kit (same size as a smaller backpack)
What I would like to carry:
Jumper cables
tie downs
basic repair tools
space for bags when we go shopping.
When I am driving solo storage really isn't an issue I can use the passenger seat/back floorboards. My wife drives a 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan so we could always use her vehicle for long trips where we needed room for suitcases/etc. But I would like to use my vehicle more for daily driving since it has less miles, gets slightly better gas mileage, looks cooler, and is more comfortable for me to drive.
So, now I am looking for a tool box to help store some of my stuff, and use it more like a trunk. The problem I see are there are a myriad of options that range in price. I have a potential budget of sub $300.00, and of course want the best quality for the price. So, for those with tool boxes, what do you have? What are your likes/dislikes? estimated price?
What I need to carry daily:
Large backpack (5.11 RUSH 24 if you are familiar with the brand)
Large first aid kit (same size as a smaller backpack)
What I would like to carry:
Jumper cables
tie downs
basic repair tools
space for bags when we go shopping.
