What do you keep in your glove box?

[pixy0stix]

Inspired by the "everything costs a billion dollars" side convo.

What do you keep in your glove box?

Do you access your glove box while driving?

[pixy0stix]

Car maintenance papers, insurance cards, registration, and first aid kit.

No, I have trex arms. I can't reach it without leaning.

[dcn]

Car manual, insurance and registration, tire pressure gauge. No tissues haha. I keep a box in the back and napkins in the center console.

[abs]

Car manual, tire pressure gauge. Insurance card stays in my wallet. I am 5’2 with short arms. There is zero way I could reach my glove box while driving.

Tissues are kept in the center console and that I can reach if necessary.

[jinkies]

Other than my insurance/registration cards, I don't even know. I think I open it once a year when I have to provide the cards for inspection.

[Vespasia]

Manual, insurance cards, randoms pens, napkins, charging cords, and a hair brush. We also recently added one of those window smasher things. My center console is too small to hold much of anything.

I can reach the glove box easily enough while driving but would wait and do so at a red light.

[basilosaurus]

Mx book, registration and insurance, and more recently a bunch of masks. I once had one of those tools for smashing a window or cutting a seatbelt that I put in after the sticky no longer stuck.

I used to be in the habit of tracking gas mileage. Manually if course, so a little notebook. In high school I paid had but dad would reimburse (at federally rate, were such dorks) for any mileage to school, church, or other errands for them.

At one point I had mylar blankets.

Never needed to access while driving.

[pixy0stix]

Jul 17, 2023 16:50:16 GMT -5 Vespasia said:

We also recently added one of those window smasher things.

Window smasher/seatbelt cutter is in my console. See also trex arms which wouldn't be able to reach the glove box in an emergency.

[mpm]

Registration and insurance card
The manual that came with the car
A little tire pressure gauge
A pen
Our parking pass for the pool (it’s like 6”x11” and too large to keep on the dash while driving)
@@@ Our carpool tag for school which is similarly large.
When I go to court, I’ll store my comfortable flats in there and I change into heels in the parking lot.

We only access it while driving on the way to the pool - the passenger pulls the parking pass from the glove box and puts it on the dash as we are approaching the security gate at the entrance.

[goldengirlz]

My Tesla (ha) has a lot of storage space in the center console. There are actually two places where you can store things, the arm rest and a deeper space in front of the cup holders.

My glove compartment has my registration, insurance card, clean air vehicle paperwork and masks because I bought the car peak covid in 2020.

[glw]

I have actual gloves in mine! Plus a tire pressure gauge, emergency kit, lighter, napkins and straws, probably some old CDs.
I drive a Beetle so I can touch every thing in my car while driving, lol.

[EvieEthelGarland]

I recently got pulled over and the officer was quite amused that in addition to the typical Manual, insurance, and tissues, I had my dog's vaccine records back to 2018 and several rocks (not sure why they were in there). What I did not have was my just renewed that week registration. He said he could verify it and was sure it was current because if I took that good care of the pup, certainly I take care of the car he rides in.

I got a warning and the dog got a treat

[penguingrrl]

Jul 17, 2023 17:11:02 GMT -5 glw said:

I have actual gloves in mine! Plus a tire pressure gauge, emergency kit, lighter, napkins and straws, probably some old CDs.
I drive a Beetle so I can touch every thing in my car while driving, lol.

Even when I was driving a beetle I couldn’t have reached the glove box while driving 😂🤣😂🤣. I now drive a mini cooper, which is a very similar size, and no way could I reach. I’m super short (5’ even) with t-Rex arms.

I keep my owner’s manual and insurance and registration cards in the glove box and that’s it. And I pretty much keep nothing else in the car, but I should get one of those seatbelt cutter/window breaker tools now that I think about it…

[MixedBerryJam]

I lolled at that “reach into the glovebox while I’m driving” for two reasons. First IT’S A GLOVE COMPARTMENT DAMMIT.

And secondly, that was the first thread I was reading after getting home from dropping off a meal, which I had placed in a bag on the floor of my front passenger seat. Of course I came to a gentle stop on the highway and it tipped over (no I did not “jam on my brakes” and there was no way I would have been able to reach it while I was driving. I know because I tried and did not even come close.

And thirdly, this is reminding me that my mom bought the first Gremlin sold (around 1970) in our city and the glove compartment door was extra so she didn’t get it.

[VillainV]

It’s only big enough for the owner’s manual, registration/insurance information, and a tire pressure gauge.

In the center console we keep all kinds of crap like pens, mints, extra napkins, change, a bottle of advil….

[bee20]

Yes to parking permits/entrance passes I need to be able to show while driving up to a gate or guardhouse. I also keep granola bars in there to eat while driving. I used to keep my stash of CD's. I'm surprised so many people can't reach their gloveboxes, either that's an SUV thing or yet another example of women being left out of design.

[plutosmoon]

Car manual, registration both current and about 8 prior ones, a bunch of car inspection printouts and oil change receipts, masks, and a disposable camera that's probably about 20 years old. My state doesn't have insurance cards, but I probably have some old ones in there.

When I got my new car 4 years ago I simply shoved all the old cars stuff into the new car and never cleared it out. I always forget to clear it when I clean my car because I never open it. I am not sure I've ever tried to reach it while driving. I keep a car hammer thing in my center console with all my gas receipts.

[Jalapeñomel]

Underwear, mask, gloves, registration, Kleenex

No way could I reach that without crashing.

[erbear]

Tire gauge, registration, insurance card, manual to the car. And one car has some lifesavers 🤷‍♀️

[VillainV]

Jul 17, 2023 18:53:10 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Underwear, mask, gloves, registration, Kleenex

No way could I reach that without crashing.

Underwear?

[UMaineTeach]

Center console has all the random junk, tissues, napkins, masks, extra spoons from drive thrus, glasses wipes.

Glove box pretty much has the manuals. There are like 4 manuals for this car, it’s like toting around a couple Webster’s dictionaries. It has registration, insurance, tire gauge, and a pen for extras and barely closes.

I couldn’t reach it while driving, but I support the general idea of having physical buttons and latches. I would probably look awkward reaching it to get documentation for the police.

And who even knows what’s in the hatch. That’s becoming a black hole this summer.

[rubytue]

Well, I guess I’m alone. I do drive small cars, and I’m not tall or anything, but can easy reach halfway across my car. Sure, I lean forward a bit. And would do it at a stoplight (which, I still could as driving because the car is on, you are in the driver seat, and it’s still considered driving for cell phone laws purposes). FWIW, the only time I’ve been in an accident, was when I was 17 and tapped someone at a stoplight.

As to the question, car manuals, tire pressure gauge, and I know there is a small box of Kleenex, because H is using it all the time. Normally, for a tissue, I use the ones in my car.

But really? No one here reaches around their car for things they shouldn’t? Never tried to grab something from the back seat? This a board full of hangs glued at 10 and 2 and always looking forward? I’m not saying this is a regular occurrence, but never in 20+ years of driving… never? Sure, maybe the glove box was an extreme example (still something I don’t want to be tapping around menus for - EVER).

[litebright]

In the glove box: Car manual, insurance cards (one copy there and one in my wallet), registration, special lug nut for my tires. Fast-food napkins and at least one plastic grocery bag in case of barfing. Usually a stray pad or two. In a pinch, yes I can reach it while driving but I usually have someone in the front seat who can do it for me. 

I have two zippered pouches in the center console area that goes down to the floor, which have all my other supplies. I have a well-stocked emergency stash of things like basic meds (pain, allergy, dramamine), bandaids/first aid stuff, a pen & sticky notes, cash, pads/period supplies, extra contacts, emergency snacks, hair ties, etc. Those pouches get used on a semi-regular basis because somebody always forgets something. 

[pixy0stix]

Jul 17, 2023 19:14:48 GMT -5 rubytue said:

Well, I guess I’m alone. I do drive small cars, and I’m not tall or anything, but can easy reach halfway across my car. Sure, I lean forward a bit. And would do it at a stoplight (which, I still could as driving because the car is on, you are in the driver seat, and it’s still considered driving for cell phone laws purposes). FWIW, the only time I’ve been in an accident, was when I was 17 and tapped someone at a stoplight.

As to the question, car manuals, tire pressure gauge, and I know there is a small box of Kleenex, because H is using it all the time. Normally, for a tissue, I use the ones in my car.

But really? No one here reaches around their car for things they shouldn’t? Never tried to grab something from the back seat? This a board full of hangs glued at 10 and 2 and always looking forward? I’m not saying this is a regular occurrence, but never in 20+ years of driving… never? Sure, maybe the glove box was an extreme example (still something I don’t want to be tapping around menus for - EVER).

As aforementioned, short arms make reaching for stuff a hazard. I have before while driving and ended up swerving. Either it's in the console or door pockets, or I leave it.

If something gets dropped a common refrain is, "Whelp. It's gone now."

So much so that others in my family echo it. Lol!

[redheadbaker]

Car manual, the lug nut key for my tires, extra covid masks, and travel packets of tissues.

No, I do not attempt to reach for it while driving. 

[nsl]

Glove compartment is car manuals, registration, maybe a current insurance card (ours get sent to us electronically now and we rarely print them out), and some fast food napkins for emergencies. Anything I need to access quickly is in the center console (spare change, masks, parking passes, sunglasses, and sentimentally the collar + leash of our dog who died in 2017) or the cubby under my radio/dashboard controls (phone charger, random receipts). I'm tall enough to be able to reach the glove compartment while driving without lifting my left hand off the wheel, but who wants to do that? There are other places for me to keep important shit where I won't have to take my eyes off the road to do it.

[penguingrrl]

Jul 17, 2023 19:14:48 GMT -5 rubytue said:

Well, I guess I’m alone. I do drive small cars, and I’m not tall or anything, but can easy reach halfway across my car. Sure, I lean forward a bit. And would do it at a stoplight (which, I still could as driving because the car is on, you are in the driver seat, and it’s still considered driving for cell phone laws purposes). FWIW, the only time I’ve been in an accident, was when I was 17 and tapped someone at a stoplight.

As to the question, car manuals, tire pressure gauge, and I know there is a small box of Kleenex, because H is using it all the time. Normally, for a tissue, I use the ones in my car.

But really? No one here reaches around their car for things they shouldn’t? Never tried to grab something from the back seat? This a board full of hangs glued at 10 and 2 and always looking forward? I’m not saying this is a regular occurrence, but never in 20+ years of driving… never? Sure, maybe the glove box was an extreme example (still something I don’t want to be tapping around menus for - EVER).

Yeah, I’m so short and have such short arms I can’t use a drive up atm without unbuckling and hanging halfway out the car lol! No way I could reach for something while driving. It’s either within reach when I start driving or I have to pull over and put the car in park to get it. Not about being perfect or anything, just being really small.

[pixy0stix]

[rubytue]

I’m backing down my hill. 😘 see also earlier in that thread where I mentioned liking small cars. I’m very average in limb length, but can reach halfway across the passenger seat in my car, barely across the center console in Hs truck. And maybe it’s really that cars are just unreasonably large. But I still think it’s ridiculous to need a touch screen for a glove box. Even if the passenger needs to get in there, a passenger not familiar would need the owner to explain it.

[bee20]

rubytue, I have been the passenger in a tesla when the driver messed with the menus to get the glovebox open. They even had moved it in the menus since the last time the driver accessed it (or so she claimed). I hate that everything on that car is on a tablet oriented to the driver, the passenger seat experience is pretty meh.