Why not both? Jump starters are small enough now that it's not like you're going to run out of room.

I bought a jump starter from Amazon from one of their daily deals and put it in my car back when the garbage stock Painasonic battery started shitting itself. Despite having a high number of positive reviews, the jump starter also shit itself the first time I tried to use it. The display went crazy with the LCD flickering in a circular pattern.

The lesson there is that jumper cables are mature technology that are almost foolproof. At some point I'll probably get another jump starter, but only as a convenience knowing that I have the cables if the new technology fails.

When I bought my car, the dealer threw an "emergency kit" in the back seat that includes a lightweight set of cables in a flat, circular bag. When the seat is folded down (which is always), that bag fits right into the hollow made by the seat cushions. Out of sight, but I still have the peace of mind of knowing it will be there when I need it and will actually work.

In addition, you may wish to put your battery on a slow charger to bring it back up to full charge.


humfrz

I got stuck at a national park once (high altitude around 9,000 ft, car couldn't start normally) and nobody was around to help me and I had no cell service (lol), so having a jumper pack was ESSENTIAL.

But I would just stash both options just in case.

It probably depends a lot on your driving habits and where you drive. If you are in rural area with little traffic a booster pack is probably a good idea.

I've got a battery charger at home with a high amp jump start feature.

I've used it more than I've needed booster cables.

I’ve carried cables for 30 years and never had to use them. I have jumped 3 other cars though. Lol

I carry both just to be safe in my daily. In the FRS, none because, weight reduction!

-Sam

classic, hahaha.

Thanks everyone! I ended up getting both and also cancelling AAA. Geico seems to have the same roadside assistance coverage for 9.99/6months and that saves me some money to boot!

I've carried jumper cables in my car for, like, 15 years, and in that time I think I've jumped my own car once, but jumped other random strangers' cars at least 2 or 3 dozen times, lol. Including a school bus once... that had been rewired so that the positive terminal on its battery was a black cable, and the negative terminal was red. That was a... sparky... experience, lol.

Be careful trying to jump a pre 1950 Packard, Nash, Hudson or Studebaker.

:eyebulge:


humfrz

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