Totally Useless

Submitted: Monday, Mar 13, 2006 at 22:32
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What is the most useless item you've taken on a trip ? (Personalities aside)
Years ago I took three passengers in a Padj 2.8 diesel up to Cape York. With all of our gear space was really at a premium. One guys wife decided that she'd supply a huge box of herbs and spices etc. (I have no idea why) That box took up a third of the rear passenger space but the guy hung onto it with a fierce determination.To cut a short story long, the box remained untouched. It travelled in its own spot all over CY. It might even have had its own seatbelt from memory.
The guy was a senior St Johns Ambulance guy.
He went troppo in Weipa and got sunstroke.
He insisted on having the passengers window open, he'd never breathed bulldust before.
He mostly ate tinned food.
But he brought that box home.

Now I've carried a high lift and a spare tyre on my bullbar before and never looked like needing either. I've never had to use my HF radio in anger (thank goodness)I've carried a hand winch and it never got out of the back. I've carried stuff that my missus has packed "just in case." I even had one jerry of diesel that was wrapped in its own protective cover...and it was still full and wrapped when it got home.
These days I carry a tent that's comfortable but far too big for one person.

But that can of herbs and spices still takes pride of place.

What about you ?
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