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45 | 42 | 46 | 47 | | Reusable shopping bags | 45 | 33 | 52 | 36 | 46 | 50 | | Water bottle | 42 | 35 | 45 | 54 | 41 | 34 | | Blanket | 40 | 32 | 45 | 43 | 37 | 42 | | Tool kit | 39 | 46 | 35 | 35 | 39 | 41 | | Antibacterial gel | 35 | 25 | 41 | 37 | 39 | 30 | | Cell phone | 35 | 38 | 33 | 39 | 35 | 31 | | Rags | 26 | 33 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 32 | | Chewing gum | 25 | 24 | 26 | 33 | 30 | 14 | | Cash | 24 | 27 | 23 | 32 | 22 | 22 | | Car child seat | 23 | 14 | 28 | 35 | 28 | 10 | | Hat | 23 | 28 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 21 | | Non-scented wipes | 23 | 15 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 20 | | Paper maps | 23 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 33 | | Oil | 20 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | | Rain poncho | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 20 | | Change of clothes | 16 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 9 | | Coolant | 15 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | | Make up/hair brush | 15 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 11 | | Non-perishable food (e.g. canned food, cereal bars, etc.) | 14 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | | Empty chip/snack wrappers | 14 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 5 | | Latex/vinyl gloves | 13 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | | Flares | 12 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 16 | | De-icer | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | | Coffee cup(s) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 7 | | Fast food wrappers | 12 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 4 | | Duct tape | 12 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 12 | | GPS | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | | Books/deck of cards | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | | Small shovel | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | | WD40 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | | Reflective triangle | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | | Scarf | 8 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | | Cigarettes | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | | iPod | 7 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 2 | | Waterproof bag | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | Newspaper/magazines | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | | Tow rope | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | | Empty gas can | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | Fire extinguisher | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | | Gun | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | | Camping equipment | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | | Subwoofer/custom speakers | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | Cassette tapes | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | | 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