Frunk storage vs. Boot for cables/first aid

[fsman]

I have just collected my new M3 - very happy.

I am wondering where people keep their Type 2 cable/first aid kit.
I top up my car at the supermarket + Home so regularly use the type 2 cable.

Do people store the type2, first aid kits, tyre pumps etc. in the frunk or the in boot lower compartment.

I am inclined to store them in the Frunk, but worried about the aluminium hood if I am going to open and close it 1-2 times a week.
But storing in the lower Boot will be a pain if I've got shopping etc already in the boot making access to the lower storage a little less convenient.

Why do you store your type 2 cables and 1st aid kits?

 

[Regulo]

I put everything I can in the frunk. As you say, getting anything out of the underfloor storage of the boot is a pain if there's anything in the boot. I need to carry a wheelchair in there, and that would make it difficult to access anything at any time. As long as you follow the correct method of closing the frunk, there shouldn't be a problem. Or you could consider the powered frunk kit?

 

[Xdama]

I use the frunk mainly, I would advise against opening it with the screen if windy though. When we had the high winds a month or so ago I used the app to open it whilst stood at the front of the car (thankfully). The wind catches it like a sail, if I had opened it from the screen then it would certainly have been damaged if not ripped off completely. Quite possibly have damaged something or someone else in the car park too.
I now put the type 2 in the boot if high winds are forecast

 

[Tinca]

I put everything I can in the frunk. As you say, getting anything out of the underfloor storage of the boot is a pain if there's anything in the boot. I need to carry a wheelchair in there, and that would make it difficult to access anything at any time. As long as you follow the correct method of closing the frunk, there shouldn't be a problem. Or you could consider the powered frunk kit?

I'm the opposite. All cables, pumps, first aid kit, hi-vis etc all goes in the underfloor storage in the boot. Not really a hassle to get out what I need even with a boot liner. I don't usually have a lot in the main boot though.
I've found that I forget about the frunk. Packing for a road trip from Surrey to Durham yesterday and my wife asked why I wasn't putting anything in the frunk. I didn't have an answer for that one. Too many years of being pre-conditioned I guess!

 

[GRiLLA]

Mine's in the boot's lower compartment (smugglers hide but I don;t really know why. I do tend to keep the frunk for takeaways.

 

[prabhu]

I leave them at home and take them only for long journeys.

 

[Kansalis]

I almost never use the type 2 cable, so it stays in the frunk with the other stuff I almost never use (tyre weld, air compressor, emergency triangle, high vis vest etc). I have left the granny charger in the house, I haven't used one in nearly 4 years of EV ownership, so unlikely I ever will.

Having said that, if I did need to use the type 2 cable regularly I'd likely have it in the boot for easier access, the frunk is less convenient. On the one occasion I have used it so far I did just chuck it in the boot, then put it away properly coiled up in the frunk after I got home. I had better things to do while out & about than messing around coiling cables

 

[Tinca]

Mine's in the boot's lower compartment (smugglers hide but I don;t really know why. I do tend to keep the frunk for takeaways.

Takeaways! That is definitely what it was made for. Why else would a Domino's large pizza box fit exactly?

 

[Louis0w]

I tend not to use the Frunk much .... so First Aid kit stays in there whereas the Type 2 and UMC remain in the boots lower compartment.

 

[pgh69]

My type 2 and first aid lives in the frunk as I use the type 2 every other day at work.

My bot lower compartment is reserved for coats, hates, gloves etc etc.....and basically my wardrobe/golf over flow

 

[Durzel]

I use the boot mainly because that's where the charge port is, and I don't need to carry much in it, but there's no wrong answer really.

I just have my Type-2 cable in a zip up bag that I bought off Amazon (if memory serves).

 

[Cardo]

Type 2 in the recessed pocket on the left of the boot, near the charge port. UMC and other bits that are rarely used are in the lower boot. I have a motorised frunk so use this for day to day storage such as small shops, gym bag, etc.

 

[Durzel]

Now would probably be a bad time to point out that I forgot there was a lower boot.

I have one of those Tesla all weather liners in my boot so I suspect it wouldn't be easy to access in any event.

 

[dduffey]

I put things I don't use much including for emergencies in the frunk. L2 charger, first aid kit, Jack, jack pads, stands, tool kit, socket kit, bike repair kit, tire repair kit. Exceptions are some electronics I put in the rear cubby by the 12v including jump start battery, portable air compressor (for bikes), 12v to 120v converter, vacuum. I put my tow accessories in the others cubby.

 

[Regulo]

I put things I don't use much including for emergencies in the frunk. L2 charger, first aid kit, Jack, jack pads, stands, tool kit, socket kit, bike repair kit, tire repair kit. Exceptions are some electronics I put in the rear cubby by the 12v including jump start battery, portable air compressor (for bikes), 12v to 120v converter, vacuum. I put my tow accessories in the others cubby.

Where do you keep the kitchen sink?

 

[Zilla91]

In my 3 weeks I’ve used my frunk more than the boot, it makes me feel like I own a fancy Porsche

All the cables are in the well in the boot because I don’t think I’ll ever use them in my ownership of the car

 

[dduffey]

Where do you keep the kitchen sink?

I rescued a family (couple+FIL+two kids) stranded in a minivan without gas in rural Texas a couple weeks ago. They had been in the sun without gas for about 30 minutes when I drove by. They said roadside assistance was still 90 minutes away and they could not get an Uber.

I took them to the closest gas station to buy and fill up a gas can (and get some ice cream/drinks). I almost added a gas can to my arsenal.

 

[Billbrown1982]

Some interesting answers. I actually never use my frunk and it stays empty nearly all the time. I did start putting my charging cable in there for a while but the convenience of reversing up to the house, opening the boot to get my work bag out and having the charging cable there ready to plug in beat that out of me.

BUT, I have got the EvOffer electric frunk kit that I need to put on once the weather settles down a bit and I think at that point I will start using the frunk more.

Right now, in the under trunk I've got first aid kit, 3 pin charger, extension lead type stuff and in the boot sits my spare wheel (sigh), work bag, coat and charging cable.

 

[kuruma]

I keep jack pucks in the frunk being as how that's the only place accessible if your 12V battery dies and you need to be towed. Oh... you also need to keep an A23 battery (or a 9V if you dare) taped into your bumper tow cover to pop the frunk in that scenario too.

 

[debrooker]

Froot for cable + first aid. If it was powered i'd probably use it more