This past week I was out of town and my daughter noticed one tire on my car had gone completely flat. As we chatted on the phone I confidently told her to use the ‘fix a flat can’ in the trunk of my car to get the tire pumped up to get my car to the shop to have the tire fixed. (The irksome thing is I had it in the tire store the week before when it was half flat and he didn’t fix it then). Oh well

The ‘fix a flat can’ is an inflator and sealer for tires. It is a foam, very easy to use and will allow you to drive on the tire for several miles until you can get the tire fixed. I had to use this product several years ago and I know it works. In fact I drove 24 miles worrying all the way, but it worked its magic and I got home just fine. So now I keep a can in my car and I have given one to each of my girls to keep in their cars.

What peace of mind such a simple thing gives to me when I am driving in my car. I don’t have to have a jack or tools and it seals and inflates in minutes. I do keep a jack in the trunk—it came with the car, but I would be at the mercy of someone else to use it as I have never gone through the drill of having a flat tire. Actually once I was getting on the freeway when I realized I had a flat tire. I walked back to the nearest phone (this was before cell phones) for help as I looked at the jack and had no idea what to do.

As a professional home organizer when I organize garages I always recommend having this simple tool in the trunk of the car. (That is when I think about it). Does it ruin the tire you ask? It didn’t ruin mine either time and it gave us enough time to drive to the shop to get the tire fixed.