I would not buy something that runs on any kind of primer given the possibility of primer shortages and even regulations. In fact, why not buy a flintlock? Really. Rocks aren't going away anytime soon.
Tools mostly. Best one was a Snap-On 10mm shorty ratcheting end wrench. And some money. Wife found a nice Mountain Hardware down sleeping bag in the ditch. My mom found 3 100 count rolls of stamps, just before Christmas one year. She also found a SOG Trident knife, blade wouldn't lock open so she gave it to me. I fiddled with it for few minutes and discovered there was a small piece of wood lodged in the pivot. Removed the wood and the knife works perfectly.
Best to not the best. John Deer 1/2” drive socket set with ratchet, Dewalt drill bit and driver set, more than one gas can, tow pins, and a bunch of bungee straps.
Several life jackets, a 36" Rigid pipe wrench, 5 gallons of New Holland hydraulic oil, an 8 ft. fiberglass step ladder, various hand tools, lots of lumber. My wife and I picked up a very cold archery hunter up in the mountains above Vernal, Utah. He was 2 miles from his truck.
Patriotism (and religion) is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
Big roll of bills fell out of a biker chicks jeans going up the state hwy between Riverton and Dubois. There was a biker band concert at Red Rocks and they were flocking in there for a concert. Some band I'd never heard of, Stepping Wolf? Anyway it was a Saturday morning and I was pulling a boat with my 4 cyl Ranger PU. Pulled the truck over and walked back to the big roll of bills laying on the pavement. Picked it up and unrolled it to see how much. Wasn't as big as it looked. All $1's. Had a good laugh. Thought I'd hit the lottery. Went up the road after them but there were too many bikers to figure out who dropped it. Think it was $12 total. Bought a sammich and bag of chips in Dubois and caught a few trout at Trail lake. Good day!
Found camera lenses, binocs, all sorts of stuff, when I worked Full time Yellowstone NP in the winter stuff was always falling off Sleds. Most made it back to owners.
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Alaska 7 months of winter then 5 months of tourists
An air over hydraulic jack, likely from a tire service truck for semi trucks. Nobody claimed and I didn't need it so I swapped it to my boss for a mag drill that I use regularly. Vise grips, Cresent wrenches, mag light, sleeping bags, life vests, rachets, channel locks.
"Camping places fix themselves in your mind as if you had spent long periods of your life in them. You will remember a curve of your wagon track in the grass of the plain like the features of a friend." Isak Dinesen
Worked for the DOT for 37 years. Found all kinds of good stuff. From portapowers to trail cams. One I especially recall we found a wallet that one of our mowers ran over. We searched and searched found about $300 cash and id. Contacted the guy and he accused us of stealing money. Later on I happened to find a hundred dollar bill near that spot. I put it in my pocket since it couldn't of been the dicks money cause his was stolen.
20 years ago there was a 3 drawer Craftsman toolbox full of mostly Craftsman tools somebody had left on the side of the road.
That somebody was me.
Driving home from college, 3 hour drive. Had a flat tire. Pulled box off the passenger seat to get the tire tools. Set on side of road. Fixed drivers side tire. Jumped back in truck and tore out of there. A few hours later go to put water pump on grandpas tractor and had no tools to do it with.
