Christmas time...

A couple other things:

Cheap Blizzard Clothes - for chaining up or walking someplace for reasons unknown
Long Johns - That heater will make you sleepy while driving sometimes
1st Aid Kit - you'd be surprised at what you need when you don't have it or anyone else to depend on for it
Space Blanket - again unknown reasons... reflective for radar and shelter or warmth
Laptop - all in one for me TV, DVD, On-line finances, cheap communication etc.

There's a million other things you could probably use, right off the bat I'd go with Winter stuff right now. Temps are getting lower this weekend. I actually got out my insulated bed cover and wore a long sleeve T-shirt lol

 

I'm a hiker, and whenever I pack I always take at least 2 space blankets!
They are super-thin, only weigh a couple ounces and fit in a shirt pocket...

I remember reading about a guy who started getting frostbite while stuck on the side of a mountain.... he cut the space blanket in 2 and wrapped his feet in them as makeshift socks..... they saved his feet!

 

Mountains are my second home (the truck being the first lol). I hear ya on that!

 

Get him a 12 volt cooler FIRST.

He'll thank you, and so will your bank account

A really nice "small" item my sister bought me last year. A sock "system". Wool outters, and silk inners. Words can not begin to describe the value of these socks in the winter.

I've never been one for "wanting" socks for Christmas. But I asked for a couple more pairs for this Christmas So did my wife, after wearing mine a couple of times. We both get cold feet really bad in winter...but not with these things

 

a 12 V oven is great as well and help on the budget......also in the winter I always send a candle matches and snickers bars I have a small tuna can that I use to put the candle just in case he/we get caught out away from life....

 

Everything already said and a decent gps. An entry level one can be gotten for about 140 now i believe and will get the job done.

 

A mini refrigerator costs less than $100 online at WalMart , will outlast 10 12 volt coolers and do a better job . Check with the carrier on installing an inverter though .

 

Make sure he has a good laminated trucker's atlas and a truck stop guide. Get yourself a copy of the truck stop guide too. There have been a few times when I have looked up truck stops for hubby because he was driving and needed to know what was close (usually in bad weather, or something came up).

A good blue tooth head set for the cell phone if he doesn't already have one.