Best jump start cables for cars, so you're never stuck with a dead battery

Returning to your vehicle after a long period away just to find that its seemingly healthy battery has died elicits a very particular type of sinking feeling. Motor expert or not, the thought of having to flag down a car owner with jump cables and a uniquely generous spirit tends to fill a person with dread.

Alas, every car owner has run into battery trouble at some stage in their driving career, and since then has never let their car boot be void of jump start cables – whether for their own protection or to pay it forward by helping someone the same way a kind stranger, neighbour or car-owning family member likely saved you from unnecessary towing.