I'm prepared: winter car kit
You can survive emergency situations that leave you without communication, heat, food and water by keeping supplies in your car. The following should remain in your vehicle during winter:
Communication, illumination and attracting attention:
- Cell phone and charger to plug into your car's cigarette lighter
- Bright strip of cloth to attach to the antenna
- Flashlight with fresh and extra batteries
- Emergency flares and matches or triangular hazard reflectors
- Candles
Staying warm:
- Blankets or sleeping bags
- Warm clothes, gloves, cap and rubber boots, rain gear
- Extra newspapers for insulation
Staying healthy and alert:
- Drinking water
- High calorie, non-perishable food (canned fruit or nuts) and a non-electric can opener
- Medication
- First aid kit with pocket knife
- Plastic bags (for sanitation)
- Cards, Games, Puzzles
- Roll of paper towels
Working in ice and snow:
- Ice scraper
- De-icer to defrost locks
- Small shovel
- Sand or strips of carpet
Car supplies:
- Jumper cables
- Snow chains
- Extra quarts of oil
- Gallon of a coolant
- Gallon of windshield wiper cleaner
- Extra fan belts
- Extra spark plugs
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A winter car kit can save your life.
John: “Last year my vehicle was stuck in the snow and I needed help. My cell phone didn’t get any service. Thankfully the flares I set in the road near my car were visible. Another person was able to stop and help me. My winter car kit saved me.”
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