The Ultimate Car Emergency Kit Checklist

Author: Jack Chary

As winter approaches, so does the threat of snow and ice. Every year people die because they lose control of their vehicles and their car disappears off into a ravine or into a snow bank where no one can find them. The best way to increase your odds of survival if this happens to you is by having an emergency car kit ready to go in your vehicle. Here is a list of things you should have to make your emergency car kit more efficient.

1. Battery-powered radio. This is important for keeping up-to-date on the weather, and maybe even finding out if there are groups of people searching for you.
2. Flashlight. A flashlight is great to have, especially if your car dies, and it can also be used a night to send out an SOS.
3. Blankets or sleeping bags. You will use these to provide warmth, because even if your car still starts, because of carbon monoxide it is not safe to run your car for long periods of time. You should depend on your blankets/sleeping bags for a primary source of warmth.
4. Bottled water. You may just want to put a whole case in the back of your car, especially if you have small children. They will use more water than adults do, especially if one or more of them are bottle-fed.
5. Non-perishable, but high-energy foods. You should choose foods that can be kept in storage for a long time, but that are still healthy. You should choose foods like: crackers, beef jerky, granola bars, peanut butter, etc.
6. Extra clothes, coats, hats, mittens, and scarves. This will come in handy if you get wet or to layer for extra warmth.
7. Portable, hand charger for cell phone. This will come in handy if you car dies and won’t start, because you will still be able to charger your phone. Most of them even come equipped with a flashlight and radio that can also be hand charged.
8. Cell phone. If you don’t carry a cell phone, you might consider getting a pay-as-you-go one just to keep in your car. You should check to see when your minutes expire, if they do, because it might just be worth getting the phone and the card for the minutes and activating the minutes only when you need them.
9. Flares and reflector kit. These can be used to send out an SOS or let people know that someone needs help.
10. Coffee can, matches, and candles. These things can be used to melt snow to use as drinking water if your bottled water runs out. You should be sure to have a metal cup available to use to melt and drink the water.
11. First-aid kit. Be sure to include all the essentials, but to also include important medications that you or members of your family may be taking. You should also include bandages, sterile gauze, absorbent compresses, tweezers, and even a first aid handbook to help you in your time of need.

An emergency car kit should be an important part of anyone’s winter preparations. You will never know when you may need it, but if that time comes, you will be so glad that you are prepared.

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