[link text][1]
Place Personally, I keep:
- cell phone charger and my cell phone
- sunglasses
- small amount of cash, extra credit card, extra car keys (hidden)
- bottle of water
- USB charger for gadgets
- jumper cables
- qt oil
- antifreeze
- First aid kit (ibuprofen, BandAids, disinfectant, topic pain reliever, child motrin, allergy medicine, extra of my medications)
- Blankets
- Flashlight
- good Leatherman
- Vise Grips
- Tire inflator that runs off DC (aka, cigarette lighter socket)
- Tire pressure gauge
- Rags
- Roll of duct tape
- defrosting washer fluid
- Ice scraper
- Pen and paper
- snacks, and fruit
- change of seasonal clothes, extra shoes
[][1]
[Place a winter emergency kit in each car that includes:
includes:][2]
- a shovel
shovel windshield scraper and small broom
flashlight
- flashlight
- battery powered radio
radio
- extra batteries
- water
- snack food
food
- matches
- extra hats, socks and mittens
- First aid kit with pocket knife
knife
- Necessary medications
- blanket(s)
- tow chain or rope
rope
- road salt and sand
sand
- booster cables
- emergency flares
- fluorescent distress flag
[1]: http://www.fema.gov/hazard/winter/wi_before.shtm
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/winter/emergencykit.htm
What [What to carry on winter trips:
trips:][3]
Keep a basic winter survival kit in your vehicle:
- flashlight,
- batteries,
- blanket,
- snacks,
- water,
- gloves, boots,
- first-aid kit.
Load your car with winter travel gear:
- tire chains, chains,
- ice scraper/snowbrush,
- jumper cables,
- road flares.
See more winter preparedness tips at www.takewinterbystorm.org.
See also:
http://www.edmunds.com/how-to/how-to-create-your-own-roadside-emergency-kit.html
ome [www.takewinterbystorm.org][4].
[See also][5]:
Some of the basic items include:
- 12-foot jumper cables
cables
- Four 15-minute roadside flares
flares
- Two quarts of oil
- Gallon of antifreeze
antifreeze
- First aid kit (including an assortment of bandages, gauze, adhesive tape, antiseptic antiseptic
cream, instant ice and heat compresses, scissors and aspirin)
Blanket
- Blanket
- Extra fuses
fuses
- Flashlight and extra batteries
batteries
- Flat head screwdrivers
screwdrivers
- Phillips head screwdrivers
Pliers
screwdrivers
- Pliers
- Vise Grips
- Adjustable wrench
wrench
- Tire inflator (such as a Fix-A-Flat)
Fix-A-Flat)
- Tire pressure gauge
Rags
- Rags
- Roll of paper towels
towels
- Roll of duct tape
tape
- Spray bottle with washer fluid
Pocketknife
fluid
- Pocketknife
- Ice scraper
scraper
- Pen and paper
paper
- Help sign
sign
- Granola or energy bars
bars
- Bottled water
and water and
- heavy-duty nylon bag to carry it all in.in.
[1]: http://www.fema.gov/hazard/winter/wi_before.shtm
[2]: http://www.fema.gov/hazard/winter/wi_before.shtm
[3]: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/winter/emergencykit.htm-
[4]: http://www.takewinterbystorm.org
[5]: http://www.edmunds.com/how-to/how-to-create-your-own-roadside-emergency-kit.html------