Vehicle Winter Preparedness Kit

1/20/2020 (Permalink)

This kit supposes that an emergency may include being stranded for any reason and you have to wait to be helped.

• First Aid Kit
• Blanket, wrapped in a plastic bag to keep clean
• Mittens, Hats, Jackets, also wrapped in plastic bags
• Cell Phone Charger
• Flashlight
• Extra batteries for flashlight
• Ice Scraper
• Flares
• Tow Rope
• Kitty Litter
• Full Tank of Gas (or Full Electric Charge)
• Spare Tire
• Jumper Cables, 8ft 10 gauge
• Pet food, if traveling with pets
• Pet leash
• Bottled water
• NOAA Weather Radio

If you’re heading out during winter storm conditions, remember to prepare yourself personally.  Layering warm clothes helps you keep your body heat and keeps your body protected from the cold.  

If you are not physically well, avoid overexertion.  Many heart attacks occur as a result of people attempting cardio intensive activities like shoveling snow.