Winter Preparedness Car Kit
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Winter Preparedness Car Kit
So I'm thinking that I should have in each of my trucks, a kit that is comprised of things I would need in a winter emergency. This can be similar to a recovery bag with strap & D-rings, but also must include insulated gloves, hand/foot heater packs, thermal blanket(s) ... what else?
Can I hear some other suggestions for a winter kit?
Can I hear some other suggestions for a winter kit?
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shovel, energy bars, road flares. I've always had this stuff in all my cars. The flares may seem a bit much, but if you are waiting for a tow truck in a blizzard they can be handy!
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gas can
Basic tool kit that can handle most repairs
fix-a-flat type stuff
orange/yellow/pink tarp
rope
flask of preferred flavor
flash light with hand crank (no batteries require)
Maybe even hat flash light
Install a CB radio
Basic tool kit that can handle most repairs
fix-a-flat type stuff
orange/yellow/pink tarp
rope
flask of preferred flavor
flash light with hand crank (no batteries require)
Maybe even hat flash light
Install a CB radio
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First, I carry tools and spares all the time, I also carry water & snacks all the time, and recovery equipment, so those will stay in my rigs.
Next, for winter I carry a pack with a pair of insulated bibs, a down coat, mittens, and wool socks, plus a couple of space blankets.
Last, I have two bic lighters and water proof matches in the pack, along with fire starter sticks, and a small pack pack stove with small propane cans and some lintels.
Next, for winter I carry a pack with a pair of insulated bibs, a down coat, mittens, and wool socks, plus a couple of space blankets.
Last, I have two bic lighters and water proof matches in the pack, along with fire starter sticks, and a small pack pack stove with small propane cans and some lintels.
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Great answers. Yeah, the regular stuff is a given ... I keep those in both trucks, especially the Jeep: shovel, flares, tools & so on. Or I pass the bag from vehicle to vehicle depending on the situation. But here's what's different (to me ) from what you guys have posted, and what I'm looking for:
... "energy bars, flask of preferred flavor, insulated bibs, a down coat, mittens, and wool socks, plus a couple of space blankets". This is the kind of stuff I'm looking for. I'm sure there's more ... post up! Let me hear more of your ideas.
This stuff I'd definitely consider for a camping trip or long trip in remote areas. Not that they aren't great suggestions, but for the type of places I go (read: mostly urban, city type places), this might be too much. What is a "lintel"?
Don't forget the First Aid Kit guys!
... "energy bars, flask of preferred flavor, insulated bibs, a down coat, mittens, and wool socks, plus a couple of space blankets". This is the kind of stuff I'm looking for. I'm sure there's more ... post up! Let me hear more of your ideas.
Originally Posted by Rock Toy
two bic lighters and water proof matches in the pack, along with fire starter sticks, and a small pack pack stove with small propane cans and some lintels
Don't forget the First Aid Kit guys!
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This stuff I'd definitely consider for a camping trip or long trip in remote areas. Not that they aren't great suggestions, but for the type of places I go (read: mostly urban, city type places), this might be too much. What is a "lintel"?
Don't forget the First Aid Kit guys!
Don't forget the First Aid Kit guys!
Lintels, are a legume like peas, they are small and cook up bigger and will fill you up and keep you alive for a long time.
PS. Some times long trips in remote areas aren't planned.
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I am the OP & boy, do I ever agree that sometimes things happen that you didn't plan for! But I'm already a packrat, so don't feed my addiction . Fact is tho, I'd carry energy bars before lintels (thanks for enlightening me!), and I would never carry a stove or propane & stuff like that. Oh, we do have them, but they only get pressed into use when we plan to camp. C'mon now, I'm looking for ideas for a kit that I would throw in the XJ "permanently" all winter. While you might very well be right, a stove just wouldn't be something I'd throw in a bag "just in case".
At any rate, that's just me. I'm hoping others can use the info here to create their own preparedness kit, so in that respect the fire-starter & cooking stuff is a great idea.
At any rate, that's just me. I'm hoping others can use the info here to create their own preparedness kit, so in that respect the fire-starter & cooking stuff is a great idea.
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Ok, I gave you what I carry all winter in my Jeeps, both of them. Energy bars are OK for a day and warm weather, for more than a day and cold weather the lintels are better. They are warm! That makes a difference in the cold. I guess, I don't know what kind of emergency kit you wanted, like I said I go wheeling a lot and I'm prepared for it.
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