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What items should be kept in a car emergency kit?
With Winter in full blow people are saying it's important to have a car emergency kit. What items should I put into it? Thanks!
I live in Indiana, and I am not very good with tools...I can manage though.
8 Answers
- mrtippyLv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
Candle, matches, chocolate, blanket, radio, batteries, flashlight, booster cables, map, shovel, flares, water. First aid kit.
- jimLv 51 decade ago
It really depends on your abilities and where you live. Why have a tool kit if you don't know how to use them and your not going to have replacement parts?
If you live somewhere cold where it snows a lot, its a good idea to have several warm blankets, some non perishable foods that are ready to eat (atleast enough for a full day for you and a friend) and a basic first aid kit with band aids, aspirin or Tylenol, and some medical tape and gauze.
Have a spare tire and make sure to check it once a month (or atleast have it checked during an oil change).
- Anonymous1 decade ago
You never know what you might need in case of an emergency. Make sure you keep the following items in your vehicle.
Fully charged cell phone
Pen or pencil and a pad of paper
Vehicle operating manual
Emergency service information
Signal flares
Instant plug for flat tires
Flashlight with extra batteries
Bottled drinking water
Preserved snacks
Blanket
Paper towels
Jumper cables
Warning triangles or reflectors
Engine coolant
Windshield wiper fluid
Tire pressure gauge
Ice scraper
Vehicle jack with flat board for soft surfaces
Tool kit including duct tape and heavy gloves
Umbrella
Source(s): 316 - 1 decade ago
get some non pershable food such as candy bars gum and things that keep for long periods of times. get one of those small telescoping snow shovels for your car, a big life saver is a portable battery jumper pack with an air compressor and always have some water and flashlights along with a blanket. if you do ever get stranded always strap a red ribbon to your antenna. one more thing always keep your gas tank filled up all winter so you can stay warm and to add extra weight to your trunk. thats what i do and it has already saved me.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
Blankets. Hot drink in flask. Tow rope, torch, mobile phone, chocolate. all the usual things you'd carry anyway but checked to see if theyre ok.
Source(s): 47 years driving experience. - BrainBabeLv 71 decade ago
I like to have a stiff drink and a good cry when I have a car emergency...then I just wait for some handsome bloke to come by and rescue me...