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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!

Update:

I live in Indiana, and I am not very good with tools...I can manage though.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Candle, matches, chocolate, blanket, radio, batteries, flashlight, booster cables, map, shovel, flares, water. First aid kit.

  • jim
    Lv 5
    1 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).

  • Anonymous
    1 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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  • Anonymous
    1 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.
  • 1 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...

  • 1 decade ago

    u can put in: flashlight, band-aids, and more first aid kit stuff.

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