Winter Travel - What Do You Carry in Your Vehicle in Case of Emergency

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This topic is meant to educate folks who simply don't know what can happen.

If I were traveling in winter weather I'd take a thermos of hot coffee and a thermos of hot soup, water, food for me and dogs and opener, warm clothes and blankets including hat, mittens and gloves, a phone charger and my dogs to keep me warm if I need to cuddle up.

Flashlights, shovel, boots, extra socks, gloves, those hand/feet warmers and kitty litter in case of getting stuck. Worst thing is having wet socks/clothes I read once so out of everything if you’re stuck in winter keep dry to keep warm.

Extra warm clothes, tools for a breakdown, my floor jack. Some dry foods. Gloves. Some instant hand warmers.

I have to say I think the best thing no matter the season is to stay on top of weather forecast and prepare accordingly. If a big storm is coming stay where you are. Of course that is not always possible and even if no storm and your car breaks down in middle of nowhere hopefully you have enough to survive until help comes. Always good to be prepared.

Thank you folks for some basics.

Anything "out of the ordinary" that could be useful?

Peanut butter!

A charged up cellphone charger battery. Also a CB radio. If it gets to the point of you needing to carry food or water, whatever you have will not be enough.

A small propane stove and a 1# cylinder with a small mess kit

Definitely. Make sure your weather forecaster is reliable. I used to travel beween storms using intellicast.com. It worked wonderfully. Unfortunately, this year they were bought out by wunderground and the forecasts have turned to poop!

I totally recommend the instant hand warmers too. I had to leave my cat in a crate in the back of my car during a snowstorm and popped a few of those and my kitty had no problems. Definitely a good thing to have on hand!

What kind of emergency?

EXACTLY...

Better think about ALL scenarios.

I live in snow country so I always have in my car in the winter:

handgun and 50 rounds ammo
tactical belt and holster
thermal jacket, 2 kinds of gloves, winter hat, sleeping bag
winter hiking boots, wool socks
day pack
butane lighters
metal cup
lifestraw water purifier
paper maps
Baofung walkie talkie
organic protein bars, 'Epic' bison cranberry bars
gallon of water (I keep it in a cooler in my car. My garage rarely gets below freezing so it stays in liquid state throughout the winter.)
LED flashlights w/strobe function
snow shovel
tarp
couple of strips of plywood
jumper cables
snow melt
fix a flat
15 ft. of nitrile fuel line
leatherman, knife
50 ml. bottle Makers Mark
LOL almost forgot, I bought an electric 50"x60" blanket that plugs into the cigarette lighter, just in case of an overnight in the car.

I rarely go more than 100 miles from home in winter. Idaho is populated with some of the nicest, most decent people in the country, so in any case I'm not afraid of the locals. But in case of an EMP, I have planned for a long walk home.

Just the hand grenade with the gorilla tape. I don't dare let it get too far away, that tape job is sketchy as fuck, because I was high. And I'm not buying new gorilla tape either, fuck that.

I haven't ever needed anything else, shit just magically appears when I need it.

Black ninja jesus does not waste ponzi bucks.

Bible and water where I live seems it never gets below 70

When I lived in MT I always bought coats at Salvation Army and handed them out when needed.

Blankets

In my glove box I keep...

Wind-proof lighter. This one. It's length improves campfire builds w/o miss or burning yourself
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Hard-duty full tang sheath knife and thick hard-duty work gloves for campfire builds & hard-work.

My main hands-free flashlight is a powercap
Handiest. Thing. Ever.
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A mychanic pod light for working, checking under the hood at night. 2nd Handiest thing ever.
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Lighted led Tire pressure gauge for checking even at night.

Jumper cables.

Paper towels & wet wipes.

Fresh drinking water in a glass jug. Plastic = toxic.

Paper road maps/atlas

Reading material.

Pen & paper.

Plastic Fork knives spoons straws.

Table salt can save your life!

Folding chair.

Tools

Telescopic led-lighted inspection mirror.

Tow Straps

Hard-Duty Gloves

Can't stress enough: Hard work gloves

Spare oil

small gas can

Paper fluid funnels

Spare AA & AAA & Powercap Batteries

Car owners manual

A little money in **small bills to function when/if the grid is down. Can't eat your bank card or burn it as gasoline

Been adding/removing things for years. Have to go out to the car and check if you want more info.

I like to feel ready for any roadside/offroad situation.

Everyone needs an empty bottle to pee in and also something to poop into. TP isnt a bad idea either.

Always have a window scraper, de-icer fluid, and small shovel handy to keep your car and area around it clear. Also, dont forget self defense - both close quarters with humans (knife) and other predatory animals (sword to gun).

If you're going into the elevated mountain areas, have dedicated winter (M+S) tires.

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Was embarrassed to mention my piss jug. But really, keep one! Sucks leaving the tent/cabin/car in the middle of a cold night just to pee. Any wide-mouth plastic jug with a lid works. Empty/rinse it out in the morning. Hardly ever need it but when you do.. holy cow you will thank yourself!

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Snow mobile suit & helmet, insulated boots and mittens !

I always keep this kit with me no matter the weather

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And then I add clothing, also I added a jet boil to this kit. Remember you can go a month without food so I don’t ever keep food with me.

Satellite phone ?

Shotgun, handgun, candle, lighter, whiskey, rations

Kitty litter is bullshit. Bring Rock Salt

Am in NC. The smarter ones of us here in deep South usually have a pr of boots or tennis shoes to change into from our flip flops. And only a few of that number have the wisdom to stuff a pr of socks into boots, tennis shoes.

I have a pickup truck with a tool box at all times, and I keep some food bars and bottled water in there too. I even have a little stash of cash well hidden.

Teach your loved one how to start a fire from the car battery
Paper towels and anything metal that can touch both battery post will cause a spark

I keep a very large dog in my car with a keg of alcohol hung around his neck.

Just don't speak French to my dog, because it turns him on!

Same here,,,,,Snow Mobile suit and Hood,,Face Mask and plastic ski goggles, Boots and gloves. In Michigan,we can get some super cold weather.

Well i wish i had a 50 Cal mount anytime i travel through traffic.

I would carry a basic road side assistance kit, its basic first aid and get yourself a foil blanked just incase.

Also get yourself snow cables for the tires. They are better than chains for your vehicle.