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

 
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Thread: Dr. Acula and Friends: Emergency Winter Prep Tips!!! (411)
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We live where it is freaking freezing a good 4-5 months out of the years. What do we keep in the car?

100 hour liquid wax emergency candles / water proof matches
glow sticks
flashlight
extra fleece blanket
peanuts & other nut snacks
Nature Valley trail mix bars
Chocolate
Cocoa and instant coffee, tea bags
Ramen cups (good dry too) and multiple utensil
Emergency vehicle kit that includes flares and jumper cables
Something to put under the tires to help to get them out of ice or mud
Extra gloves & wool socks
Water kept in metal thermos with metal lid or cup that can be heated up with candle
duct tape
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Do not have problems with snowstorms here.
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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.
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You must not live where there are winter road conditions.

Of course you should have some granola bars or something in the car when you're traveling in winter.

Your answer makes it sound like the only thing you need to worry about is being able to call for help.

But conditions might make it impossible for any help to get to you for many hours.
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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.
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Winter is coming quickly.

And the chances of a freak snowstorm will be increasing exponentially.

What do YOU carry EXTRA in your vehicle that could potentially save your life?

------------------------EDIT TO ADD BELOW-------------------

Topic from last year started by Mental Case

Thread: Winter Preps in your Car

Here's a long related thread by Dr. Acula

Thread: Dr. Acula and Friends: Emergency Winter Prep Tips!!! (411)
 Quoting: TheLordsServant


-*WOOL* blankets to stay warm if need be.

-Nothing is better than chicken grit for when your vehicle gets stuck.

-Winch

-Car emergency tool

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I keep tape, scissors, and ziplock baggies in my car at all times and usually a change a clothes for the members in my family. I can't tell you how many times just keeping those simple items saved me a lot of time and grief.

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I always keep a fishing pole in my car, just in case I get stuck on an iceberg.

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just winter? I carry all the time, backpack with all tools necessary, first aid, blankets...blah blah blah, a small soft sided picnic cooler with foods (small can stuff, chicken, soup, ravioli kind of stuff) and a thermal jug of water as well as some water packs...and dog food
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Right there with you! I have this all the time also. I could camp out for a week with the stuff in my trunk. No worries here. Everyone in my family thinks I'm nuts. I'm prepared if SHTF and I need to leave in moment's notice. Everything is in the car. mini Tent, sleeping bag, beach chair, food, life straw, batteries, transistor radio, water, tools, rope, duct tape, exacto knifes, saw, first aid, wipes, tp, mini grill, charcoal, can opener, ziploc bag of honey, tea, sugar, cocoa, instant coffee, cremora, etc.etc. Too much to name. Most stuff is in a huge hiking backpack. I use those plastic zipper bags that comforters or sheets come in and organize by food (food, drink, utensil) tools, etc.

I must say 911 and GLP put the fear of EMP attack and grid going down and this is why I'm ready.
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I have always lived in earthquake country and always did the things needed in the home (including Velcro for pics on the wall lol) but when we moved to So Cal I went a step further and every car had a survival pack and I still do that today. I can get home fed and safe if anything ever happens...even if I have to cut branches with my mini hatchet lol
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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.

hf
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Winter is coming quickly.

And the chances of a freak snowstorm will be increasing exponentially.

What do YOU carry EXTRA in your vehicle that could potentially save your life?
 Quoting: TheLordsServant


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


Thank you folks for some basics. hf

Anything "out of the ordinary" that could be useful?
 Quoting: TheLordsServant


A bar of chocolate and a can of soda.

You can use the candy to shine the exposed aluminum to polish. Then reflect the sun off the can onto tinder. Now you got a chocolate coke fire.
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Don't forget a pocket knife, just in case you have to skin a polar bear to keep warm!

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Timely thread; I was just discussing this with my doctor's receptionist Friday because of the hurricane.

We determined we both have lock de-icer safely tucked away in our trucks' glove compartments.

'Lotta good that will do us.
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I keep my "go bag" in the trunk ... it has everything I need for a two week "emergency" - When I had kids living at home, I kept a small tent in there, too with a "stove in a can" - but I never had occasion to use it - so when they left home, the tent went with them

now, that I am retired, I just don't travel when the weather is bad
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One thing you should have in your car, regardless of weather, is a well supplied first aid kit. Solar blankets, an entrenching tool, weather radio, small crank generator (spare batteries don't last forever). If a bad snow storm and you are not, lets say on the Alaskan Highway) you should expect rescue within 48 hours. But you should be prepared for at least 5 days. Above else stay with the car,
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Why are you saying the w word so soon? verysad
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Why are you saying the w word so soon? verysad
 Quoting: Anonymous Girl


I moved from the West Coast to Wisconsin 11 years ago.

This is the first year since that I've have night temps in the 50* degrees as early as this week.

And last winter I had not only by far more snow than any previous year, but I also had by far the coldest temps of any past year -33* a couple of nights.

hiding verycold

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Winter is coming quickly.

And the chances of a freak snowstorm will be increasing exponentially.

What do YOU carry EXTRA in your vehicle that could potentially save your life?

------------------------EDIT TO ADD BELOW-------------------

Topic from last year started by Mental Case

Thread: Winter Preps in your Car

Here's a long related thread by Dr. Acula

Thread: Dr. Acula and Friends: Emergency Winter Prep Tips!!! (411)
 Quoting: TheLordsServant



FAKE NEWS, there is no winter, were supposed to be under Global Warming. Be sure to never use plastic straws either while youre sipping that lemonade cause December will be our new summer
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We determined we both have lock de-icer safely tucked away in our trucks' glove compartments.

'Lotta good that will do us
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Yup, I see a slight problem in that logic 1rof1

HEYYYY, a business idea! You could make a bigger magnetic "HIDE A KEY"...put de-icer in it & sell it to the public...just stick it under a bumper.

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Timely thread; I was just discussing this with my doctor's receptionist Friday because of the hurricane.

We determined we both have lock de-icer safely tucked away in our trucks' glove compartments.

'Lotta good that will do us.
 Quoting: Louis in Richmond


I had a car door freeze shut while I was at work, and luckily there was a convenience store across the street, with boiling hot water and cigarette lighters.

I saw a guy yesterday using a claw hammer trying to get into his minivan. He really fucked up his door.

I've watched cars burn, and without a key there's nothing you can do about it. In Mexico I watched firefighters smash out car windows, only to find the steering wheels locked.

The hid-a-key for my Subaru only opens the door. It doesn't work in the ignition. I used it once when I set my keys on the driver's seat, and the door blew shut. You have to be careful with automatic locking systems.

I used the hid-a-keys in my pickups several times, once out in the wilderness, and a couple of times down in Mexico.

Over 44 years of driving I've probably been locked out of my vehicles about 6 times.
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Extra warm clothes, tools for a breakdown, my floor jack. Some dry foods. Gloves. Some instant hand warmers.
 Quoting: XeroZ


Add a case of drinking water, Slime, and portable compressor, and Gorilla Tape for busted water hose, and you will be almost complete for any typical issue.

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Why are you saying the w word so soon? verysad
 Quoting: Anonymous Girl


I moved from the West Coast to Wisconsin 11 years ago.

This is the first year since that I've have night temps in the 50* degrees as early as this week.

And last winter I had not only by far more snow than any previous year, but I also had by far the coldest temps of any past year -33* a couple of nights.

hiding verycold
 Quoting: TheLordsServant


We try to hang on to summer with all our might over here.

I have a "safety kit" in my car that I bought at Canadian Tire. I forget everything it has in it, but I know it has a blanket. I really should open it and take a look. In the winter, I have a shovel that folds and a little bit of cat litter.

I also have CAA.

I live close to my job, so if it's bad weather, I just take a cab. Thankfully, I don't have to drive up north anymore for the holidays which was always treacherous. I have driven through such horrible conditions, that seeing just a snowflake now gives me anxiety. lol
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If your car door lock freezes...warm it up with your tongue!
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Only 1 item needed in your heavy winter coat to get whatever you may need.....a Glock.
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1. Stay warm - A cheap $20 sleeping bag from walmart can save your life and saves 1000's of calories. No need for external heat. I also like the down Double Diamond camping blankets from Costco $25. They're cheap and really warm and pack down really small.

2. Stay dry - Rain coat and rain pants and $20 rubber slip on boots will keep you dry and dry is warmer. Costco has pack-able rain coats for $25 that work great. Cheap plastic rain pants from walmart will do to keep your legs dry/warm.

3. Communications - Cell phone with car charger - so you can call for help.

4. Tools - A collapsible shovel from Walmart and basic tools from Harbor Freight (4 in 1 screw driver, adjustable wrench, pliers/needle nose/vice grips)

5. Light - any flashlight will do, $5 walmart AA/AAA headlamps are better because they give you all the light you need and leave both hands free to work. They also are very energy conservative.

6. Body Fuel - Food = warmth. Walmart has $5 2400 calorie food blocks that keep for 5 years in the camping section. (Ultimate Survival Technologies 5-Year Emergency Food Ration Bar) If its raining snowing, you'll have water to drink, just have a plastic cup.

7. Medical - one ziplock bag with 1 box of Gauze square pads or a roll of gause from the Dollar store, and 1 roll of Athletic Tape. The Athletic tape is the sticky part to make any size band-aid that you need and it can be used to close large or small wounds and it doesn't come off easily. It can be used as binding for broken bones to splints and its also *the best* thing for blisters because it spreads the friction across a larger area of skin and its slippery so it slides against your shoe.
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A few years back they had snow in atlanta & thousands of people were stuck on the highway overnight.

I try to prep for that scenario. Oreos and fig newtons ain't a bad idea. warm cloths and candles, blankets and emergency blankets...A little $1 plastic rain poncho.

WATER WILL BE FROZEN so I get small bottles that I can tuck inside my coat to melt. Also a metal cup so I can melt snow over a candle.
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For flashlights, consider one of those that cranks. No worry about the batteries corroding and ruining the device before you need it.
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Why are you saying the w word so soon? verysad
 Quoting: Anonymous Girl


I moved from the West Coast to Wisconsin 11 years ago.

This is the first year since that I've have night temps in the 50* degrees as early as this week.

And last winter I had not only by far more snow than any previous year, but I also had by far the coldest temps of any past year -33* a couple of nights.

hiding verycold
 Quoting: TheLordsServant


We try to hang on to summer with all our might over here.

I have a "safety kit" in my car that I bought at Canadian Tire. I forget everything it has in it, but I know it has a blanket. I really should open it and take a look. In the winter, I have a shovel that folds and a little bit of cat litter.

I also have CAA.

I live close to my job, so if it's bad weather, I just take a cab. Thankfully, I don't have to drive up north anymore for the holidays which was always treacherous. I have driven through such horrible conditions, that seeing just a snowflake now gives me anxiety. lol
 Quoting: Anonymous Girl


You can have it. It's still 90 degrees here.

I'm so ready for fall/winter.
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Winter is coming quickly.

And the chances of a freak snowstorm will be increasing exponentially.

What do YOU carry EXTRA in your vehicle that could potentially save your life?
 Quoting: TheLordsServant


Blanket, high vis vest, small shovel, parka, gloves, water, pull strap.

Been stuck on I-90 for hours in a lake effect blizzard more than once, it’s not any fun. Drive a Suburban, so usually end up as the rescuer for folks who don’t plan at all.
 Quoting: Flying Elvii


I-90 can get so much snow so quickly that the great lakes states it passes through keep huge snow blower vehicles at the ready since it can quickly drift too deep for plows to clear ... and the huge mining size front loaders, which they also use, are slow. (particularly oh, pa, ny. Any area near Buffalo is guaranteed to get several multi foot dumps per winter, even the major interstates)
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I got a copy of Anton LaVey's work in the glove box.Good read in frosty nights.
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A few years back they had snow in atlanta & thousands of people were stuck on the highway overnight.

I try to prep for that scenario. Oreos and fig newtons ain't a bad idea. warm cloths and candles, blankets and emergency blankets...A little $1 plastic rain poncho.

WATER WILL BE FROZEN so I get small bottles that I can tuck inside my coat to melt. Also a metal cup so I can melt snow over a candle.
 Quoting: Mental Case


Forget the fig Newtons, unless you want to be shiting along the side of the road. In that case be sure to have some toilet paper
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Datrex makes survival water pouches they would fit nicely in your pocket, I keep some in my food container along with an insulted jug of water


A few years back they had snow in atlanta & thousands of people were stuck on the highway overnight.

I try to prep for that scenario. Oreos and fig newtons ain't a bad idea. warm cloths and candles, blankets and emergency blankets...A little $1 plastic rain poncho.

WATER WILL BE FROZEN so I get small bottles that I can tuck inside my coat to melt. Also a metal cup so I can melt snow over a candle.
 Quoting: Mental Case

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