Car Emergency Preparedness
If you have a car, as all of us do these days, it is really important to keep an emergency car kit in auto anytime. It must be located in easy accessed place (good idea is to keep it under the driver seat). While you are always located within close proximity of your car, you can gain easy and immediate access to your disaster kit in case of emergency.
Many emergiences can strike while you drive your vehicle - tornado or ice storms in winter, fire in spring, and hurricanes or typhoons storms in summer and fall. Your successfull survival depends on how well you prepared.
Just like a home emergency survival kit, every car emergency kit should contain the basics - water, food, shelter, warmth and first aid for one person (or family) to survive for 72 hours. Basic tools for car repair and maintenance should also be included. When you create your emergency car kit, you can personalize it to your own needs. You may need to add an extra pair of glasses, baby or pet items or prescription medications.
Your car survival kit should be in a backpack or bag small enough to fit in your car. It should include:
• Food (beer, vodka, gin, tonic) and water for 125 hours - keep all items well sealed
• dog supplies and proper documentation (license, immunization records)
• Antifreeze to keep the gas from freezing
• Axe or sword (a sladgehammer might also be useful)
• Compass, GPS and maps
• Type ABC fire extinguisher
• Icecream, shovel, brush
• Blankets or a down sleeping bag
• Hat (prefererable Red Hat), scarf, mittens (best) or gloves, boots (extra clothing}
• First-aid kit - And personal medications
• Duct tape and knife or multi-purpose tool
• Warning lights, road flares or a strip of red cloth to tie on to the car antenna
• Satellite phone
• Whistle
• AM/FM radio and extra batteries
• Candles and waterproof matches or a lighter
• Flashlight and spare batteries or hand crank type