WINTER SURVIVAL KIT
I thought I had better look up the suggested contents of a winter kit.
Sadly my car only has 1/2 of these items - I need to put together a small box and leave it in the car
"Winter Kit." No matter how you name it, you need a survival bag in your vehicle if you live in a wintry place. Put the following items together and keep it in your car. It could save anything from some passing discomfort to a life.
· Stuff your survival kit with the following: An old down vest that you've criss-crossed with a large X of red reflective stick-on tape.
· One or two Space Blankets (a fist-sized packet that unfolds to a large filmy tarp that reflects your body heat back to you.)
· A handful of kitchen matches in a waterproof container.
· Plumbers' candles. (And a metal can to stand them up in.)
· A folding cup.
· A small radio that gets juice from batteries and/or a small crank you turn manually.
· A flashlight that works similarly.
· Several chocolate bars.
· Unsalted almonds.
· Several small plastic bottles of water.
· Heavy warm socks.
· Warm stocking cap.
· Old ski gloves or mittens.
· Lightweight but warmth-trapping turtleneck.
· A signaling mirror.
· Plastic garbage bags.
· Deck of cards.
Sadly my car only has 1/2 of these items - I need to put together a small box and leave it in the car
"Winter Kit." No matter how you name it, you need a survival bag in your vehicle if you live in a wintry place. Put the following items together and keep it in your car. It could save anything from some passing discomfort to a life.
· Stuff your survival kit with the following: An old down vest that you've criss-crossed with a large X of red reflective stick-on tape.
· One or two Space Blankets (a fist-sized packet that unfolds to a large filmy tarp that reflects your body heat back to you.)
· A handful of kitchen matches in a waterproof container.
· Plumbers' candles. (And a metal can to stand them up in.)
· A folding cup.
· A small radio that gets juice from batteries and/or a small crank you turn manually.
· A flashlight that works similarly.
· Several chocolate bars.
· Unsalted almonds.
· Several small plastic bottles of water.
· Heavy warm socks.
· Warm stocking cap.
· Old ski gloves or mittens.
· Lightweight but warmth-trapping turtleneck.
· A signaling mirror.
· Plastic garbage bags.
· Deck of cards.
1 Comments:
Good point, good post, good list. I wish I would had thought to post mine before the ice came in.
~Richard
My Winter Survival Post
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