When making any kit a good approach is to make sure you have the five basics covered; water, food, shelter, security and energy. There might be an item that could (or should) be in another group, and I am sure I missed an item or two. There might also be items here that don’t make sense for you. Just use this as a guide for building the kit that meets your needs.
I carry a lot of gear in my car, mostly because my car is usually where I am. I store the gear in a GHB (Get Home Bag) and in a plastic storage bin. Some of this gear is only in the care because of the GHB and it is not necessarily just for the car kit.
Water
- Metal coffee can (can be used to melt snow and to heat up water with candle, could also be used as a shovel if needed. You can also store food stuffs inside as to save space.)
- Half full water container (half full to provide room for freezing)
- Filtered sport water bottle
- Water purification tablets (not photographed)
Food
- Bouillon cubes
- Hard candy that won’t melt
- Power bars
- MRE
- Emergency bar
Shelter
- Flares
- Ice scraper
- Small tool kit
- Goggles (to keep rain or wind out of your eyes)
- Wool blanket
- 4-way tire iron (I won’t carry any other kind, this is a must IMHO)
- Metal Folding Shovel
- Tarp
- Garbage bag(‘s)
- Emergency blanket
- Para cord (this is hard to see, but it’s a 100ft section in between the flares and the garbage bags)
- Fix A Flat
- Jumper Cables
- Map (not photographed)
- Jack (not photographed)
- Shemagh (not photographed)
Security
- Flag rag (color should stand out, if you live in the south white may be good. In Minnesnowta white isn’t a good choice, so blaze orange it is.)
- Heavy-Duty Leather Work Gloves
- Safety Reflective Vest
- Fire Extinguisher
- Emergency Hammer (there are many types, as long as it has the metal tip for breaking a window and the ability to cut through a seat belt, it should be fine. Try to find a place within reach of the driver’s seat to keep it; I keep mine in the door pocket.)
- Glow sticks
- Whistle (I have recently heard of this extremely loud whistle called Storm and Windstorm whistles, they claim it can be heard ½ a mile away. I’ll be getting a few of these at some point. Good for waking the kids when they over sleep haha)
- Walking shoes (this is a must, especially for my women readers who wear fashionable shoes for work. Keep a pair of walking shoes in your car kit.)
- First Aid kit
- Poncho
- 3M N95 mask (These have a respirator and will keep glasses from fogging up.)
Energy
- Headlamp (great to keep the hands free, if you need to work under the hood or change a tire.)
- Flashlight (I keep a shake light in my kit, no worrying if the batteries are good.
- Candles (if you’re stranded and need to shelter in your car, a candle can heat up a small area relatively well, just make sure to crack a window now and again for fresh air.)
- Lighter
What other items do you carry as a part of your car kit?
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