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Demsrule86

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34. Flares...and those thing that you break open and get they get hot.

Wed Nov 13, 2019, 12:20 AM

Nov 2019

Also, energy bars, kitty litter great for getting out of snow and ice...also boards again used to get out of drifts...also battery chargers for cell phone so you can call for help. Stay in the car unless help is near. We have about a a foot of snow right now. I always have candles and a lighter too...in case the flashlights don't work for long.

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Car winter emergency kit [View all] lillypaddle Nov 2019 OP

I'd add hand warmers and a portable radio just in case dustyscamp Nov 2019 #1

And Sherman A1 Nov 2019 #2

Absolutely! lillypaddle Nov 2019 #4

A bag of kitty litter and a snow shovel. Siwsan Nov 2019 #3

Rock salt is better Tribalceltic Nov 2019 #23

The litter is to scatter under the tires to give the a grip on the snow Siwsan Nov 2019 #27

I would add matches or better yet, a lighter. n/t Yavin4 Nov 2019 #5

A multi-wick survival candle for warmth. The_jackalope Nov 2019 #6

Didn't know they made those lillypaddle Nov 2019 #8

I have had to use one several times when roads closed and I was stuck on the side--usually hlthe2b Nov 2019 #7

Even when there isn't tons of snow lillypaddle Nov 2019 #9

I got an 'electric' car blanket. milestogo Nov 2019 #10

Nice! lillypaddle Nov 2019 #11

I dont remember exactly but maybe around $35-$40 milestogo Nov 2019 #15

Not too bad! lillypaddle Nov 2019 #17

Pencil and note pad. 2naSalit Nov 2019 #12

A TrekPow car charger ChubbyStar Nov 2019 #13

Blankets are what you put inside your sleeping bag to increase it's warmth, and water is kept at braddy Nov 2019 #14

all excellent ideas lillypaddle Nov 2019 #16

In Wisconsin, everyone keeps jumper cables in their cars Poiuyt Nov 2019 #18

Instead of just jumpers MurrayDelph Nov 2019 #24

I have found jumpers to be useless these days...a trickle battery charger works better. Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #35

If a battery has a bad cell a trickle charger is worthless. NutmegYankee Nov 2019 #42

They don't work on many cars...including mine. None of them work. Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #43

It's just a big wire and clamp. NutmegYankee Nov 2019 #44

That is the issue...those sold rather cheaply in the stores are worthless...and it is hard to find Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #45

There are nice ones to be found, but they are pricey. NutmegYankee Nov 2019 #49

They work fine... RichardRay Nov 2019 #46

Toilet paper / paper towels / trash bag or two crickets Nov 2019 #19

Thanks one & all lillypaddle Nov 2019 #20

We carry GP6971 Nov 2019 #21

And not to be glib or anything marked50 Nov 2019 #22

Aluminum space blankets. Fresh change of clothes and socks. 12V USB charger and cord. Patterson Nov 2019 #25

An empty beverage gallon with a screw on top works best for a "pee" container. JoeOtterbein Nov 2019 #26

Two coffee cans. LakeArenal Nov 2019 #28

Hand warmers & first aid kit KentuckyWoman Nov 2019 #29

You may add reflectors in case they get stuck on a road or highway. Blue_true Nov 2019 #30

A new, sharp chain for a chainsaw NCjack Nov 2019 #31

Or--you can just move to Las Vegas. marybourg Nov 2019 #32

I was waiting for someone to say move to Florida mnhtnbb Nov 2019 #33

I was going to say: " Move to Phoenix", marybourg Nov 2019 #40

I grew up in snow country mnhtnbb Nov 2019 #41

Flares...and those thing that you break open and get they get hot. Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #34

Cell phone charger? Laffy Kat Nov 2019 #36

gallon zip bags to put your garbage in Demovictory9 Nov 2019 #37

A deck of cards!! lastlib Nov 2019 #38

Several bottles of water. You can live a few weeks ... Whiskeytide Nov 2019 #39

Yes, on the water! cwydro Nov 2019 #50

Chains! Good ones!! RichardRay Nov 2019 #47

Full tank of gas. Skidmore Nov 2019 #48

WATER flor-de-jasmim Nov 2019 #51

Coffee, wine, and some dope Botany Nov 2019 #52

I put two of those Thermacare patches in there. redstatebluegirl Nov 2019 #53

Do they actually warm you all over? lillypaddle Nov 2019 #54

Best advise I would give is, Wellstone ruled Nov 2019 #55

+1000 lillypaddle Nov 2019 #56

I don't keep anything in the car. Raftergirl Nov 2019 #57

Interesting, Wellstone ruled Nov 2019 #58

Continued good luck to you lillypaddle Nov 2019 #59

I tend not to go out Raftergirl Nov 2019 #60