Auto Emergency Kits

How many hours a week do you spend in your car? In any crisis, auto emergency kits could save lives or provide comfort in stressful situations.

Deluxe AAA 54 Piece AutoClub
"Explorer" Emergency Roadside Kit

It wouldn't even have to be a major disaster. In a land with freeways and belt routes strung from shore-to-shore and plagued with traffic congestion, it is always possible to be caught in a gridlock, maybe for hours at a time.

So if you are traveling any distance, especially with children , it is well worth it to put one in your car. This type of kit is in addition to any emergency tool or equipment kit you choose to keep in the trunk.

A back pack is the perfect container for most of the items in this kit so that, regardless of the circumstances, you are able to care for yourself and walk away from your car with the supplies that will sustain you.

Be sure to pack extra clothing or items for warmth that are weather-dependent for your area. You may have to change these out, depending on the season.

Determining how many people are in the car most of the time will help you determine the contents and amount of supplies in your car kit.

Items that should be in your kit:

• Bottled water
• Sturdy walking shoes and socks
• Poncho
• First Aid Kit and manual
• Facial tissue
• Sundry kit, paper and pencil, map, moist towelettes, plastic bags
• Flashlights and batteries
• Energy foods or bars
• Trail mix
• Ready-to-eat foods (utensils to eat them if necessary)
• Radio and batteries
• Space or fleece blankets, or sleeping bags
• Small bottle of aspirin or pain reliever
• Charger for your cell phone
• Small folding umbrella
  
  

Emergency tools or items to keep in the trunk:

• Class ABC Fire Extinguisher
• Bag of sand
• Shovel and tools
• Reflectors and flares
• Waterproof matches and candles
• Jumper cables
• Short rubber hose for siphoning

Your car should be the center of your preparation to meet everything that may come your way. Put a First Aid kit in your glove box; auto emergency kits in your trunk or the back of your SUV; and severe weather emergency car kits with you in your car when disaster strikes.

It's always good to have travel blankets for your pets, picnics and sporting events in your car.

Auto emergency kits are useful because you always know where they are — in your car.