CHUG: Prepare Your Winter Car Emergency Kit

CHUG: Prepare Your Winter Car Emergency Kit

When temperatures drop, it’s important to consider how you would navigate a car emergency in a worst-case scenario.

According to Almanac.com, you should have these minimum essentials prepped in your car:

  • Blankets, mittens, socks and hats

  • Ice scraper and snow brush

  • Flashlight, plus extra batteries (or a hand-crank flashlight)

  • Jumper cables

  • First-aid kit (band-aids, adhesive tape, antiseptic wipes, gauze pads, antiseptic cream, medical wrap).

  • Bottled water

  • Multi-tool (such as a Leatherman multi-tool or a Swiss Army knife)

  • Road flares or reflective warning triangles

  • Windshield cleaner


In especially snowy areas, these items are also recommended for your emergency car kit:

  • A bag of sand to help with traction (or bag of non-clumping cat litter)

  • Collapsible or folding snow shovel

  • Blanket

  • Tire chains and tow strap

  • Hand warmers

  • Winter boots for longer trips

  • Sleeping bag for longer trips

 
 
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