25 Items You Should Carry: IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
While we all hope we are never involved in any kind of car emergency; chances are at one time or another each of us will be. For that occasion; we have compiled a list of essential "In Case of Emergency" items that you should be keeping in your car.
Cell Phone and Charger... In fact add an extra charger. How often do you take yours in somewhere when visiting and forget to return it to the car?
Pen and Paper. In the event of an accident or to get directions these are handy to have on you.
A First Aid Kit.
Car Emergency Multi-Tool
5. Flash Light
6. Blanket or tarp for the ground.
7. Gloves
8. Jumper Cables. Or if you want to be really efficient, you can use one of these DIY jumpstart options.
9. Tire Sealant
10. Spare Tire, Jack and Lugnut Wrench
11. Gloves
12. Reflectors and Cones to warn oncoming traffic and to establish a perimeter.
13. Tow Strap 14. Tire Pressure Guage
15. Ice Scraper
16. Extra Clothes; you may even consider including both a work set and a casual. Just in case you have an important meeting and spent the morning changing a tire.
17. Gas Can. You may choose to keep gas in it if you have truck and won't have to smell it. Even if it's empty it is much easier to get help to get gas; when you already have the can.
18. Baby wipes. Even if you do not have kids... you NEED baby wipes. They are good for nearly every situation.
19. Hand Sanitizer.
20. Water and Dry Snacks. In the event you get stuck waiting for a long time and you need something to hold you over; it is always good to have some snacks in supply.
21. Tote Bag. This may seem strange, but if you for any reason have to leave your vehicle or call a tow truck. You can use this bag to load up all of your personal items you don't want to leave behind.
22. Insurance Cards; both car and health. In the event of an emergency it is beneficial to always have your health insurance cards on you. This will not only help to identify you, but also family, doctors, etc.
23. Emergency Contact Card. We recommend placing one of these some where easily discoverable by police or paramedics and an information card on any carseats. If you are unconcious this will help first responders to get the appropriate medical attention for your kids.
24. An umbrella. For either shade or rain in the event of an emergency or an unexpected rainy day!
25. Owner's Manual. When you have a strange light on in the dash board the mannual will help you decode it! There is actually a lot of handy information in those forgotten literary works!
