EDC emergency supplies for your vehicle car comfort kit DIY prepping supplies
hi it's AlaskaGranny Alaska Prepper we don't really know what the future holds but we do
know there will be challenges and emergencies that will happen to all of
us if you look on the news it's getting to be more unpredictable as far as the
things that could happen if we're away from our home that could strand us
somewhere there might be road closures from winter storms from wrong-way
driving accidents there could be forest fires or civil unrest things that block
the road and don't allow you to continue on your way there's also a new concern
with the corona virus pandemic that you could be quarantined somewhere and not
allowed to leave the city that hasn't happened anywhere we live but that's the
type of thing that's happening in other countries around the world it's also
logical to make plans for emergencies on a small scale that can happen to us on
an everyday basis maybe we take our kids to a soccer game and somebody gets hurt
we need some first aid supplies the car could break down we could be delayed
waiting for an appointment there are all kinds of reasons why we should want to
have some emergency gear in our car so today I wanted to talk about the comfort
items that keep us comfortable and cared for and make the best of if we are
delayed and we have to stay in our car maybe even shelter in place in our car
these are some important items that can keep any delay where you're stuck in
your car as comfortable as possible in case of emergency you need your contact
information your medical information and your insurance information put it on a
card keep it in your glove box or your center console so that you have those
things readily available in case you need them have a supply of paper maps of
places where you live and expect to travel in your car make sure they're
up-to-date current maps roads change all the time they add new ones they reroute highways
they just changed and if you don't have an up-to-date map
you may not be able to find your way where you need to go and create a
problem for yourself have an external battery so you can charge your electronics
have a cord and a plug that fits into the outlet in your car flashlight is an
important item to have and in my car I want a great big one I know it takes up
a lot more space but this one is super heavy it's super sturdy in case of
emergency I could use it for some self-defense I could also use it to
smash the window of the car if I needed to escape to escape from your car in an
emergency you should have a ResQ Me car emergency escape tool it allows you to
break the glass on the car it also has a sharp cutting tool so you can cut the
seatbelt and help you escape from your car in an emergency I keep these ResQme car escape tools
hanging on the steering column in my cars to make sure that I have them in
the ready position should I ever be trapped and need to
escape always have extra water in your car and a great addition to that is a
headlamp because if you're stranded in the dark fasten a headlamp around a
water bottle turn it on with the light shining through the water bottle and you
can have a nice emergency light that illuminates a large area have some easy
to open and eat snacks in your car things like little packs of tuna
crackers granola bars trail mixes the temperature in your car is so varied
from hot to cold make sure you rotate these emergency snacks foods at least
twice a year have extra batteries for your flashlights and a Go Time Gear emergency Bivy bag Life Bivy
bag is a great way to shelter in place if you need to shelter in your car it's like a
great big emergency shelter you can climb inside it reflects the heat back
to your body and helps keep you warm in extremely cold temperatures have a
multi-tool a lighter and even a candle just place it on the dashboard one
little candle can provide quite a bit of light in the dark have a first aid kit if
you have pets make sure you have a collapsible dish
some water for them and a leash if you got stranded and you had to walk out
make sure you have a comfortable pair of shoes with socks a hat some sunglasses
and a jacket stick some gloves in the pocket of your jacket hand warmers then no matter
what the weather is or the conditions then you'll be able to either keep warm
in your car or you'll be able to walk to safety if that's a reasonable option
think of comfort items like Kleenex chapstick
sunscreen a mosquito repellent band reading glasses paper pencil you need hygiene items like a roll of toilet
paper hand sanitizer and wet wipes I store the wet wipes in a ziplock bag so they
don't dry out and I always keep an extra roll of toilet paper also in a ziploc
bag so that it stays clean and dry everyone's car truck jeep or vehicle is different
so you need to look around your own car and decide where can I stash these
things put some EDC survival items in the glove box put some emergency items in the console maybe you can
stuff prepping gear in a little stuff sack put them under the seat or a plastic box
from the Dollar Tree there's nooks and crannies in
everybody's car places that we can stash a few of the important EDC survival supplies items that we
would want to have make the best of a bad situation by preparing ahead of time
to have some EDC survival comfort supplies so that if you were stranded in your car you can
make the best of any situation if you liked my video I hope you'll share it
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