Be it a small excursion with the family or a summer or winter commute in your car, heading the road with all the safety measures is always the best thing to do.
It is genuinely never a good time to be stranded on the road side.
At such a time, an emergency car kit can help you to fight against the weather and against any other essential requirement which you or any of the other passengers face while you are hitting the road.
It would sit in your car trunk without causing any problem and in turn make you feel safe and give you your peace of mind.
Basic Supplies –
Some basic supplies should always be kept available. Here are some of those recommended by NSCR:-
- Maps – for the area where are travelling
- Blankets – for any cold nights you face on road or any night stays you need to do in car.
- Drinking Water
- Food
- Flashlight and extra batteries – For any dis-functioning of the parts to be checked or any other requirements
- Jumper cable – for pulling the car out of any pits or potholes which are deep
- Toolkit
- Spare tire – For any unknown on-road damages a tire face
- Flares – For signaling and reaching out if you face any danger at night
- First Aid kit
- Fire extinguisher – For any fire damages which occur misfortunately.
- Duct Tape
- Keep emergency numbers in your phone which can be contacted in case of any accidents or emergencies on road.
Customization according to requirement –
Basic kit is always a necessity but as all of us are concerned, it is not enough .
For a person taking a family out, there are different members with different requirements . For example, if you are out with your baby then you would obviously need baby supplies, if you are taking your pet then you must require pet supplies and if it is with kids who are no more babies but are a little grown up then you must keep some anti boredom stuffs for them .
Here are a few things for each of the above mentioned categories taking in note of which can come to your use –
- Baby Supplies –
- Diapers
- Diaper Creams
- Wipes
- Extra pair of clothes
- Formula
- Bottles
- Some items which can entertain the baby
- Pet Supplies –
- Pet food
- Feeding or watering bowls
- Leash
- Teether
- Garbage/excrete collecting kit
- Boredom fighter for children and you –
- games like cards, chess etc. which they can play with
- books they can read
- notepad and pens
- gaming gadgets
You should always take some sanitation items with you which would come to use when you are moving around –
- Toilet Paper
- Disinfecting Wipes
- Sanitizer
- Feminine sanitation supplies
- Zip-lock bags of different sizes to put the trash in.
Once you are ready with all the supplies ,store then in strong and safe containers and do not forget about those.
Check and refresh the supplies as required and best suggested to refresh them atleast once or twice a year in order to ensure their good conditions so that they can come to your use whenever required and what ever situation the road puts you in.