You need to have emergency survival gear packed in your car. If you’re a true prepper you know that being prepared for extreme weather involves preparations for indoor as well as outdoor. Of course, you should have a bug-out bag at home as well. Because you can never be too prepared.
But many forget about the possibility of getting out of the house in a hurry, heading straight for the car—a car that may be without the essentials for survival for wo know how long.
So, you need to consider what emergency items you may need and should have in the car in case you get caught out in bad weather and are left without a way to get to safety.
Survival gear to store in your car
Whether it be in a snowstorm, rain, or you have an engine failure that leaves you in the hot sun, you need to be able to survive with items from your car for at least a day, if not longer.
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- Water—the first thing you need to worry. Clean, drinkable water isn’t something that most people think of keeping in their cars. But you should.
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- Specifically, get BPA-free bottles or containers to store the water.
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- Water—the first thing you need to worry. Clean, drinkable water isn’t something that most people think of keeping in their cars. But you should.
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- Insulated sleeping bag. If you were to get caught in your car in a snowstorm, and had to stay in your car overnight, you would not only want but you’d need to stay warm.
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Accomplishing this may be challenging, depending on the type and size of your car.
A minivan can easily accommodate an adult sleeping in the back, but a small coupe would be much more difficult.
Either way, you should keep an insulated sleeping bag that you can use, as well as a blanket or two just in case.
Depending on how long you’re stuck for, you might start to get hungry. Therefore, of course, you’ll need to store…
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- Non-perishable food items. While the human body can go quite a while without it, food is essential for energy. So, keep non-perishable food items in sealed containers in your car.
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- Storing the food in these types of containers will not only keep pests away but will also keep the food fresher.
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- Non-perishable food items. While the human body can go quite a while without it, food is essential for energy. So, keep non-perishable food items in sealed containers in your car.
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Phone charger
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- Extra phone charge bank or solar charger. It’s a good idea to make these essential items in your emergency gear for your car.
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- Having phone chargers in our car will help you stay in contact with emergency services or friends and family. This will no doubt enable them to make their way to you and help you out in your crisis
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- Extra phone charge bank or solar charger. It’s a good idea to make these essential items in your emergency gear for your car.
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If you’re concerned that these items would be present a bulky package in your car, don’t worry. You can easily pack them in a compact manner so that it doesn’t look as if you’ve packed for a two-week vacation.
A sleeping bag, two blankets, water, food, and a phone bank shouldn’t take up more than half of your trunk, so there’s no reason not to have a reasonable size stockpile in your car. When the time comes that you’ll need these items, you’ll be very glad you were prepared.
So, knowing how to pack efficiently would eliminate your concerns. If you don’t know how, it’s in your best interest and safety to learn because all this gear can be easily packed in a compact manner. And you’re likely to need them when what wasn’t supposed to happen does just that.