subject: Be Ready to Face Emergencies with Car Emergency Kit [print this page] Be Ready to Face Emergencies with Car Emergency Kit
Going on a road camping trip with friends is fun. However, a car accident is unpredictable and can happen with anybody. Therefore, keeping an emergency kit in the car can help the drivers as well as passenger stay safe until help from any external sources arrives. There are several retail and online stores from where you can get readymade car emergency kits. Although, they can also be prepared at home, but arranging so many things from different places is a big hassle.
Whether, the safety kit is bought commercially or is prepared at home, it is important for the driver to be familiar with it. This is very important as it will help immediate access to the required things from the safety kit after an accident occurs. Let us have a look at the must-haves in the car emergency kit:
* First Aid Kit
* Basic (car) tool kit
* Flashlight and batteries
* Warning Lights
* Candle and matches
* Work gloves
* Jumper cables
* Non-perishable food items
* Water
The given list of items is very important to keep everyone safe, treat injuries, get help and also in getting the car move again. These items are important irrespective of the season; whereas, if you are traveling in colder months, there are few other additions that can be included in the car safety kit. It might happen that during snowfall, the car might slide down of the road and you may need to contact emergency vehicles to arrive on the scene.
* A snow shovel
* Ice scraper
* Blankets
* Fuel line
* Extra clothes
If you have all these items, you can use them to get your car out of snow. Also, in case of anything serious, waiting for help is warmer. A car emergency kit is rightly named so as it serves as the key to survival in case of road emergencies.
