Make a Car Emergency Kit

Keep a car emergency kit in your vehicle for emergency situations on the road:

Glove Compartment

• Car registration
  
• Owner's manual
  
• Flashlight
  
• Tire Guage
  
• Insurance Card
  
• In Case of Emergency Card
  
  

Console Area

• Hands-free cell phone adapter
  
• Change
  
• Water
  
• Local and state maps
  
  

Trunk

• Spare tire (fully inflated)
  
• Bungee cords
  
• Duct tape
  
• Blanket
  
• Tire changing tools and jack
  
• First-aid kit
  
• Emergency gas container
  
• Jumper cables
  
• Triangular folding reflector
  
• Waterproof bag to store items
  
  

Source: AAA Magazine

Comments

[Deborah Smith]

Thank-you for the list of items to get me excited about putting a car emergency kit together. As I was preparing to put my car emergency kit I was thinking of items that I have needed in my own emergencies. As a mother of 5 and a grandmother that tends her 6 grandchilren regularly I have added the following to my emergency kit: A few small plastic sacks, diapers & childrens underwear (a couple for each size child) and baby wipes. I placed these items in a ziploc bag. Along with the blanket on the list I also have added a couple of solar blankets. I have also added a instant cold pack. I placed all of the items I mentioned above in a small duffle bag along with some of the items on the list. Some of these items have come in very handy for me especially times when I have forgotten the diaper bag.