Hey Yankees, what's a good winter vehicle supply kit

Remember to get a snow plow

Bring a pocket juice to recharge your phone a couple times just in case

Bring a couple of candles--when you’re buried in an avalanche or stalled out in a blizzard - you can keep the entire car quite warm with a one lit candle.

Here's what's in mine.

Wool Blanket
Space blankets
Hand warmers.
Matches/Lighter
Candles
1 can of sterno
Fleece Jacket
Wool Hat
Balaclava
Fleece pants
Winter parka
Heavy Winter Gloves
Lightweight work gloves
Small Snow Shovel
Waterproof pants.
2 large garbage bags
Flash light
Headlamp.

This is in addition to a fully stocked "bug out bag" or 72 hour kit.

The contents of that kit contains

First Aid
3 Alcohol pads
3 Antiseptic hand wipes
2 Antacids
4 Aspirin
12 Assorted bandages
3 Butterfly bandages (5)
8 Cotton gauze
6 Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
4 Ibuprofen
1 Iodine tincture 1 Fl oz (also purifies water)
6 Loperamide tablets (imodium)
1 Neosporin tube
6 Pepto tablets
1 Tissue
6 Wound seal (Quikclot)
6 Tampons

Food & Water
1 1/2 cup sugar (300 Calories)
2 16 oz bottled water
14 4 oz emergency water rations
1 lifestraw
3 Cliff Bars (240 Calories)
4 Emergen-C Packages
2 Extended shelf life emergency rations (2400 calories)
2 foil sealed tuna package (70 calories)
1 Freeze dried beef stroganoff (1000 calories)
6 Green tea bags
6 Instant oatmeal
1 Medium cooking pot
2 Pasta and sauce meals
5 Pedialyte powder (singles)
3 Single serving trail mix (450 calories)
1 Small tin can (empty)
2 Squeezable fruit/vegetables
Hard Candy

Roughly 10,000 Calories

Fire
3 Fire Extender block
1 Mag-Steel bar
2 Small lighter
1 Sterno Can
2 Votive candles
1 Waterproof matches


Misc
3 1 qt zip lock freezer bags
1 12x12" aluminum foil
4 18" Heavy duty Zip ties
1 2400 maH backup battery
2 4 pack glow sticks
1 50' paracord
1 Collapsible Plastic water bladder (1L)
1 Cotton Bandana
1 Emergency whistle/compass
1 Fishing kit
1 Flushable baby wipes
10' Gorilla Tape (wrapped around flashlight)
2 Hand warmers
2 Large Garbage bags
1 LED flashlight and light bar
1 LED mini flashlight
1 Lensatic compass
1 Millar space blanket
1 NOAA weather radio
1 Rain Poncho
1 Small Lockblade knife
1 small sunscreen
6 Small Zip ties
1 Sunglasses/Safety Glasses
1 Swiss army knife
10' Webbing

In addition to our bug out bags, we also carry a full first aid kit. I also carry a case of bottled water as well. The winter car is a subaru and they don't always play well with chains.

Looking at this, I should also add a 6'x8'tarp and a few packs of Cool aid to my BOB. You can spread Koolaid on snow and it
provides contrast to aid rescuers searching from above.

Pics or I call bullshite.

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Pics or I call bull shite.

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You want all the items laid out our just pics of the bags? The winter kit is in a plastic tote.

You don't have to lay everything out....but you should easily be able to take a pic or 2 that give us the idea.

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You drive a UHaul truck?

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Nope. The BOB is a 2500 CC bag from walmart. As I stated above, the Winter kit is in a 3 gallon (I think) rubbermaid tote.

Here you go...

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You don't need to post a pic

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Too late.

And going outside today with snow cover and low sun angle, I can't stress enough how important eye protection is. Snow blindness is the real deal. FWIW, you can improvise sunglasses from a variety of materials.