PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE! Always keep an emergency kit in you car:
Flashlight and extra batteries
Blanket
Tow strap
Fire extinguisher (5 lb., A-B-C type)
First aid kit and manual
Bottled water and non-perishable high energy foods, such as granola bars.
Shovel and cat litter for winter
Flares
Booster cables
plus: outdoor clothing including wind jacket and pants, boots, hat, and gloves!
Always tell someone where you are going, and check in from time to time.
My buddy Jason wanted me to list the stuff in my aircraft's survival kit. Here it is:
ReplyDelete-Swiss Army knife
-Para cord
-Engineering Compass
-Signal Mirror
-Whistle (plastic, since metal sticks to your lips!)
-Orange vest with reflective tape
-Very large orange marker panel (9"X2" when folded, 6'X4' unfolded)
-Two Space Blankets (2"X3" when folded)
-One Space Sleeping Bag (3"x3" folded, very compact!)
-First Aid Kit (several small dressings, roll of gauze, Band-aids, butterfly closures, burn cream, antibacterial wipes, waterproof First aid tape, hockey tape, superglue, safty pins.
-Water purification and taste neutralizing tablets
-4 packs of matches and a Bic lighter
Other usefull items kept in my flight bag:
-Leatherman Tool
-Small rubber coated binoculars
-3 flashlights (hey, I work at night!)
-Cellphone
-Sun screen and sunglasses
-Insulated coveralls and ski mask (always in the airplane during winter only)
Other stuff I SHOULD carry, but don't:
-Handheld GPS
-Handheld aircraft radio
-Bottled water
-Candy bars