The things you keep in your car or truck can do more than just clutter up an otherwise clean and tidy ride, they can actually save your life. The idea of keeping a Get Home Bag is one you need to institute for your car or truck now, but what do you need outside of …
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How to Avoid Getting Sick While Traveling
Experienced travelers know that there is nothing worse than getting sick while away from the comforts of home. The problem is that traveling greatly increases your chances of getting sick whether it is from contaminated food or water or picking up a cold or flu from fellow travelers. Here are some tips to keep you …
Time to tweak your car emergency kit for colder weather.
Every year about this time, I take an hour or two on a Saturday, before the college football games start, mosey out my cars, and take a few minutes to perform a few adjustments on the emergency kits in the trunk. It’s not a bad time of year to do it, and while your “tweaks” …
Limiting factors in emergency prep-How long can you provide for yourself?
If you are serious about emergency preparation, then I’m going to suppose your home is a place you could stay for a long, long, time. Plenty of food and water stored away, fuel to cook, a way to stay warm, if you can “Bug in”, you should be just fine no matter what the circumstance. …
Emergency Preparedness – Putting Together a Car Survival Kit
Daily sprints from point-a to point-b, as well as long distance road trips, along with the large amount of time we spend in our vehicles create plenty of opportunity for unexpected disaster to present itself. In this article, I will discuss the need for a car survival kit, the items to include, and how it …