I’ve just started a tiny survival kit a few months ago after buying my first car. It’s mostly stuff I found around the house and thought might be useful. So far I’ve got a lighter, matches, tinder, cordage, a couple feet of tin foil, some plastic bags, paper and pen, some of those velcro strips they use around lettuce (useful also for anchoring the kit to the trunk so that it doesn’t fly around every time I take a corner too hard), citronella, compass, sewing kit, knife, a high calorie energy bar, and water purification tablets. I’ve also got a first aid kit and one of those shake 'em flashlights. I suppose I could throw some more of my gear in the back, but it gets annoying moving it out of the way when I have to load stuff in the car, so for now it’s just the small kit. I remember a few months ago when that family got lost in Oregon somewhere, and the father froze to death, I asked myself, “How would I have acted in that situation? What would I have done differently?” It was a good exercise for me.
How well do cars work as a shelter?
Roxy
