Comments on: Emergency kit update

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:57:55 +0000

There are also some good ideas at http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009528.html

By: ConsciouslyFrugal

ConsciouslyFrugal — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:20:10 +0000

I too often find that a bottle of Bacardi is helpful in an emergency. Gin and wine are fine rescue agents as well. In fact, the sound of sirens down the street (I live near fire and police stations) often prompt me to do a practice run of emergency care.

By: David Scott - Secure Survivor

David Scott - Secure Survivor — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:32:01 +0000

You have a lot of items that will be helpful in an emergency. Might I suggest that you consider using light sticks vs. candles as the Red Cross highly recommends against using candles due to the fire hazard they pose.

By: Enrique S

Enrique S — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:42:28 +0000

I use a one of my kid’s old school backpacks to hold my car’s emergency kit. There are plenty of great ideas for storing these kits over at the Equipped to Survive forum.

By: bluntmoney

bluntmoney — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:29:30 +0000

Ah, that’s a good idea, especially since it already contains a bungee cord. Although we don’t keep it in our trunk, we just made sure that it fits in case we need to leave with it via car.

By: Justin

Justin — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:45:41 +0000

I had an accident where I rear ended a car. The lady was not hurt and all was well but the impact had jarred her trunk lid open and knocked a storage bin lid off. That bin was full of paper work and other stuff. The wind was up that day and her paper work was blowing out all over the road. I’m not sure if it was anything important but in the case of the documents you are keeping in your bin, you may want to use a bungee cord or motorcycle strap around the bin to keep the items from spilling out of the container. The strap can double as a tournicate for emergencies.