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What should my emergency kit contain?
Home » Insurance » What to do if you have a car accident » What should my emergency kit contain?You can put a great emergency roadside kit together in a coffee can. Get a coffee can from home or work, clean it out, line it with a plastic bag from the grocery store and start putting your kit together. A #10 coffee can with a plastic lid is what is recommended. This coffee can kit will be able to get you out of most jams.
• One box cutter w/extra blades
• One can opener
• Two candles
• One cigarette lighter
• One compass
• One page of first aid instructions
• One notepad and a few pens
• Three matches
• Two plastic bags (1 kitchen/grocery-sized and one 30-gallon trash bag)
• One small sponge
• One sewing kit
• One hand towel (preferably a strainer cloth)
• One small roll of string
• One dust mask
• One Swiss Army pocket knife
• One roll of toilet paper
• One triangle bandage
• One pack of twisty ties
• One small roll of wire
• One small can of multi-oil
• One envelope with some extra cash and change
This kit isn't only good to have in car accidents; it's good for any roadside mishap that might come your way. It's a small piece of your truck to donate to get a large return in peace of mind.
Sources:
http://www.edmunds.com/ownership/driving/articles/43805/article.html
http://www.baproducts.com/coffecan.htm
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