(Winter) emergency kit

Ian Hunt · 30-11-2010, 20:28

So what do you carry, if anything?

I travel a lot and given recent conditions I'm putting my emergency bag together for the winter. Ideally one big bag, I can easily throw in the back of the Terrano, or Merc or whatever else I might be travelling in.
I'm also thinking I need to keep my wife & 22 mnth old daughter warm & comfy if they're with me and we get stranded or held up somewhere. Plus anyone I might come across in need of help.

So far:
Folding spade
Tow rope
Jump leads
Tub of salt
Adjustable wrench & a few other bits
Victorinox Swiss Tool (heavyweight leatherman type thing)
Headtorch x2
Food: Chocolate bars, peperamis, crisps, instant coffee sachets, tin of soup & chilli, couple of litres bottled water, tiny stove packed into a backpacking pan & a couple of insulated mugs.
A few old fleeces, hats, gloves, an ancient fluorescent yellow Goretex jacket.
Sleeping bags x2
Wellies

That's it so far!
I feel like I'm planning for some sort of 'survivalist, end of the world' scenario. But every time I think about it I think of something else I might want or need.....

Let's have your lists or suggestions then!?

30-11-2010, 20:28	#1
Ian Hunt Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Peak District Vehicle: '99 Terrano II SE Touring Posts: 125	(Winter) emergency kit So what do you carry, if anything? I travel a lot and given recent conditions I'm putting my emergency bag together for the winter. Ideally one big bag, I can easily throw in the back of the Terrano, or Merc or whatever else I might be travelling in. I'm also thinking I need to keep my wife & 22 mnth old daughter warm & comfy if they're with me and we get stranded or held up somewhere. Plus anyone I might come across in need of help. So far: Folding spade Tow rope Jump leads Tub of salt Adjustable wrench & a few other bits Victorinox Swiss Tool (heavyweight leatherman type thing) Headtorch x2 Food: Chocolate bars, peperamis, crisps, instant coffee sachets, tin of soup & chilli, couple of litres bottled water, tiny stove packed into a backpacking pan & a couple of insulated mugs. A few old fleeces, hats, gloves, an ancient fluorescent yellow Goretex jacket. Sleeping bags x2 Wellies That's it so far! I feel like I'm planning for some sort of 'survivalist, end of the world' scenario. But every time I think about it I think of something else I might want or need..... Let's have your lists or suggestions then!?