Prepare your car for winter, consider doing and keeping these essentials in your car:
- Regular car maintenance checks
- Make sure your tires and battery are in good working order
- Keep your fuel tank always filled up
- Add gas-line antifreeze and water remover
- Premixed antifreeze
- Windshield washer fluid
- Snow shovel
- Ice scraper and snow brush
- Hat, gloves, and a winter coat
- Snow boots
- Blanket
- Flashlight
- Paper and pencil/pen/marker
- Jumper cables or a battery booster
- Make sure you keep your cell phone fully charged
- Make sure your cell phone is programmed with all your important contacts
- Print out a copy of all your important contacts and leave it in your glove box
- Spare cigarette-style cell phone battery charger and a plug charger and cable
- Bag of cat litter or sand and bag of rock salt
- Safey vest
- Safety glasses
- Leather work gloves
- Flares or reflectors
- First aid kit
- Water and protein bars
- Make sure your mobile radio is programmed with all the area repeaters
