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Whats the best emergency kit for the snow?? (something special?)
Whats the best emergency kit for the snow??
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blue beasty
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A beachball
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aa/rac membership (if you own a gaylander ) 
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Mobile Phone and External Solar Charger/spare battery, Blankets, Warm Clothes, Food and Water, Shovel and RAC/AA/Green Flag membership...
And if you uncertain and may get stuck - don't go out!! simples
And if you uncertain and may get stuck - don't go out!! simples
blue beasty
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Cocktail glasses and a spare bottle of ketchup
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Front room, central heating, a few bottles of JD, a few bottles of Lemonade and a reclining chair.
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The problem is you may have a very capable 4x4 but the road ahead may be blocked with stranded cars and you can't get past.
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Common sense
That, sadly, is non existent with a lot of today's drivers. The roads were white over here this afternoon and bloody slippy, I met a convoy of vehicles, five in total, nose to bloody tail, and it was snowing quite heavy.
:crazy::doh::doh:
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Front room, central heating, a few bottles of JD, a few bottles of Lemonade and a reclining chair.
Suits me, hell yeh!
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Front room, central heating, a few bottles of JD, a few bottles of Lemonade and a reclining chair.
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Half a bag of grit/road salt....(not as daft as it sounds)
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Take plenty of petrol . If its a gaylander then when it breaks down set fire to it to keep warm and show your position to any air rescue .
My winter kit is an evolved version of my hillbag. Most of this stuff I carry all year 24/7 due to Mountain Rescue. It is really just the thermal sleeping bag and shovel that I add for winter. With the exception of the blankets, boots, toolkit, etc. and shovel all of this lives in my hillbag (only a small 24 hour bag). You really don't need a lot of space if you pack it right.
Spare clothing: Water proof and thermal. Warm clothing is fine until it gets wet with melted snow. Also remember the saying "cotton kills" wools or man-made fibres only.
Boots: Thermal, water proof, comfortable, quick to change into and above all, give you sure footing. Nothing worse than feeling as though you're always going to fall over.
Torches and batteries: LED Lenser H7, LED Lenser P7 and a LED Lenser P3. The P3 is a small pen torch that I attach to my dash with a magnet for easy access, the rest live in the bag. All require AAA batteries so I don't have to carry a bunch of different types with me.
Emergency escape tool: This is mounted on the centre console where it can be reached from every seat. Thinking about buying a second for rear passengers but I rarely carry any. Do not make the mistake of leaving this in the boot of your car or the glove box. If you can't access it while belted from the drivers seat don't bother carrying it.
1x Thermal sleeping bag: Good for around -30C, more than capable for a night in UK winters.
2x Wool blankets: I hate these with a passion, hence the sleeping bag, but they are useful to give to others.
Shovel: I tried a folding one a couple of years ago but it was ****e and the head snapped off. Stick to fullsize. Slightly more bulky but it'll work when you need it.
Food: Remember that you might not have the ability to warm it up and chances are it'll spend all winter in your vehicle, for that reason I have some rat packs (got a friend who works in the factory that makes them, he gets seconds for 25 pence a pop. Can't argue with that).
Liquid: I keep about 5 litres of water in my vehicle plus, two flasks full of hot water and some single portion coffee packets. Taste of arse but it is better than making up two flasks of coffee only to pour it down the drain because I didn't use it.
Tow rope, jump leads, sceenwash, small toolkit: More to help stranded motorists than anything, although the screenwash came through experience. I ran out about 30 miles from home once. Was a nightmare I never planned to repeat. If you premix it, it means you don't have to use drinking water to top up. The small toolkit is just to make botch repairs as you go, knife, multitool, zip ties, few spanners and 3/8th socket set, gaffatape, WD40. About the size of a man's washbag. Don't need your whole tool chest.
Sunglasses: An old pair of shooting glasses which I think look good. They live on my dash all year round, but worth including. You'll wish you had them when you're snow blind.
CemLight: Standard Cyalume lightsticks. Got various colours, but more importantly was time. I went for 6 and 12 hours. I get them in bulk so cost pennies and are very useful should you run out of batteries. A handful of 12 hour sticks scattered around your vehicle will keep it illuminated overnight and if you want to read/go for a wizz etc. a 6 hour is a better option than wasting battery power.
Map, compass, whistle: A couple of laminated maps of your local area. If your vehicle does get stuck it is nice to know you could take shelter somewhere. Make sure it is recent though. The landscape changes quickly. You can cheap out and get paper maps, but the 2 quid extra is worth it. Especially in a wet environment.
There are a few additional bits and bobs which I haven't listed because they aren't relevant.
I also carry stuff most of you town folks wouldn't need but we get a lot of people trapped on Moors around here. I also realise I sound very paranoid, but I've been cut off (while in my house admittedly) for the better part of a month and no running water for 3. Nature is a nasty basturd round here. But this time of year most of our calls are to people trapped in cars. Very few of them have even the basics and are going very blue by the time we reach them. One family 2 years ago tried to go over the Moors (if you know the area, Rosedale to Egton Bridge, in places the snow was 6ft high) in a Zafira. All they had was what they were wearing. Lots of denim, t-shirts and light summer jackets.
Spare clothing: Water proof and thermal. Warm clothing is fine until it gets wet with melted snow. Also remember the saying "cotton kills" wools or man-made fibres only.
Boots: Thermal, water proof, comfortable, quick to change into and above all, give you sure footing. Nothing worse than feeling as though you're always going to fall over.
Torches and batteries: LED Lenser H7, LED Lenser P7 and a LED Lenser P3. The P3 is a small pen torch that I attach to my dash with a magnet for easy access, the rest live in the bag. All require AAA batteries so I don't have to carry a bunch of different types with me.
Emergency escape tool: This is mounted on the centre console where it can be reached from every seat. Thinking about buying a second for rear passengers but I rarely carry any. Do not make the mistake of leaving this in the boot of your car or the glove box. If you can't access it while belted from the drivers seat don't bother carrying it.
1x Thermal sleeping bag: Good for around -30C, more than capable for a night in UK winters.
2x Wool blankets: I hate these with a passion, hence the sleeping bag, but they are useful to give to others.
Shovel: I tried a folding one a couple of years ago but it was ****e and the head snapped off. Stick to fullsize. Slightly more bulky but it'll work when you need it.
Food: Remember that you might not have the ability to warm it up and chances are it'll spend all winter in your vehicle, for that reason I have some rat packs (got a friend who works in the factory that makes them, he gets seconds for 25 pence a pop. Can't argue with that).
Liquid: I keep about 5 litres of water in my vehicle plus, two flasks full of hot water and some single portion coffee packets. Taste of arse but it is better than making up two flasks of coffee only to pour it down the drain because I didn't use it.
Tow rope, jump leads, sceenwash, small toolkit: More to help stranded motorists than anything, although the screenwash came through experience. I ran out about 30 miles from home once. Was a nightmare I never planned to repeat. If you premix it, it means you don't have to use drinking water to top up. The small toolkit is just to make botch repairs as you go, knife, multitool, zip ties, few spanners and 3/8th socket set, gaffatape, WD40. About the size of a man's washbag. Don't need your whole tool chest.
Sunglasses: An old pair of shooting glasses which I think look good. They live on my dash all year round, but worth including. You'll wish you had them when you're snow blind.
CemLight: Standard Cyalume lightsticks. Got various colours, but more importantly was time. I went for 6 and 12 hours. I get them in bulk so cost pennies and are very useful should you run out of batteries. A handful of 12 hour sticks scattered around your vehicle will keep it illuminated overnight and if you want to read/go for a wizz etc. a 6 hour is a better option than wasting battery power.
Map, compass, whistle: A couple of laminated maps of your local area. If your vehicle does get stuck it is nice to know you could take shelter somewhere. Make sure it is recent though. The landscape changes quickly. You can cheap out and get paper maps, but the 2 quid extra is worth it. Especially in a wet environment.
There are a few additional bits and bobs which I haven't listed because they aren't relevant.
I also carry stuff most of you town folks wouldn't need but we get a lot of people trapped on Moors around here. I also realise I sound very paranoid, but I've been cut off (while in my house admittedly) for the better part of a month and no running water for 3. Nature is a nasty basturd round here. But this time of year most of our calls are to people trapped in cars. Very few of them have even the basics and are going very blue by the time we reach them. One family 2 years ago tried to go over the Moors (if you know the area, Rosedale to Egton Bridge, in places the snow was 6ft high) in a Zafira. All they had was what they were wearing. Lots of denim, t-shirts and light summer jackets.
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