Make An Emergency Kit For Your Car

We all spend long periods in cars. What happens though if there is some sort of emergency with the car. Are you prepared? Do you have all the right equipment in your car to cope with this. Well this hub has the instructions to create an emergency kit for your car.

1. Use a cardboard or plastic box to keep everything in so it doesn't roll around in the trunk and you can easily find what you need.

2. Buy or cull together a first aid kit

3. Include a AAA or roadside emergency card.

4. Throw in all the necessary equipment to change a tire: working jack, spare tire (with air in it!), lug nut wrench or tire iron, pipe for leverage. Most of this should already be stored in its designated place in the car's trunk or hatchback.

5. Have a flashlight with fresh batteries in there.

6. Include triangle reflectors and flares.

7. Include rags and a funnel.

8. Purchase all the necessary fluids: 2 qts. of oil (10W-40), a gallon of water and antifreeze, brake fluid, power-steering fluid (if applicable), and automatic transmission fluid (if applicable).

9. Add flat and Phillips-head screwdrivers, pliers and an adjustable wrench (only to be used in an emergency - adjustable wrenches can easily round the head of bolts).

10. Buy jumper cables (at least eight feet long).

11. Toss in work gloves or latex gloves, duct tape (of course), a blanket, spare fuses and a can of Fix-a-Flat.