This and a whistle. If I'm getting laid at my age, I'm going to bring attention to it. Well, better add flares too.
Winter Emergency Kit
- Thread starter RLD4ISU
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This thread in a roundabout way reminds me that I need to fix a windshield wiper that does it's job, except for the one streak it can't seem to squeegee directly in my line of sight...super annoying too, because I just replaced them.
It's like those people who hit a nature trail with 4 days of provisions and a backpack made for a Sherpa.
Somehow saying "hike" means snacks are necessary even for a 1/2 hour stroll.
Not much in my trunk these days, jumper cables, blankie, travel shovel, emergency triangles. I don't travel much in bad weather. Hell, I hardly leave the metro these days.
Back when "Radar Love" road trips (a much younger BoxsterCy) were still on the agenda the trunk had antifreeze, jumpers, oil, spare fan/alt belts, windshield wiper fluid, windshield wipers, an exhaust pipe gasket (damn car used to burn the gasket where exhaust pipe connected to exhaust manifold), spare thermostat and gasket, spare radiator hose, etc. That old Nova was a complete POS and you had to be prepared for roadside repairs.
Back when "Radar Love" road trips (a much younger BoxsterCy) were still on the agenda the trunk had antifreeze, jumpers, oil, spare fan/alt belts, windshield wiper fluid, windshield wipers, an exhaust pipe gasket (damn car used to burn the gasket where exhaust pipe connected to exhaust manifold), spare thermostat and gasket, spare radiator hose, etc. That old Nova was a complete POS and you had to be prepared for roadside repairs.
That reminds me, I need to put the sawzall back in the truck and get some visqueen...
Just the reality of working the PNW in the winter though. Could be 50 and raining, could be 35 and raining, could be raining and raining, could be 20 and snowing. At least we don't get much wind though.
The streak, be it from a bad blade or a crusty ice frozen to the blade, is ALWAYS precisely at your eye level. It's uncanny. Proved it again yesterday driving in the **** here.
Blankets
Flashlight
Flare Gun
AR 15 -with Ammo
Hot Chocolate
Whiskey
THC Gummies
Wood Burning Stove
1/4 cord of wood
tinder
paper
X-Box 1 with games
Generator
Night Vision Goggles
Stripper Pole
Frozen Pizza
Pizza Pan
Trash Bags
Condoms
Towels
Portable Phone Charger
Car Phone Charger
Midget
Jumper Cables
Live Chicken
^ pretty good, but missing some essentials
buck knife
zip ties
bear mace
hammock
deer costume
full-body nylon suit
ball gag
I'll be pissed if it's a bad blade. Just bought the damn things and put them on. Took about 45 minutes because I'm not very mechanically inclined. Not a fun time of year to be messing around with stuff like that especially when you don't have a heated garage.
2004 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, lifted, modified and with the trunk area full of survival gear too numerous to list out.
It's Murphy's Law of car stuff that you feel you should do yourself. The need for the replacement/repair is usually when it's below zero. You can bank on it.
