Winter Car Kit

[Wayland]

A tip I picked up on another thread.

If you are storing food and drink in the vehicle, keep it in a cool box so it is not frozen when you need it.

 

[Mesquite]

A tip I picked up on another thread.

If you are storing food and drink in the vehicle, keep it in a cool box so it is not frozen when you need it.

That was what I was wondering about... how do you keep the water etc from freezing. Such a simple and obvious solution

Nice one Gary

 

[Geordie9]

If you are storing food and drink in the vehicle, keep it in a cool box so it is not frozen when you need it.[/QUOTE]

After reading this I checked the storage compartment in the boot where I keep a bottle of water only to find it 1/2 full and the pool of ice on the compartment floor where the bottle had split

Top of the shopping list this weekend is a cool box or bag so this doesn't happen again.

 

[nickliv]

Another thing to consider is topping the fuel up when you get to 1/2 full. Winter is not the best time to be playing 'Fuel light bingo'

 

[Grendel]

Unfortunately neither if my vehicles are suitable for heavy snow (MR2 Mk1 & XL600V Transalp).
But for the car I have a 2nd set of wheels with winter tyres fitted which unfortunately only arrived this year AFTER the snow had melted.

I tend to not use the bike if it’s snowed since 400lbs of bike is a PITA to keep picking up.

 

[Ronnie]

I have now developed a family emergency food kit - which always goes in the car if I'm making a long trip. I'll be glad of it this winter. It consists of:

4 x Bagels - Aldi specials with long expiry sealed in heavy duty plastic
6 x Cereal Bars
4 x Packet Cous Cous ready meal type sachets
2 x Packets Tuna in foil packs
1 Mattessons Smoked pork Sausage
Peanut Butter in plastic jar
Salt/Pepper combined thingamajig

Tea
Coffee
Whitener
Hot Chocolate sachets for kids
Tomato Soup sachets

4 x Sporks
1 x Tin 58 pat mug
2 x melamine cups
Swedish army mess kit and alcohol stove
Spare fuel
Fire stick
Swan Vestas
Pan Grip
Lock knife
Water Filter + Suplies

This all packs into a 10 litre PLCE side pouch and should be enough to keep a family of 4 going comfortably for at least a day, although I haven't calculated total calories yet.