oooh yes, spare serpentine belt and also one of those specialty tools for serpentine belts that looks like a slim jim but with a drive socket on the end and different angles so you can release tension to replace a belt.
I think this is the one I have
https://www.amazon.com/GearWrench-3680-Ratcheting-Wrench-Serpentine/dp/B0002WSFTO
If previously mentioned, sorry. For each adult, a pocket CB radio (solar chargeable) - you may have to abandon your vehicle. Solar backup charge for flashlights, etc. A pocket first aid guidebook. Extra Rx medicine. A poncho for each person. Parachute cord.
BE/MAKE SURE that hitting the road is your best option. You will have more of the necessary items in your abode than you can ever fit in a vehicle. Avoid âout of the frying pan and into the fireâ.
I have a solar flashlight, that breaks glass, cuts seatbelts as well as charges your phone and can start fires with it as it has a spark/igniter. P50
Keep your tires in good condition. 90% of a tireâs problems come in the last 10% of a tireâs life
Did anyone mention Toliet Paper? We all know emergencies happen when youâre not wearing socks or other disposable items.
Definitely a good add. I have multiple kids of individual packaged wipes in the car.
hmmm⊠not sure I want to meet you on a dark night. Likely I would never know that I did, nor anyone else. Is the Tom Hardy character from âThe Dropâ modeled on you? 
I thought I was the only one 
Not sure if itâs true or not, but my dad always told us that a candle in a vehicle will produce enough heat to keep you alive. (At best situationally dependent, I assume.) I keep one of those 10 hour candles in my vehicle.
While I still have jumper cables, I have added those battery banks that will jump a car. They can charge devices and also have a flashlight built in.
In my defense all the witnesses left with the ability to attest to how I use those items will tell you I mostly use the tarp and para cord for shade and the duct tape for repairsđ
Yes, the witnesses⊠you would make a good defense attorney.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^That^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
is TRUTH Brother Doug!
Good Tires in good condition can save your Heiney!
I feel I am in the minority in this conversation though, I carry bare minimum in my
work truck now. Yes, I have a window breaker, Tow cable, (2) battery set-up, Lock box and spare
firearm and extra ammo but itâs all hidden away. When I am working inside apartment buildings (clearing out trespassers and skells) My truck is vulnerable. Itâs literally called the 'War Zone!
You donât get that kind of moniker for being a Happy place full of peace and light!
I took care in âoutfittingâ this one, second Hood Lock, Maguard wheel locks etc.
My Xterra that got totaled earlier this year was outfitted with a lot of bells and whistles, kind of outlander outrageous looking, Thousands of dollars in Armored Bumpers, extra lights and light bars, Beefed up suspension and the little Bastd went right under all that and almost killed my Sister and I.
This was when I first got her from Frontline Auto in Colorado (DONâT EVER SHOP THERE!) A-Holes to the max! and had her shipped to me. I added all the above improvements I listed but basically the same as here looking. Grey Man (Literally)
'Nothing to see here folks , move along. She a Warrior but glass is glass! and you can yank an ignition switch like any vehicle, so Iâm low-key now. The truck that died looked like a Road Warrior but the hit she took saved ours aâs. So, I bought another. You look at my House and itâs same same. Nothing to see here folks⊠till you hit the punji stick pits, Phoo gas pods, Moat and drawbridge w/ Hot Coal Buckets on all 4 corners and arrow slits! 
Seriously this is a GET ME HOME truck, 10-15 blocks out of that neighborhood and the Day brightens.
Once I start heading North My chest relaxes. I carry enough âSafetyâ weapons on a daily basis I take my weapons with me when I leave the truck. You look in the windows and there is nothing to swipe.
I would like to add, A pair of Great Boots that are broken in can save your a** also. If your feet hurt or
get injured and canât walk you are done! You NEED to be mobile.
Good Vehicle and Good boots
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If all the windows are closed you likely wonât make it through the night.
âŠAnd If I may add if itâs snowing and you in jeopardy of getting stuck somewhere try and get to the far side of the shoulder as you can without making it worse for yourself. getting off early in a storm instead of âI can make itâ and crashing is just common sense. If you canât see or are sliding all over the place you risk an accident (and death) by trying to muscle it down the road. If you donât know the Terrain donât chance going into a ditch or hitting the guard rail. During your situation keep checking to make sure your tail pipe(s) are clear or you may contaminate the interior and you may die. If you are on the shoulder you have less of a chance of being rear ended by a First responder/Plow driver or woke motorist plowing blindly aheadâŠthat would suck!
Try pointing your ride Nose out to the road so itâs easier to get out when somebody arrives to save the day or you dig âtrenchesââ to make it out on your own.
A piece of exhaust âflex-tubingâ over your exhaust pipe (that fits snug) maybe using an exhaust âCâ clamp, can make it easier to keep clear without going around the back of the ride every time. They can slip off w/ engine vibration and you wouldnât even know it, so itâs prudent to think ahead. You risk less chance of slipping and falling and freezing to death if you position the extra pipe by the rear tire (pointing away from your .vehicle) many a NYC motorist has died from exposure trying to keep that exhaust clear.
Get all supplies from your trunk âbeforeâ it gets really bad and you get tired. You are freshly stuck! Your mind is at itâs best, use it! Donât PANIC! (easy to say, I know but Panic Kills)
REAL Blankets, not just Emergency âfoilâ ones. In a laundry sack not just a plastic bag.
A âGo bagâ extra clothes, Hunting socks (Thick as you can find (w/batteries and spare battâs in bag.)
Have some âboardsâ of metal/plastic /rubber to jam under the rear tires (fronts if front wheel drive)
for when the storm passes so you are ahead of the game if nobody responds and you feel you can attempt an escape. Laying flat in your trunk they take up almost no space.
A shovel (folding?)
Tow Straps and battery cables: If you get help it is better to have some tools to offer your rescuer if
someone Miraculously stops to help you⊠I need a Jump! âDo you have cables?â duh , No⊠whoopsie!
TWO battery system: Sounds complicated right? Itâs cake really! I did it myself and I am NO Mr. Good wrench. Have a local shop hook you up. make sure your Spare/Second battery is in a battery Box or Hold down. SECURED. If loose connections can loosen with vibration and charge may be unstable. have a Channel locks/small socket set for tightening things JIC.
KNOW your gauges. If you start seeing anomalyâs in your dash get off the next exit and run a check or look for a mechanic/hotel. Wherever you are going, dying to get there is just stoopid.
If conditions look BAD TRUST your instincts and act on them. Just like a Gun fight AWARENESS and Head on a swivel WILL save the day!.
Know your âMILE MARKERâ where you are stuck! Along w/ a little CB radio ( an antenna w/ a magnet on itâs base, you donât even have to have it set-up All the time. you are way better off if you can say EXACTLY where you areâŠIâm somewhere between Hobbâs New Mexico and Dallas Texas wonât cut it.
I know you folkâs probably said all this but it often bearâs repeating. Muscle memory can keep you on the right side of the grass (even if itâs under (2â) of snow.
One last thing (Iâve used all this) myself. EXTRA emergency lights (on suction cups) for your REAR end!
The more warning for anybody coming from behind can prevent a tragedy (hence (2) batteries also)
Good Luck ROAD WARRIORâS! The Holidayâs are upon us, People travel now and take more chances to get to Grand Maâs House! Be safe not stupid.
Arrive alive.
Vamanos Muchaschaâs and Muchachoâs!
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Iâd personally push more for getting off the road entirely. Take an exit. In those kinds of conditions, parking on the side still seems pretty easy to get run intoâŠand if youâre angled nose towards the road itâs that much easier to get hit in the driver door area directly. Iâd rather move slow and again just take the first exist or side road or turnout area vs stopping on the shoulder in conditions where you will be hard to see and itâs hard to stop.
This^^^^^^^^^^^6 what you say is TRUTH Brother,
But S*** Happens
People really think âI CAN MAKE IT!â
(until they canât)
Upstate NY was a real learning experience.
I drove a dual axle Armored truck for (10)years back and forth
in some serious conditions. Albany to Manhattan.
I saw so much stupidity it would curl your hair.
The nose-out positioning comment i made is FACT though.
Not sticking out side wayâs just angling out a bit, even if it was just the tires facing the lanes
saves people (tow drivers, rescue drivers a huge hassle)
You wouldnât believe how many people JUST STOPPEDâŠin the middle of the road.
not even considered pulling over onto the shoulder. Coast to coast it happens all the time.
Out here in Cactus Junction in a sand storm they just stop!
They try to forge an Arroyo (dry river bed (usually), Water flowing over the road, GUSHING!
Texas-Florida they chance making IMPOSSIBLE water hazards. You see it on the news.
The âExpertsâ say if you see the bottoms of the tires on the car in front of you, you are in a good
position to get around them âIf something happensâ
The people I SEE driving are often bumper to bumper⊠You canât fixâŠwellâŠ
Chicago-New York I see Rescuerâs pulling Ice Cubes out of their cars because they did stoopid S***
and got on the road when they shouldnât have.
Take the exit!
Find a Hotel!
A restaurant, Mechanic whatever but get off the road.
I AGREE.
My wife and I got stuck once on a hill. We got out of our truck and looked around for a while. Ice formed under our tires and we got stuck. I had a hammer, and took out our rubber floormats and dug them under the tires. We were lucky and got out in about an hours timeâŠso think and look through your car/truck and use what you haveâŠonly if it is safe to do so. The cold can get you when you least expect it. I also had extra socks and put them on before digging out.
I always carry extra clean underwear in case I have to go to the Hospital. 
You are a Brilliant fellaâŠuhâŠFella!
I once (while driving my huge Armored Truck) just barely avoided a couple of cars 'JUST SITTING THERE â
in the road on I-95 Upstate NY in the snow! just sitting there like they were going to have a picnic!
I pulled over and Popped the top on a can of a Coke and started drinking it⊠M (2) Jamaican Guards were astounded! I kid you not they said â What da hellr you doinâ Mon?â real Jamaicanâs Bill Not guyâs from Queens NY âŠI told them Coca Cola relaxes me and I need to be in control when I got back on the road from my near death experience⊠They understood. We worked together for another (5) years without a hitch. Whatever I do I have to be calm and solid.
You Sir, used your head
You acted solid
Bravo
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