>>> THE DIRE SITUATION ON I 95 HAS ALL OF US THINKING WHAT IF THAT WERE ME? >> CONSUMER REPORTER IS WORKING FOR YOU WITH YOUR CAR SURVIVAL KIT. SO YOU ARE PREPARED IF YOU GET STUCK LIKE THIS. >> THAT'S RIGHT. WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SHOW YOU ARE ESSENTIALS THAT SHOULD BE IN YOUR CAR. NOT JUST FOR A SNOWSTORM. I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT'S IN MY CAR. YEAR ROUND. THAT EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE. YOUR STRANDED FOR AN HOUR OR SEVERAL HOURS YOU ALWAYS WANT TO HAVE FOOD AND WATER. ON HAND. I ALWAYS CARRY THINGS LIKE BARS AND NUTS. THESE CAN LAST FOR MONTHS. I'LL REPLENISH THEM IN THE SUMMERTIME. AND WATER OF COURSE. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A GALLON OR BOTTLES. DON'T FORGET YOUR PETS. I HAVE A LITTLE DISH YOU CAN POP OUT. IT'S A BOWL FOR MY DOGS AND I HAVE SNACKS AND FOOD ON HAND. JUST IN CASE. ALWAYS HAVE EXTRA BLANKETS ON HAND. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU'LL NEED THEM. LET'S TALK ABOUT EMERGENCY TOOLS THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE ON HAND.
LIKE A FIRST AID KIT. ALSO EMERGENCY FLASHERS. NOT JUST ONE. BUT SEVERAL OF THEM. WE HAVE A CASE OF THEM READY. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE FLASHLIGHTS AND BATTERIES. AND A PORTABLE PHONE CHARGER. THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. IN CASE YOUR CAR RUNS OUT OF GAS. MAKE SURE YOU CAN REACH SOMEBODY. AND JUST IN CASE YOU GET STUCK IN THE SNOW, WE ALWAYS HAVE A LITTLE SHOVEL ON HAND. JUST IN CASE. IT'S NOT BIG. IT DOES THE JOB WELL. >> HERE'S SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT.
IF YOU HAVE AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE, IF IT'S REALLY COLD OUT, YOUR VEHICLE ELECTRIC RANGE CAN BE CUT IN HALF. MAKE SURE BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT YOUR CAR IS ALWAYS CHARGED. AND ALSO MAKE SURE.
