I should know what to put into this. I have a sheet of paper somewhere with a list. I am somewhat organized normally. But I am currently brain dead and zombiefied - so I need some help please.
We have 2 cars.
The estate car has snow socks, reasonable toolkit etc, swiss army knife, bag of change for parking machines, reusable shopping bags, bag of outdoor clothing (flash jacket, heavy boots, heavy gloves) and normally also has the "food bag" for travelling (cans of fizzy drinks, bottled water, crisps, cereal bars, chocolate, dried fruit - we refill regularly enough for long weekend trips and outings).
We also have a small car which is the daily runabout. We only got that earlier this year and I just haven't had the mindset to do the "emergency kit" for it. It has a bag of change for parking machines, a nail file (wooden not metal) and packet of tissues. And reusable shopping bags.
I bought a small Stanley toolbox recently to hold emergency stuff - and a pair of work gloves. I need to add a torch to that. Then I am drawing a blank.
What should be in a car as emergency kit?
What things should I be thinking of to winterize it?
I normally keep some food and drink in the car as I collect a very ratty DD from school at 6pm and she needs sugar and liquid quite often. A square of chocolate and water do the trick.
And in winter, especially in poor weather, I keep an emergency rain coat, some winter gloves and hats, and spare dry socks in the boot normally. Although that is fine for the estate and was in a Golf (previous small car) but there is limited boot space in the Mini for similar so it will not be a full set per person.
But for the mini in particular, but also ensuring the estate is ready for winter - what am I missing?
And on a slightly related but separate note - how do we all feel about the coming winter? Are there signs it will be a particularly hard one or the milder version of the past few years?
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Winter is on its way - car boot box?
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BiddyPop · 29/08/2016 15:32
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