Keep the following items in your car during the winter. Make sure you do not leave without them:

• blankets/sleeping bags
• high-calorie, non-perishable food
• flashlight with extra batteries
• first aid kit
• knife
• extra clothing to keep dry
• a large empty can and plastic cover with tissues and paper towels for sanitary purposes
• a smaller can and water-proof matches to melt snow for drinking water;
• sack of sand (or cat litter)
• shovel
• windshield scraper and brush
• tool kit
• tow rope
• booster cables
• water container
• compass
• road maps