Car Emergency Kit Food Ideas What Emergency Essentials Store Safely in a Vehicle?
Disaster preparedness is a term often used in conjunction with preparing a home for an emergency situation, but it is a good idea to prepare a vehicle for emergencies too. Being involved in a car wreck, being in a car that breaks down, or being in a car that gets stuck in an isolated area, are all intense situations. If the car involved in the incident does not have a well-stocked emergency kit handy, the situation becomes even more intense.
Medical necessities and flashlights are common vehicle emergency kit items because most people think of wrecks when making car emergency kits. What if the problem is a break down, or getting stuck in mud, or a snow storm? Food and drinking water are easy to overlook when making an automotive emergency kit, but they are as important to survival as a flashlight and a box of bandages are, for a stranded motorist.
Non-Perishable Food Items for a Car Emergency Preparedness Kit
These food ideas have varying nutritional value, and it is up to each individual to determine which items are suitable for his or her needs. The most important part, is the kit needs to contain something to eat, and something to drink. Packing an emergency kit according to these suggestions will provide a certain amount of nourishment and will help to prevent the discomfort of excessive hunger and thirst for a stranded motorist.
Beef jerky or meat sticks
Individual packages of crackers
Individual packages of cookies
Granola bars
Protein bars
Dried fruit
Individual packages of chips and snacks
Small boxes of cereal
Juice boxes
Bottled water
How to Store Food In a Car and Avoid Attracting Rodents and Insects
Opening a package of food and finding out a mouse or a batch of pinworms got to it first is not very appetizing. If the food is part of an emergency kit that is needed for survival, it is worse than an inconvenience, it is a disaster.
Protect emergency supplies by beginning with vacuum packed individual packages, but do not count on plastic packaging alone to keep critters out of the food. Plastic will not work to protect food, because mice can chew through it easily. Place the individual packages inside of a large glass or metal container. Glass will work, but a metal container is better because glass might break if the vehicle wrecks.
Where is the Best Place to Store Emergency Food in a Car?
Some parts of an emergency kit really belong in the trunk of the car, while other need to be easily to reach. If the car is involved in a wreck or stuck in a snow drift it is possible that the trunk will not be accessible. Emergency food, a blanket, a flashlight, and basic first aid items need to be located in the seating area of the car.
Packing emergency kit items in a backpack or large tote bag will make them easy to move around and get in a hurry.
