The catastrophic polar system which swept the nation over the last few days, has provided consumers with an increased awareness of how dramatic shifts in weather can tragically impact our lives.
In northern New York the immense snow and frigid whiteout conditions resulted in people becoming trapped in their vehicles. The Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown was quoted in a news conference saying “people … got stranded in their vehicles and passed away in their cars. We have people that were walking during blizzard conditions and passed away on the street, passed away in snowbanks,”.
This is an unfortunate example of how we need to be prepared with an emergency car kit.
High Tech Emergency Survival Kit for your Vehicle
Ensuring you are prepared for an emergency, means that you have a small bag ready, just in case you become stranded, unable to escape a specific area, or need to wait for medical assistance. There are a variety of roadside emergency kits that you can buy. However, you might get the absolute best car emergency kit if you built your own. Every roadside emergency kit should come prepacked with tools and other things. Here are some high tech tools that will help you
Flashlight, Mobile Charger and Battery Jumper
The Scosche PowerUp 400 Torch is a compact multi emergency tool. First of all it is a Ultra-Bright Multi-Mode 1000 Lumen LED Flashlight that is perfect to flag down assistance. In addition its 5 100 mAh battery with peak current of 400A delivers enough power to quickly jump start a wide array of vehicles (engines up to 6 cylinders and 3.5 liters). The PowerUp 400 also is a power Bank, optimal for charging your mobile devices.
High Tech Scraper
Having a clear line of sight is important when driving. However, sometimes having a modern tool to help remove this tedious task is perfect (especially under extreme weather circumstances). The EDI 4 electric ice scraper utilizes rotating disc technology and sturdy plastic blades, to removes ice from your car windows effortlessly in a single movement. Simply apply a small amount of pressure from above makes the ice removal disc start to rotate.
Heated blankets
Although traditional blankets will work, you may want to get something a little bit warmer for the frigid weather. Cozee is a portable heated blanket that’s exactly like an electric blanket but with a rechargeable battery instead of an electric plug. This is a great alternative should your car battery stop working. You simply plug the battery into the blank and turn it on to begin preheating. It has 3 heat settings and lasts up to 2 hours on high. The battery comes with 2 USB charging ports to charge phones, devices, and other accessories and a 12 volt adapter for car charging on the road.
Compact Shovel
Compact enough to fit into your trunk, but large enough to help you dig out of snow, the EST Gear Survival Shovel is perfect survival tool. Made with Heat-Treated, High Quality, Carbon Steel and Aerospace Grade Aluminum for maximum strength and lifetime durability. EST has made a shovel that will help you to dig out of any snow or ice bank. In addition to this shovel, the EST Gear camping shovel includes a saw, camping axe, knife, hunting spear, bottle opener, fire starter, hoe, wire-cutter, trowel, survival shovel, hexagon wrenches, nail puller, ice pick, ruler, hook, waterproof storage that can store waterproof matches and other camping supplies, screw driver, whistle compass and rope cutter.
