Assemble Your Winter Road Survival Kit

Your Tire Zoo crew works hard everyday to help keep families safe on the road. When you live in Minnesota, or anywhere in the upper Midwest, winter poses some extra road hazards for families, commuters, and transportation drivers. Staying safe and being ready for winter situations means keeping your tires in top notch condition AND assembling a winter survival kit to keep with you through the winter months.

While a winter survival kit in every vehicle is critical, many people opt to update it for the seasons and keep it stored in the trunk all year long. 

           

Winter Survival Kit Ideas:

• Winter coat, hat, and gloves
• One or more blankets
• First-aid kit
• Non-perishable food such as granola bars, or crackers; even just some hard candy can help (If you have kids and allow eating in the car many of us could live for a couple days with what we find on the floor and between seats, don’t forget to check under the car-seat
• “Strike anywhere” matches in a water-tight container
• Candles and an empty coffee can to melt snow; a cup is a good idea as well
• Flashlight with extra batteries
• Small tool kit or at least an all purpose tool
• Shovel
• Jumper cables
• Tow Rope
• Reflector Triangles
• List of Helpful Numbers: Insurance Company, AAA, Towing, Tire Zoo

 

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