100 Items to Have in Your Vehicle

Besides our homes, most of us spend a lot of time in our vehicles.  In a time of crisis, if you are in your vehicle and not in your home, you will want to have a variety of items at your disposal.  These include:

1. Spare tire
2. Jack
3. Lug wrench
4. Locking lugnut key
5. Set of basic car tools
6. Fix a flat
7. Jumper cables
8. Power pack jump starter
9. Flashlight
10. Extra batteries (for the flashlight)
11. Fire starter tabs
12. Bottles of water
13. Food (like granola bars, jerky, candy, etc)
14. Ice scraper
15. Wind-up radio
16. Small tarp
17. Space blanket
18. Regular blanket (or sleeping bag)
19. Cash
20. Coins
21. Pre-paid Visa card
22. Registration and proof of insurance
23. AAA or other road assistance card
24. First aid kit
25. Fire extinguisher
26. Pair of work gloves
27. Extra jacket
28. Flares
29. Cell phone charger
30. Box of tissue
31. Wet Wipes
32. Garbage bag
33. Couple of ziplocs
34. Large garbage bag
35. Duct tape
36. WD-40
37. Tire pressure gauge
38. Reflective road triangles
39. Matches or lighter
40. Seat belt cutter/window breaker tool
41. Map of your area
42. Small notebook
43. Pen
44. Folding knife
45. Umbrella 
46. Windshield cover
47. Shovel
48. Funnel 
49. Bag of sand or kitty litter (for winter traction)
50. Tow rope
51. Sunglasses
52. Hand lotion
53. Sunscreen
54. Mini toiletry kit
55. Spare medication
56. Fluorescent flag
57. Tire chains (for winter driving)
58. Paracord
59. Collapsible fuel container
60. Whistle
61. Bungee cords
62. Utility knife
63. Shop towel
64. Nitrile gloves
65. Rain poncho
66. Assorted zip ties
67. Glow sticks
68. Lip balm
69. Half roll toilet paper 
70. Reflective safety vest
71. Battery power bank
72. Portable air compressor
73. Spare car parts (light bulbs, fuses, wiper blade, etc)
74. Written list of emergency contact numbers/addresses
75. Quart of oil
76. Sealed canister of antifreeze
77. Kindle (with a few entertaining books and some survival guides, first aid guides, etc)
78. Small repair items (safety pins, wire, rubber bands, etc)
79. Spare specialized supplies (baby diapers, hearing aid batteries, baby formula, etc)
80. HAM radio and gear (if you use these things)
81. Firearm, spare magazine, spare ammo (if you use these things)
82. Siphon tube and pump
83. Power inverter
84. Spare key (hidden on the outside of the vehicle)
85. Backpack (for bugging out of your vehicle)
86. Collapsible water container
87. Wilderness survival kit (water purification tabs, compass, fishing kit, magnifying glass, etc)
88. Bandanna
89. Pepper spray
90. Items specific to your vehicle (wench, brush guard, tow hitch, etc)
91. GPS device (built in, on your phone, or stand alone device)
92. Eating kit (spork, metal cup, tiny can opener)
93. Paper towels or napkins
94. Chemical hand warmer packs
95. Chemical ice packs
96. Binoculars
97. N95 mask or dust mask
98. Wag bags
99. Thumb drive with back up of all of your important files
100. Change of clothing and good walking shoes