Intro

Hello everyone and welcome to episode four of Wilderness Matters where we discuss the skills, science, and gear necessary to enjoy the outdoors safely and responsibly. I’m your host Joe, the creator of Balefire Outdoors on YouTube. Today I want to go over my winter car kit and encourage you to examine your own.

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S1E4 – Winter Emergency Car Kit

Written & Directed By Balefire Outdoors

Synopsis: Having an emergency kit in your vehicle can help save lives, especially in winter! This is simply what I chose to carry for my specific area.

Discussion

• The most important thing when building a kit
• Two vital shelters
• Vehicle maintenance
• Basic items to leave in your vehicle
• Basic items for your exterior shelter bag
• Fire kit & safety warning
• Food options & suggestions
• Water & snow conversions

Overall Thoughts

Having to survive in ones car is one of the biggest fears of drivers in snowy or icy regions. Accidents can happen so easily that having a kit is a must. I recommend packing at least the items I discussed in this episode. I have provided a typed out list in the links section of the show notes. It has a corresponding video series (not my best work) to help you understand it further.

Coming Up Next Episode

In the next episode we will talk about a well debated topic in the outdoors community, wool and fur vs synthetic gear for winter.

Links

• Balefire Outdoors Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/BalefireOutdoors
• Balefire Outdoors Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balefireoutdoors/
• Winter Car Kit List: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Uxy2JzMwCLcVnoBXoxPRj_Q1nd9kC0Wq/view?usp=sharing