whiskey, flare gun, matches and kindling.
What part of New Mexico will she be driving? I live in San Juan County and the kit I made my girlfriend is a bit different than most because of where she was driving. You have the basics down, but knowing what part might clue in for something extra.
Edit: As for keeping water from freezing, I keep a case of bottled water in my truck year-round. In the winter, I just throw a jacket on top of the case and it keeps it from freezing overnight. I'd suggest keeping a wool blanket in her car and keeping the blanket on top of the water.
Just between Santa Fe and LVNM - so, it's not a huge distance, but there are those valleys and around Glorieta that get a little dicey.
If I dont use it, the thing lasts for better part of 6 months.
But if I use it I can only get about 3 or 4 solid jumps from the thing and then it needs overnight charging. At least eight hours.
Best stuff EVER.
I don't keep any kind of emergency kit in my car, but I do always have toothpicks, hand cream, lip balm and kleenex. More about comfort while driving than worrying about breaking down in the wilderness.
My friend and I got stuck in his Jeep a few years back coming back from Hesperus and the only thing that prevented us from getting obliterated by a snowplow (we were buried in snow halfway in the bar ditch), was his 1,000 lumen flashlight he turned on and left facing out the back window so cars coming up from behind could see us. From where the snowplow was driving, he would have taken off the entire backside of his jeep - which was where my buddy's head was resting.
Dang, if I can get 3 or 4 jumps out of it in my life that would be crazy worth it. How in the world do you get 3 or 4 jumps in 6 months out of one?
Some kind of container/s or bags to use the bathroom?
Best stuff EVER.
I don't keep any kind of emergency kit in my car, but I do always have toothpicks, hand cream, lip balm and kleenex. More about comfort while driving than worrying about breaking down in the wilderness.
You must live in a big city.Some kind of container/s or bags to use the bathroom?
Aren't we talking about being stuck in the middle of no where. It's called nature...it doesn't mind some organic diversification.
A shovel/trowel is all you need.
You must live in a big city.
If you're stuck, you can still pop the door open, take care of business, then get back inside. Hell, even if you're not stuck, it's not uncommon to see people pulled over on the side of the road to pee and if you're driving down any of the oil field roads, you'll eventually see someone running for the bushes.
I was under the assumption it was a woman that was going to do the traveling.
backup cell phone.