XPost: alt.forestry, misc.rural   
   From: firstnamelastinitial@peaksky.com   
      
   In article <12ngrn4j5p9mrf4@corp.supernews.com>,   
   LiveFromTheClocktower@gfy.com (gatt) says...   
      
   > When we expect go out in the woods: Flashlight, machete, knife, first aid   
   > kit, fire extinguisher, flares, matches/lighter, CB/cellphone, blankets,   
   > towels, gloves, extra coats, tow strap, entrenching tool, tool box, food,   
   > water and a quart or two of oil and a working tire jack.  I have a spare   
   > serpentine belt too.   I know four-wheelers that carry crap like spare   
   > U-joints and axles, but that's a bit much. Also a full gas tank!  I also   
   > have a roll of TP and a tarp.   
      
   That's fine for you hairy off-road Jeep types, but Deb mentioned that   
   she doesn't always keep a full kit because she can't find room for it.   
   I really recommend tailoring the emergency kit for what a person will   
   use.  I keep a full set of wrenches behind the seat of my pickup.  I   
   don't think it's worth it to put the same in my wife's rig.  She has AAA   
   and a cell phone.  Same end product.   
      
   She's also smart enough to check into a motel or hole up with friends if   
   things get too ugly.  Her definition of "ugly" is when the other guys   
   start sliding around.  She personally drives a Jeep, and we fit it with   
   studded snow tires every November 15.  She drives Stagecoach Pass,   
   Canyon Creek Pass, and Sexton Summit every day, and sometimes Smith Hill   
   out toward Cave Junction.  It's a hardy commute.  Snow and ice is a   
   regular thing in the winter.   
      
   Just from memory, here is the professional woman's emergency winter road   
   kit:   
      
   Cell phone with 12 volt charger   
   LED flashlight   
   Jumper cables   
   first aid kit   
   12 road flares, in a ziploc baggie   
   High top boots with good tread   
   Two pair of boot socks   
   blue jeans, long johns and a sweater   
   Sleeping bag   
   Heavy coat   
   stocking cap   
   insulated leather gloves   
   several disposable emergency ponchos   
   space blanket   
   chemical hand warmers   
   metal canteen and mess cup (for melting snow)   
   halogen tablets (for giardia)   
   fire starters   
   folding saw   
   hatchet (doubles as hammer)   
   Leatherman tool   
   lock blade knife   
   energy bars and vacuum packed peanuts   
   folding prospector's pick and shovel (like a trenching tool, but nicer)   
      
   The clothes go in a large day pack, which keeps them clean and dry.  The   
   other stuff fits under the back seat, except for the folding shovel,   
   which moves around depending on the seat configuration. The sleeping bag   
   goes in its own stuff sack.   
      
      
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