Watching the massive snow storm in the Northeast and news clips of people stranded in cars or having to abandon their cars, got me thinking about car readiness for the winter season.
The realty is, the winter season can be rather harsh, so preparation is needed to avoid some problems that will come up.
Here are several maintenance and emergency preparedness tips to consider for your car:
- Has your car been tuned up recently? How old is your battery? Remember the winter weather takes a toll on your car.
- Are your wipers in excellent condition? Trust me, I know how important that wipers are; They certainly got me through many rainy and icy winter days on the road.
- How about your tires? For the winter you might want to get new ones and make sure they are kept correctly inflated. This is key in the winter - you face all kinds of weather conditions and not having good tires could cost you your life.
- Have you checked out your spare recently? Make sure this is in good condition because you never know when you will need it. While you are doing that make sure your jack is in the car.
- How about your heating system? This had better be working well.
- Always maintain a full tank of gas, you just never know what may happen.
Now that you have checked the maintenance of the car, there are also other essential items you should have on hand in case of an emergency.
- Make sure to have food and water. I had many hour and a half trips turned into four to five hour trips due to accidents and roads in poor condition due to snow.
- A Warm Blanket, just in case you break down or if you are stuck in a traffic jam and you make the decision to turn the car off.
- Jumper cables or portable battery charger
- A flashlight
- First Aid Kit
- Well charged cell phone and charger
- Several ice scrapers.
- Sand or Kitty litter
- De-icer for your locks
- Boots and socks
- Change of clothes in case you have to check into the nearest motel
By having these items on had if you are caught in a storm or stuck behind an accident you will have what is necessary in the car to make you more comfortable or even help someone else out who failed to prepare.
Jennifer Fivelsdal- Associate Broker- Keller Williams Realty Team - 845-758-6842- jennifer@jfivehomes.com and www.jfivehomes.com
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