When you're driving, you need to be ready for anything. This way, you can deal with every situation as best as you can. Read this post by Lee ; Rita Downhill in Frankford to learn what items you should have in your vehicle.

There are a million different unforeseen situations that can happen when you're in your vehicle. For example, you could cut your finger, it could start raining, your tire could deflate, you could be involved in a fender bender, among many other scenarios. Needless to say, you want to be safe and deal with each of those circumstances in the best way possible. Still, for you to do just that, you need to have certain tools and items within arm's reach. This is why you should continue reading the post below. In it, you'll find basic checklists of what items you should always have in your vehicle.

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What Items to Keep in Your Vehicle

The Necessary Tools and Equipment

If you're constantly driving, you're bound to have something go wrong at some point. The battery could die. The engine could overheat and shut down. One of the tires could go flat. For those types of minor mechanic malfunctions, you need to have the necessary tools and equipment. For instance:

• a spare tire in good shape, a tire iron, and a tire jack
• jumper cables for the battery
• a bottle of coolant for the cooling system
• a new gas can
• a siphon pump
• reflective triangles to signal other vehicles

Just be sure to learn how to use these tools properly in case you need them. Likewise, understand when you must take your vehicle to a mechanic.

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A Fully-Stocked Emergency Kit

Yes, your vehicle will probably malfunction at some point. However, that's not the only mishap that could take place while you're driving around. You may also get in an accident, get injured, encounter a natural disaster, among other emergencies. A fully-stocked emergency kit can help in those situations. It should have:

• enough bottled water and non-perishable foods
• a couple of blankets
• a full fire extinguisher
• charged cell phone and its charger
• a first aid kit with the right items (basic medical equipment, like band-aids, alcohol, syringes, disposable gloves, and thermometers; and medicine, like antibiotics, antihistamines, antiseptics, paracetamol, etc.)

Again, learn how to use each of the tools effectively. Likewise, always keep your emergency kit fully stocked.

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Important Documents and Information

If you're in a fender bender or the cops pull you over, you'll need important documents and information to deal with the situation expertly. For this reason, you should always have updated versions of those papers in your vehicle. Here are a few examples of the documentation you may require:

• an updated version of your license
• an updated version of your vehicle's registration
• the insurance papers
• your vehicle's owner's manual
• the telephone numbers of trustworthy family and/or friends
• the telephone number of a professional mechanic
• the telephone number for your local authorities.

Some of this information (i.e., phone numbers) you can get from the internet. However, you should also keep them in a notebook in case the network is down.

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Some Miscellaneous Items

As a last tip, you should also have other items with you. These can also be life savers if you were to be in certain kinds of pickles. Make sure that you have these items with you and that they're in good condition so you can use them as intended. For example, you should have:

• a bottle of hand sanitizer
• tissues
• a lighter
• scissors
• a flashlight
• batteries
• an umbrella
• a change of clothes
• a jacket
• emergency cash

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