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 Table of Contents

Introduction…………………………………….04

Power…………...……………………………...06

Water…………...…………………….………...15

Food, Fire and Cooking………….…………...26

Shelter…………...………..……………………39

Light…………...……………..…………………43

Weapons…………...……………..……………51

Tools…………...………………………….……59

First Aid…………...……………….…………...67

Miscellaneous Gear………...………………...71

Resources…………...…………………………81

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 Introduction
Welcome to the Complete Vehicle Ops
Handbook.
The fact is, throughout the many jobs
I’ve had in my life, I’ve had to rely on the gear
in my vehicle to get me out of a jam or two.
So, I highly recommend you don’t wait
until it’s too late to assemble the gear you
should have in your own vehicle.
I’ve tried to make this book as easy as
possible for you to digest, so that you can
quickly put together your own gear. This book
includes what I use with the make, model,
pictures, etc., of the different types of gear.
Also, it doesn’t matter what type of
vehicle you own. Admittedly, I own a lot of
vehicles from Dodge Ram pickups to my Jeep
Wrangler seen in the following pictures.
Just make sure your vehicle is stocked
with the right gear and that your family doesn’t
end up using it or taking it out, without you
knowing, so that you can re-stock it. (Yep, I’ve
got a wife and 5 kids.)
So, without further ado, let’s jump right
into the gear you should consider having in
your vehicle to better protect yourself and
family…
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 Power
Life is a lot easier when you have power.
Whether you’re trying to charge a cell phone
or trying to charge some batteries for your
flashlight, you always want multiple ways to
charge your gear.

This is why my vehicle survival kit gives

me plenty of options to charge my important
devices. You’ll notice lots of redundancy, so I
have backups if anything goes wrong. (I can’t
imagine that ever happening, right?)

The first power item is an inverter. An

inverter changes direct current (DC) to
alternating current (AC) so you can charge
devices like cell phones, laptops and tablets.
The inverter in the picture on the next page is
a 150 W inverter that plugs directly into my
cigarette lighter.

This inverter has a traditional plug and it

also has two USB ports for me to plug items
into. It’s also very small so it doesn’t take up
much space. (If your wife’s version of camping
includes a giant air mattress, you can plug the
pump into the inverter and inflate the mattress
in no time.)

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 I also have a second inverter in my kit.
The second one is a Stanley FatMax 140 W
inverter. This also plugs directly into the
cigarette lighter and it has two places to put a
traditional plug. The one I own is an older
model and does not have any USB ports to
plug items into. But, the newer versions of this
inverter does include USB ports.

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 Another power item I have in my vehicle
is a Rugged Geek Jump Starter. Having some
type of jump starter in your vehicle survival kit
is a no brainer. You and I both know that if you
get a dead battery, there isn’t always going to
be someone around. Plus, it saves you from
having to wait a long time for someone to
come and give you a jump start.

The one I use can be charged up from a

wall outlet or a car cigarette lighter. In addition
to jump starting your car, it also acts as a
power bank so you can charge your devices
from the multiple USB ports. And, it has a
flashlight that’s pretty bright too.

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 The company recommends that you
charge it up every three months, but the
battery on this thing seems to last forever and
it doesn’t drain quickly.

I really like this item because of its

versatility and how I can not only jump my car,
but also, power a bunch of devices. Below are
some pictures of the one I use and you can
see in the second picture I am charging up this
device.

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 I love flashlights and have lots of
rechargeable batteries. If I were you, I’d get
the Panasonic Eneloop batteries as those are
some of the best rechargeable batteries on the
market.

Since I have so many flashlights in my

vehicle survival kit that use batteries, I
obviously want to have a battery charger.

The charger I use is a universal charger

that plugs into my cigarette lighter. It has spots
for four different batteries and it can charge all
kinds of batteries from 18650 to AA to AAA
and so on. It also has an LCD display so I can

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see how much power the battery has and it
tells me when it’s 100% charged.

Here are a couple of pictures of the

battery charger I use. You obviously don’t
have to get the same one, but if you’ve got
rechargeable batteries as part of your kit,
make sure you have a way to charge them.

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 Just in case I have the need to plug in a
bunch of items into my cigarette lighter at
once, I have a four-way socket for
convenience, as you can see in the next
picture.

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 In my kit, I also have a small power
bank. This is to charge my phone, but also for
a light source. When you get to the Light
section of this book, you’ll see a very neat way
I use this power bank as a flashlight.

Lastly, I have a small, foldable solar

panel in my kit. This solar panel is not going to
charge any huge devices, but it will have no
problem with smaller items such as your cell
phone.

I also have several carabineers attached

to my solar panel (and have extras in my car)
so I can hang the panel from a tree, from the
car, from a backpack, etc.

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 That’s enough about power items. You
can obviously include more than this list and
pick and choose what works best for you.
Now, let’s move onto water.

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 Water
We’ve all heard a million times about the
importance of water and how you can’t go
three days without water, depending on the
circumstances. So, I’m going to show you the
water items I have in my vehicle survival kit,
this is one area where you definitely don’t want
to skimp.

Let’s start with the water itself. You can

keep things easy and just go to Costco or
Walmart and buy a case of bottled water and
throw it in the back of your car. If you do this,
just make sure that your family members don’t
raid this water. (Ask me how I know.)

Another option I like are the 7-gallon

Aquatainers. However, these do take up a lot
of space and they’re heavy. I know some folks
who just store these in their homes and plan to
grab them and throw them in the car, if
needed. (I do both.)

Here are some pictures of Aquatainer by

itself and a bunch of them together for home
storage.

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 Another option to store water is the
stackable water bricks. The benefit of the

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water bricks is that they come in a 3.5-gallon
size. This makes them easier to carry and they
don’t take up as much space if you wanted to
put just one of them in your car.

Once you have water in your car, you

definitely need a few other water-related items.

Most importantly, you’ll need a way to

filter water if you run out and have to get water
from a lake or stream in an emergency.

The first way is my favorite, and is my

go-to filter in a crisis. It’s small, lightweight,
and takes up very little space in your vehicle.
It’s the SurvFilter.

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 The way the SurvFilter works is that it
uses nanotechnology and is positively charged
with ions. When water flows through the
SurvFilter, there’s an ionic exchange that
captures the viruses and bacteria so you get
clean drinking water. (Imagine the filter is a
magnet that extracts all of the bad stuff.)

To give you an idea of just how thorough

the SurvFilter is...

When water passes through the filter it

has to make its way through approximately
400 layers of fibers and pores. (Below is a
simple graphic that shows the hundreds of
layers of ion-charged paper the water flows
through.)

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 What’s more, the filter is infused with
silver, which means it eliminates bacteria (and
everything else) going through it so grit doesn’t
build up and clog the filter.

The bottom line, this filter has been

tested and proven to remove 99.9999% of
contaminants. If for some reason, I could only
have one water filter, the SurvFilter would be
it.
If you want to see some torture test
videos of the SurvFilter and get one for
yourself, visit [Link].

Since filtering water is so critical, I

always have multiple options, just in case. The
second way to filter water was developed by
the Israelis. It’s a water purification tablet and
is called: Taharmayim Israeli Water
Purification Tablets.

According to the company, these tablets

have been used for over 20 years by the
Israeli Defense Forces. Each tablet will purify
1 liter of water, so you’ll need four tablets to
purify a gallon of water.

Once you drop the tablets in the water,

you should wait about 30 minutes and then
you can start drinking. These tablets kill all the
usual nasty bacteria found in water that can

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make us sick. You can buy these in boxes of
50 and they won’t take up hardly any space in
your vehicle.

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 If you have to seek out emergency water
from a lake or stream, life will be much easier
if you have a way to carry it.

You can use a bucket, but that takes up

a good amount of space in a vehicle. What I
use is a foldable bag to carry water. (The
official name is a “foldable camping
washbowl.”)

The one I use can carry up to four

gallons of water and it folds up into a tiny
package, as you can see in the pictures on the
following page.

Having one of these is a no-brainer and

if you’re involved in the Boy Scouts, you might
end up using this to wash a lot of dishes.

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 In addition to having a foldable bucket, I
also have several collapsible travel cups in my
vehicle. They collapse down to take up almost
no space and it’s always a good idea to have a
few cups laying around.

The picture below shows the cups when

they’re fully extended. They’re nothing fancy,
but they do what they’re supposed to do.

And here’s how the cups look when

they’re collapsed…

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 For water carrying purposes, I also have
a Klean Canteen in my vehicle. This is a
stainless-steel water bottle that you can get in
a bunch of different sizes. I have the 40-ounce
size.
The benefit of a stainless-steel water
bottle is that I can boil water in it, if I needed
to. So, definitely have some type of stainless-
steel water bottle in your vehicle kit.

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 To wrap things up in this water section,
here’s one more water-related item.
Admittedly, this is more out of left-field and is
food for thought for most people.

If you needed to rinse yourself off or

wash out a wound in an emergency, you use a
garden sprayer which you can get at Home
Depot. You could also use this as a shower.

Obviously, just make sure you only use

this for water and don’t put any weed killer in
it.

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 You now have a good idea of the water
items to have in your vehicle survival kit, so
let’s move to the food items…

Food, Fire and Cooking

I’ve gone several days without eating
and can tell you, it’s not fun. So, while you can
survive a lot more time without food than
water, you obviously still want food to eat and
ways to cook it.

To keep things easy for you, I definitely

recommend the emergency ration food bars
for your vehicle. There are two types of food
bars that I use.

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 First, is the Datrex Emergency Survival
2400 Calorie Food Ration Bar.

These bars are U.S. Coast Guard

approved and have a 5-year shelf life.
Surprisingly, these bars aren’t too bad and
taste like a cookie.

Next, is the ERbar, which is another food

bar that is very similar to the Datrex bars. The
ERbar is also Coast Guard approved and has
a 5-year shelf life.

Both of these bars don’t take up a ton of

space and don’t require any maintenance,
which is why I like them.

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 Those food bars are clearly for extreme
survival. But, what if you have time to empty
some food from your fridge into a cooler
before you have to evacuate your house?

Well, here are three options for keeping

your food cool for several days…

First, is the ARB fridge/freezer. These

things are not cheap, but they’re what true off-
roaders swear by. You can get this in varying
sizes from 37-quarts to 82-quarts, so this is
going to take up a decent amount of space in
your vehicle.

The ARB plugs directly into your

cigarette lighter and can also plug into a
regular wall outlet. This thing will definitely
keep your food as cold as you wish.

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 Similar to the ARB, is a Dometic cooler,
which is also pricey. It can be used as a
refrigerator or as a freezer.

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 This cooler works great for keeping
perishable items such as yogurt, hot dogs,
cheese and other items cool and convenient.

Like the ARB, it plugs into your cigarette

lighter and can also plug into a regular wall
outlet.

The last cooling option I want to cover

are the rotomolded coolers that were made
popular by the Yeti company. Even though
these coolers are expensive, they’re a lot less
money than the Dometic and the ARB.

These coolers can keep ice frozen for a

week and are incredibly well insulated. The
cooler I use is the Cabela’s Polar Cap
Equalizer and that’s what you see in the
pictures.

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 Of course, you could just go spend $20
on a cooler from Walmart. But, it certainly
won’t keep things cold for several days in a
row.

So, if you do happen to get a quality

cooler and throw some food in it, how do you
cook it? Here are some of my favorite ways.

First are propane stoves. I really like the

Coleman Single Burner propane stove since it
doesn’t take up much space in your vehicle
and does a great job of cooking. I also have a
Stansport 2-Burner propane stove. But, the
Stansport is bigger and is not in the car all the
time. This is one of those items I have stored
in my house that I’ll grab in an emergency.

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 You can also use butane stoves if you
want another backup fuel source. The small
portable butane stove in the following picture
does a solid job of cooking meals. They’re

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inexpensive to buy online and are great for a
car stove.

The SilverFire rocket stove in the next

picture is like my Stansport stove. It’s bigger
and is not in my car all of the time. But, it’s a
great stove that uses biomass, which means I
can throw wood, leaves, whatever I can find
on the ground that will burn.

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 I definitely think it’s important that you
have multiple stoves that require different

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fuels, so you’re not dependent on just one fuel
source to cook your food or to boil water.

As far as being able to start a fire for

cooking or boiling water, you obviously want
multiple ways to do this. In my vehicle, I have
windproof and waterproof matches. I have a
Bic lighter that you can buy at a gas station.

I also have Swedish FireSteel to help

start a fire. This is what the Swedish military
uses. This device can produce a spark over
5,000 degrees Fahrenheit. It can be used in
any type of weather and at any altitude.

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 Swedish FireSteel is essentially a better
version of the flint and steel that many of us
used in Boy Scouts. You use FireSteel to light
things such as dry grass, paper and dryer lint.

FireSteel comes in several different

versions and you can get one that lasts for
3,000 strikes, one that lasts for 12,000 strikes,
or there’s even one that comes with a built-in
emergency whistle.

To help start a fire, I have dryer lint in my

car and paper that I use for note taking, that
can be burned, if need be. Don’t forget, in your
glovebox, you probably have McDonald’s
napkins, car registration and proof of
insurance that can be used to start a fire.

Lastly, make sure you have some way to

eat the food you cook. You could make it
simple and throw in some paper plates and
plastic utensils. (You’ll still need a metal
cooking pot.) Or you can get a mess kit such
as the one in the pictures below.

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 Shelter
Luckily, if you’re in your vehicle, you’ve
already got shelter. And, I don’t know about
you, but in my college days, I spent a night or
two sleeping in my car during a road trip. I
have no desire to do that anymore, unless it’s
an emergency.

But, even though my car provides

shelter, I’m still prepared with several other
options.

First, is a good bivvy.

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 If you ever find yourself trapped in your
car in a snowstorm or the freezing cold, you’ll
definitely want to use an emergency bivvy.
One example of this is the Adventure Medical
Kits SOL Emergency Bivvy.

This is essentially a sleeping bag that is

windproof, waterproof and reflects back 90%
of your body heat thanks to a heat-reflective
polyethylene material.

Also, don’t get the SOL bivvy confused

with a typical Mylar emergency blanket. The
Mylar blankets cost about a dollar and easily
tear. The SOL bivvy costs $12 and is made
out of a material that stretches and doesn’t
easily get holes in it. In other words, spend the
extra money and get the higher quality piece
of gear.

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 In addition to a bivvy, have a good wool
blanket or two. These are not cheap, but like
the bivvy, it’s a smart investment. These wool
blankets will keep you warm even if it
somehow gets wet. Below is one of my wool
blankets.

Other items you can get are obviously, a

sleeping bag and a tube tent. But, if you want
to go high-end on a tent, I like the Kodiak
canvas tents. These take up a lot of space and
I don’t keep mine in my car. It’s in my house
and I plan to throw it in my car in an
emergency. Thankfully, I’ve only used this tent
for camping and never in a life and death
situation.

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 I also recommend having a tarp and
some quality ponchos in your vehicle kit.
Ponchos can be used to keep you dry and as
emergency shelter. Frogg Toggs makes a
good poncho, and the military-type ponchos
are really good and don’t take up a lot of
space. Below is one of my military ponchos
folded up.

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 Light
I love flashlights. I’m definitely a
flashlight junkie. In my vehicle kit, I have
several different types of light. Don’t forget,
have extra batteries for each light you have
and have a battery charger, which we already
discussed in the Power section of this book.

The first light I have in my vehicle is a

spotlight. This plugs directly into my cigarette
lighter. It’s made by Coleman and according to
the company, this can shine the length of over
four football fields. In the second picture of the
spotlight, you’ll see a cord next to it. This is an
extension cord so I can move around my
vehicle with the light.

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 I also have a headlamp in my vehicle kit.
This is definitely a must have. You always
want to be able to work with your hands free.
The one I use has several different brightness
levels. I keep it on low most of the time to
conserve battery, since I don’t need a super-
high setting.

I have a few small tactical flashlights in

my vehicle. Some of these run on AA and
some run on AAA. Of course, I have spare
batteries for each of these. The AAA flashlight
puts out 100 lumens and the AA flashlight puts
out 400 lumens, which is plenty of light.

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 Ever heard of the Drok mini USB LED
lights? Remember how I mentioned at the
beginning of this book about having a power
bank? Besides charging your phone, you can
use your power bank as a flashlight thanks to
these Drok lights.

These lights are tiny and are dirt cheap.

All you do is insert them into any USB port and
you will have a bright light for a very long time.
In the following pictures, you will see the Drok
light by itself and then inserted into my power
bank.

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 Another good light to have is the
Streamlight Sidewinder military flashlight used
by the Marines. It has a rotating head, can clip
on to all sorts of things and has several
different settings, including a blue light and red
light.

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 The last thing I have for light in my car is
an inflatable solar lantern. There are several
companies that make these and the one I
have is made by LuminAid.

I’ve taken this camping and while it’s not

the world’s brightest light, I can tell you that
the light lasts for hours and it’s a good backup
option to have.

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 Weapons
To say I like guns and knives would be
an understatement. But, what red-blooded
American man doesn’t?

I’m going to show you several of the

weapons in my vehicle kit. However, the guns
do not stay in my car the whole time since I
don’t want to take the chance of them getting
stolen. I live in Utah and carry concealed daily
so I always have a gun on me. But, my AR
pistol, that you’re about to see, is not
permanently left in the car.

First, I’ll show you some of the guns I

might be carrying concealed daily. It might be
a Sig P365 in my front pocket or a Springfield
1911 on my hip. For ammo, I use Speer Gold
Dot.

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 I’m also a huge fan of the AR pistol. If
you’re not familiar with the AR pistol, it’s
basically an AR-15, but it’s classified as a
pistol, so you can have a short barrel without
needing a tax stamp for a true short barreled
rifle.

An AR pistol uses a brace instead of a

traditional rifle stock. The AR pistol that you
see below has a 7.5-inch barrel and she’s an
absolute beauty. (The caliber of my AR pistol
is .223.)

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 I love the AR pistol as a vehicle weapon
since it’s the perfect trunk gun and doesn’t
take up a lot of space. It can also easily fit in
many bug out bags.

If you want more info on the AR pistol,

make sure you get my free AR pistol training
called, AR Pistol Home Defense: How to
Use the AR Pistol to Quickly and Easily
Defeat a Home Intruder. You can get this free
training at [Link].

If for some reason I have my guns on me

and I need to run into a place where I can’t
carry a gun, such as a government building, I
will use either something made by GunVault or
Console Vault to lock them up.

Of course, with your guns, you also want

to have ammo. I have one ammo can that has
about 400 rounds of 9mm and 400 rounds of
.223. I do leave this ammo can in my car
permanently.

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 Before I forget, I have a small gun
cleaning kit in my car all the time too. It’s
nothing fancy, just a pocket-sized gun cleaning
kit. And, I have some gun oil.

In addition to guns, I have several

different blades. A good friend of mine is EJ
Snyder. EJ is a former Army Ranger and he’s
been on several TV shows such as Naked and
Afraid.

EJ created a knife called the

“Skullcrusher’s Xtreme Blade” and it’s made
by TOPS Knives. I have one of EJ’s knives in
my car and you can see it’s a huge beast. This
is not a knife I carry on me, I just keep it in my
car for an emergency.

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 Another knife that I carry and also keep
in my car is the NOC Knife. The NOC Knife
has a 4-inch blade and carbon fiber handles
that contribute to its weight of only 3.7 ounces.
It comes with a custom injection molded
sheath, which you can adjust to wear on your
belt in several different positions.

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 To see videos of the NOC Knife slicing
through a tire, destroying a piece of beef, and
cutting through a piece of bone, visit
[Link].

My knives will be able to handle almost

any task you throw their way, but because it’s
a good idea to have multiple blades for

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survival, I have another weapon in my bag for
hacking and chopping.

This weapon is the Kukri. This is a huge

blade made famous by Nepal’s Gurkha
warriors. It’s used by Special Forces soldiers
and law enforcement around the world. It can
hack and chop through all kinds of things and I
always have this in my vehicle survival kit.

If you have knives in your car kit, which

you should, you definitely want to have a way
to sharpen them. This is why my kit contains a
leather strop block.

A leather strop block is an easy way to

put a sharp edge on your knife. It doesn’t
require batteries or anything fancy to run. It’s
about as simple as it gets.

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 Tools
Paracord is definitely a tool since it has
so many uses. Make sure you get the 550
paracord and that it’s American made and not
the cheap Chinese junk that quickly falls apart.

I keep my paracord wrapped on

something called the Spool Tool and you can
see it in the following pictures. The Spool tool
can hold up to 100 feet of paracord. It’s got a
place to cut the cord and it even has a holder
for a mini Bic lighter.

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 All vehicle kits should have a saw in
them. You never know when you’ll need to
saw through a large branch or tree. Perhaps
it’s blocking your way or maybe you need
firewood.

I use the Pocketboy professional folding

saw by Silky. It folds up to a small size and
even comes with a carrying case you can clip
on your belt.

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 You definitely need a tow rope or a chain
for your vehicle. I happen to have both a chain
and a tow rope. I’ve used these multiple times
to help free people who’ve gotten stuck in the
mountains.

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 You also want a jack in your car and a
much better one than the car came with. I like
either a High-Lift Jack or a 2 Ton Hydraulic
Trolley Jack. (You can see the Hi-Lift Jack
mounted to the back of my Jeep in the
following pictures.)

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 In addition to a jack, you’ll want an air
compressor. The one I use is made my Jaco.

A few other tools you’ll want to put in

your kit are obviously, a set of jumper cables,
a collapsible shovel, bolt cutters, lug wrench,
tire pressure gauge, Fix-a-Flat, a small tool kit
and a gas siphon pump (shown in the
following picture.)

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 First Aid
You can go and buy an off-the-shelf first
aid kit at a store or on the Internet. This will
have the usual things like band aids and
gauze, which certainly come in handy.

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 However, there are a few other things
that I highly recommend you add to your first
aid kit. First, is QuikClot. QuikClot is a special
clotting sponge that stops bleeding three times
faster than blood simply clotting on its own.
QuikClot is used by the military and law
enforcement and has saved numerous lives
around the world.

The next item in my first aid kit is

incredibly important and will take care of 73%
of the fatalities that occur from severe
bleeding. Let me put it another way: 73% of
the people who die from severe bleeding could
be saved if they had this available to them.

What I’m talking about is a tourniquet

and the one I use is the combat application
tourniquet. The combat application tourniquet
comes in a completely sealed package so that
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you know it is brand new, never touched, and
sterile.

Imagine a severe laceration on your arm

from a car accident or a physical attack. This
tourniquet slips on one-handed. You pull it
down with one hand, wrap it, and tighten it
until the blood stops pumping out. At that
point, you want to get to the hospital as soon
as you can, if possible.

Another critical item to add to your first

aid kit is a chest seal. In my kit, I have the
Halo chest seal. Think of the chest seal as a
giant sticker. If someone gets shot and has a
sucking chest wound, you put the chest seal
over the wound and get them proper medical
attention as soon as possible.

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 Don’t forget to put some moleskin into
your kit. If you have to get out of your car and
hike for a while, you want to make sure you
don’t get unbearable blisters.

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 Miscellaneous
There are a few more items I
recommend you have in your vehicle survival
kit. This includes some communications gear,
among other things, and I will cover them in
this section of the book.

Since I just mentioned comms gear, let’s

start there. I’m a big fan of the Baofeng radio.
This is a two-way radio (a walkie-talkie.) I
actually own over two dozen of these radios
because we use them when we are teaching
our surveillance detection course.

These radios are inexpensive and simple

to use so you can communicate with loved
ones during a disaster. The exact model of the
radio I own is Baofeng UV-5R+.

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 Of course, you should have your cell
phone on you. Personally, I carry two cell
phones that use two different cell carriers. You
can buy a flip phone and plan at a place like
Walmart for pretty cheap these days. To
increase your cell reception, you can buy a
boosting device such as the goTenna.

On to some random items…

I have a foldable backpack in my vehicle

kit, just in case I need another backpack. It
folds up very small as you can see in the
picture.

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 I have a small fire extinguisher, which is
definitely a good idea. The one I use is made
by a company called Cold Fire.

My Jeep obviously doesn’t have a ton of

space inside. This is why I utilize cargo
carriers that you can see in the following
pictures. I can throw a cooler or tent or other
large item onto these. If your vehicle is larger,
such as a Suburban, you won’t necessarily
need one of these.

One of my cargo carriers is mounted

above the spare tire, as you’ll see in the
pictures. The other cargo carrier I can insert
into the trailer hitch, if I need the space.

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 A set of binoculars is a good item to
have in your vehicle kit. It allows you to see

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threats off in the distance. You don’t have to
buy a super-expensive pair, but also don’t buy
a piece of junk at the dollar store.

If you’re in a crisis situation and you want

to drive undetected to avoid looters or other
trouble, you can purchase blackout lights.
These go on the front of your vehicle and allow
you to drive (slowly) at night.

You won’t be able to see very far in front

of your vehicle, so don’t think you’re going to
be cruising at 80mph using your blackout
lights. But, if you’re really worried about being
detected, this is something to consider.

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 Here are a few final items to wrap up
your vehicle survival kit…

 Gloves. Buy a quality pair. Don’t go

cheap.

 Spare clothes such as socks, shirt, pants

and jacket.

 Cash. I would have at least $200 in your

car in $10 and $20 bills.

 Duct tape

 Heavy duty trash bags

 Sunscreen

 Ice scraper

 Paper maps of the area

 Tie down straps

 Inkzall marker and paper to write on

 Toilet paper

 Motor oil

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  Spare tire (with plenty of air in it)

There you have it. I know that’s a lot of

gear. Remember, pick and choose what
makes sense for you.

I know you’re not going to want or agree

with everything I’ve listed. But, if you discover
even just one item that gets you out of a sticky
situation one day, then it’s worth it.

Most importantly, instead of just putting

this book on a shelf and never looking at it
again, please start putting together your own
vehicle survival kit this week.

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 About the Author
Jason R. Hanson is a former CIA Officer and
the New York Times bestselling author of Spy
Secrets That Can Save Your Life. Jason is a
frequent media guest and has appeared on
The Today Show, Dateline, Rachael Ray, Fox
& Friends, Shark Tank and more. Jason runs
his Spy Escape & Evasion training school out
of Cedar City, UT.

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evasion, firearms training, evasive driving,
hand to hand combat, and more.

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