How to Make a Travel Safety Kit

There are always potential travel dangers and delays, regardless of the season, weather or mode of travel, so it's very important to make a travel safety kit. Always be prepared for emergencies and have a travel safety kit with you. Here's how to make your kit, along with some tips and warnings to consider.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Small travel bags or plastic bags that seal
• Alcohol pads or a bottle of isopropyl alcohol
• Hydrogen peroxide
• Tweezers
• Sting and bite treatments
• Instant hot and cold packs
• Cotton washcloths and towels
• Knife
• Thermometer
• Nail clippers
• Headache, pain and allergy medications
• Cough suppressants
• Throat lozenges
• Compass
• Non perishable nutritious food items
• A large travel bag
• Bactine or other antiseptic liquid cleanser
• Gauze pads
• Bandages
• Band-Aids
• Flashlight with extra batteries
• Bottled water
• Scissors
• Adhesive medical tape
• Latex gloves
• Cotton balls
• Q-tips

1. Assemble a basic first aid kit, which includes an antiseptic liquid cleanser such as Bactine, gauze pads, bandages, an assortment of band- aids, scissors, adhesive medical tape, latex gloves, cotton balls, Q-tips, alcohol pads or a bottle of isopropyl alcohol, a bottle of hydrogen peroxide, tweezers, sting and bite treatments and instant hot and cold packs.
2. Put all the first aid items in a small travel case or zip-lock bag.
3. Place the first aid kit into a larger travel bag.
4. Pack another small closed plastic bag or travel bag with a thermometer, nail clippers, headache and pain medication, allergy medication, cough suppressants and throat lozenges. Place this bag into the larger travel bag.
5. Add a flashlight with extra batteries, several bottles of water, cotton washcloths and towels, paper towels, a knife, a compass and non-perishable nutritious food items to the large travel bag.
6. Include an emergency toolkit for your car, if traveling by car. This should include flares, jumper cables, extra windshield wiper blades, towropes and windshield scrapers.

Tips & Warnings

• If you are traveling by car in the winter, make sure to include a shovel and a bag of cat litter or sand for traction on icy roads.
• If the weather is very cold, keep blankets or sleeping bags in your vehicle. Space blankets are very warm and take little storage room, and have a change of warm clothes for everyone that is traveling.
• If you have prescription medication, make sure that the container is clearly marked with the persons name and dosage.
• When traveling by car in cold weather always try to keep a full tank of gas, especially before an overnight stop, to keep ice from forming in the fuel lines or gas tank. In addition, if roads become impassable, you will need to run the engine to stay warm.
• It is very important to become very familiar with all the items in your travel safety kit before you need it in an emergency. Take the time to learn how to use all of the items in your kit before you need them in an emergency.
• If you are traveling to places that are unfamiliar to you, it is best to travel with another person if possible and always let someone else know your routes and estimated timetable.
• Make sure to be aware of the expiration dates on medications and batteries, and always keep them fresh