Creative Extras for Your Car

Driving to and from campus? Here is a list of creative extras to keep in your car:

• Blanket
  
• Gloves/hat/scarf
  
• Change of clothes for road trips or getting stuck somewhere
  
• Road maps/GPS
  
• Power bars, granola bars, nuts, dried fruit
  
• Water
  
• Tissues
  
• Napkins
  
• Antibacterial Wipes
  
• Emergency phone numbers
  
• First aid kit
  
• Compass
  
• Flashlight (extra batteries)
  
• Change for tolls/phone calls/meters (keep locked in your glove box)
  
• Key ring with removable rings (keep the car running while you run into the house)
  
• Glass cleaning wipes
  
• Windshield sunshade
  
• Litter bag
  
• Lock de-icer
  
• Ice scraper
  
• Snow brush
  
• Windshield washer fluid
  
• Shovel
  
• Jumper cables
  
• Jack and spare tire
  
• Mini air compressor to help inflate low tire
  
• Kitty litter/sand/salt/old carpet pieces for traction
  
• Empty gas can
  
• Flares
  
• Colored cloth/rags to identify your car to police
  
• Rope
  
• Work gloves
  
• Old towels/rags
  
• Bungee cords
  
• WD-40
  
• Fix-a-flat aerosol
  
• Electrical and duct tape
  
• Tools
  
• Fire extinguisher