It does, but in an emergency (assuming you’re stuck and have the heat on in your car) eventually you can thaw it so you can drink it. I keep mine in the back seat, so if I needed it I would bring it up near the heater or apply one of my “instant hand warmer” thingies to it until it was liquid again. Good point, though!
Zette
(Thank God I AM prepared- it’s going down into the teens tonight. Holy dead battery, Batman!)
Here in Mississippi, when we hear bad weather is coming, we run to the store, pick up necessities, and don’t leave the house afterwards until the weather clears. Seriously. I found this out the hard way: on our honeymoon. We were relaxing in Vicksburg, MS, totally unaware that seven inches of snow fell overnight. But hey! We got an extra night of honeymoon out of it!
This state has no snow removal equipment, so everything just shuts down. Ice storm? No problem! Just close all the bridges and overpasses, and wait inside a day or two. It’ll go away. Snow? No problem! Stay inside, close to the fire, drink hot cocoa and don’t even think about getting in the car until the roads clear on their own. Who needs a winter emergency kit?
It is hard for our neighbors North of the Mason-Dixon line to realize that we don’t spend several million dollars for a once a year snowfall.
Standard car stuff: shovel, jumper cables, flares, kitty litter (great for traction), fuel line deicer stuff, flashlight, etc.
Also: wool blanket, mylar “space” blanket, spare gloves, candles, extra socks, plenty of matches in waterproof holders, solid hand-warmer thingy, spare mess kit (w/ Svea stove), small stash of granola bars, instant cocoa, etc.
Actually, reading this it dawned on me that it’d make more sense to just toss my down sleeping bag into the trunk. It’s compact, tidy in its small sack and rated to way below zero.
No, I don’t expect to have to use this stuff. But that’s the point: if needed, it’s there.
Great topic, btw!
Veb