Byrd_Huntr... as an aside, I drove an older 280ZX (hatchback with a lot of glass) in the mid 80's when I was shooting pretty seriously, and due to budget limitations was shooting cast bullets with wax based lubricants that melted at 140F... it was not uncommon to find the ammo left in the car to have melted the wax lubricant out....


I think you have a good idea with the freeze dried GHB food... I may forego the meat protein and replace it with more carbohydrates ( ramen, instant rice in addition to the instant potatoes)and a couple of additional EGR packets

Teacher, Pete, how do you get your spouses to buy-in? My hubby's got a homemade FSK, wool blanket and a homemade water bottle PSK kit in the back of his truck, along with a bunch of vehicle repair stuff (he's a parts guy by trade) but if I put anything else in, it always ends up being taken out.

You didn't ask me, but I'll give you my $.02 anyway.

Time.

Time and time again, my wife needed something that I had in my pockets or in my kit. She wasn't thrilled with me putting a kit in her car, but grudgingly acquiesced. And she found that she was using things in it and glad to have them. When she took her Girl Scout Troop camping and was almost constantly using things out of the kit I sent along with her, she started to really buy in.

It sounds like your husband already has some good stuff in his car and believes in preparedness. Do you talk with him about the reasons for adding other bits of kit?

Not trying to leave you or anyone else out, Chaos. Teacher and Pete mentioned putting kits in their wives cars and that's what prompted the question. I should have clarified. My apologies!

Good points Chaos. He started off thinking I was a nutter. (Ironic because it was his walk home during the 2003 East Coast blackout that put me firmly on this road.) He seems to be buying in slowly. We do talk about it, and he encourages the kids, but still rolls his eyes sometimes. I think the secret with him is believing that he might actually need it. (i.e. I bought us both a leatherman for our wedding anniversary a few years ago and it's edc for him now because he uses it all the time.)

Sounds to me like your husband is a closet prepper and doesn't want to be outted

H doesn't have to worry about it - he's got you! (lucky guy, right?). Somehow couples seem to split up life's challenges and generally work through to a good outcome....

No apologies needed. It takes far more than not specifically inviting me to comment in a thread to offend me :-).

This may go without saing but :
regarding food stored in car or any other form of "kit", I always write the date clearly on the packet or tin "Apr 2011", that way I know how old it is, regardless of any useby date

I'm starting to think you might be right.