s/o How long could you survive in your car, stranded?

[Anonymous]

Right now not long...although we usually leave coats in the car. But after that story I'm thinking next road trip we're going to be packing some basics: water, snacks (although I don't usually travel without either, not enough for hours), blanket, paper towels (bathroom issue) etc. And dog food....omg, if we had our dog during that long of a wait it would have been awful! But not worse than my dh...he even admits he would have had to get out and walk.

[Anonymous]

I never leave the house or work w/o a bottle of water. I also usually have some juice boxes and snacks in my car because I have a T1D kid who sometimes needs one when we're out.

I didn't realize it until after seeing the 95 disaster but we have an emergency kit in the trunk that came with the car. It has flares, 2 emergency blankets, a flashlight, compass (ha), basic first aid kit w/ scissors, and a collapsible shovel! This is in addition to the jumper kit that I already knew was in the trunk.

I think one of the local news programs had an expert on that said that many people have kits in their cars and don't even know it. He lifted some panel in the trunk and when I checked ours, sure enough, we had one.

[Anonymous]

You don’t need food. You can go without food for a couple of weeks and be ok. You can’t last long without water, probably several days.

[Anonymous]

I have a white car and just found out that your car is not likely to be seen if trapped/covered in snow just FYI.

[Anonymous]

My neat freak husband always cleans out our van so we would die right now. I normally would have some snacks, water, and a blanket. Oh, and I keep a car potty in the trunk for my little one and disposable bags. We would use that for the bathroom. But, I have horrible anxiety and my kids can really stress me out so it would likely not end well. We were stuck in bad traffic for 3 hours once driving to Florida and we did just fine but I had to pee in the woods. Lol!

[Anonymous]

Had not thought about this scenario in a while.

But this afternoons weather apocalypse has me worried!

[Anonymous]

I was stuck in that on the way back from Florida with my daughter. Engaged 4Low, drove over snow bank and through a grassy area to an exit. Took about four hours from then to get home but glad we did as we did not have much food or water with us. Good memories.

[Anonymous]

I always keep a collapsible toilet and a roll of toilet paper in my trunk, plus a few bottles of water.

[Anonymous]

I keep camping supplies and emergency food in my car. But usually no water

[Anonymous]

Certainly a week, probably longer. I have a packed “get home bag”, along sleeping bag, tent, first aid kit, along with other survival gear, including water purification. Food is limited to a few MRE packs, some sardines, crackers and energy bars, but I don’t think I’d run out of food for at least a week. And then I could probably last another few weeks just on body fat. I can make all the water I need with my purification gear, so water isn’t a concern.


I’d say up to a month, honestly. Wouldn’t be pleasant, but it’d be a lot more pleasant than dying.

[Anonymous]

I've got a pack of gum and some napkins from Chipotle. I'd last a couple of hours, for sure. Beyond that, I'd probably get bored and wander out into the snow or night or floodwaters and not be found. Truthfully, it's one of my "disappear and start a new life" fantasies.

[Anonymous]

On Amazon i recently bought 24 mre four about $88. I keep two in the car at all times . Have a sleeping bag in the trunk, an emergency tent, a survival kit, emergency stove and lots of ramen