My husband is a Landscaper, Full Time and he also has several Part Time Landscaping jobs. I thought it would be a good idea for him to have a Survival Kit in his car so that he is prepared in case he is at work and needs something. I started with a plastic container that I had extra in the basement
I added an extra pair of shoes and socks, because he is always getting his wet. I put the shoes in a plastic bag to keep the dirt off of everything else in the box and also to have a plastic bag in the box to put the wet clothes in. I added a towel, shorts and a couple hats.
I packed a cooler with bottled water, and snacks, in case he forgets his lunch, or gets hungry during working at a part time job. I typically don’t buy small convenience foods, but decided it would be better. I added…nuts, raisans, diced peaches (and a plastic fork), crackers and chicken salad in a can.
In the First Aid bag, I put, Sunblock, Bug Repellent, Ivarest (poison ivy medicine), Benadryl, Triple Antibiotic Ointment, Band-Aids, an Ice Pack, a patch for sore muscles and an Ace bandage.
I also put a Personal Care bag in the box with Advil, Allergy Medicine, Toilet Paper, Wet Ones, Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Q-tips, Soap and Scissors. I have no really good reason for the toothbrush, paste and Q-tips, other than I saw them in the Linen Closet and thought they would be good.
I found these cute little containers at Walmart, 2 for $.97. I thought they were perfect for medicine.
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You are the best wife EVER. How considerate and inspiring!
Totally awesome!
Great idea! I am going to put one of these together this week. I usually have a few of those items, but they are just tossed in a bag in the back of my van. I love how this is all together and organized.
what a great and sweet idea. How sweet of you to think of this for him. How creative to think of a summer survival kit loving it
Great idea…and so thoughtful!
What a great idea and so sweet. This is something that would work well in our van for the summer.
That’s a brillant idea! Great to adapt for families on the go too.
PS: Grocery shopping at Aldi rocks!
good idea i do this in winter in case of snowy roads never thought of a summer kit, great idea just for general use too.
What a great gift of preparedness you’ve given your husband!
What a blessing for your hubbie! I am inspired to try something like this for my husband!
Wow, great idea and what a wonderful wife you are!
This is a great idea. I put together a small desk kit for my husband when he had a desk job. He was pleased and appreciated the thought.
When a button fell off he had a needle and thread in his desk.
What a nice thing!
Great idea.
What a great wife you are! You have one lucky husband.
great post. i missed this weeks WFMW cause I have nothing to share. LOL but yours is pretty good