HOW TO KEEP YOUR WATER FROM FREEZING IN THE CAR

One of the most important items to keep in your vehicle is water. It will stave off thirst and help you stay hydrated if you become stranded during a winter storm. 

Unfortunately, water is also one of the things most quickly affected by sub-32 degrees temperatures – freezing cold. So how do you protect your emergency water supply from turning into a block of ice encased in plastic with a screw top and keep it available for when you may need it most?

Keep Your Water Warm

There are three ways to help keep your emergency H2O  from freezing:

1.  Store your water in the passenger compartment of your vehicle with you, not in the trunk, because you will likely run your car’s heater during winter travels. This will help both you and your emergency water stay nice and warm, certainly much warmer than if you store your liquids in the trunk. I always store some extra water or drinks like Gatorade under the seats of my vehicle all year round, just in case.
 
2.  Keep your emergency water in a soft-sided insulated container, such as what Igloo, Coleman, and other manufactures make for keeping your food and drink cool in summer. This will provide initial and ongoing protection from the freezing cold regardless of where you store the H2O in your vehicle.
 
3.  Wrap your water containers in a Mylar survival blanket either in the trunk or main compartment of your vehicle if freezing temperatures are eminent. Don’t use your emergency wool blanket, sleeping bag or clothing, in case one of your water containers leaks!