I’m curious. What was in the survival kits in cars in Alaska?
Towstrap, jumper cables, insulated coveralls gloves and cap, heated packs, highway flares, pistol, duct tape.
Blankets, extra coats, flares, flashlights, water, matches food ( granola bars and the like) and a weather radio, kept in the car year round in a rubbermaid bin. we lived 30 miles south of Fairbanks and if you get stranded when it’s -40 to -50 below zero it doesn’t take long to die.. and the ice fog makes it hard to see anyone who might be stranded.