Travel Emergency Kit - You Can't Ignore as a Tourist

A perfect traveler must be prepared by carrying emergency travel kits. Many things can go wrong during traveling. So, we should plan about the possible emergencies. The risk of emergencies in traveling differs from place to place. It can hamper your normal journey. 

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This is why I am talking about emergency travel kits. Travelers should give huge importance to emergency travel products.

Emergency travel kits

Always take these travel kits not only for adults but also for children. These kits are applicable for women, men, and children. There is no lack of importance of emergency kits in this regard.

Without these
emergency travel kits, your whole journey may be ruined in the wake of the situation. Your prospect of delight and enjoyment will be turned into sorrow, shame, and sufferings. The travel kits are given below:

 

First Aid Products

Always keep basic first aid kits with you. You should have a pain reliever, adhesive bandage, antibiotic ointment, safety scissors, prescribed and necessary medicines, inhalers, gauze, laxatives, etc during traveling. These kinds of emergency travel kits have a huge impact on travel.

Related tips:

1. It is better to have sunscreen and chapsticks with you.

2. Take a small bottle of Aloe Vera with you to save your skin from sun exposure.

3. Keep nasal spray to treat runny noses and nasal congestion.

 

Cash Money 

It is very much important to carry cash money with you.  You may carry credit cards which are not always effective because of their unavailability. But cash money is effective everywhere. You may face some unavoidable situations which are detrimental to your life. 

Here, you can be free from various kinds of troubles by using cash money. Nobody can deny the importance of such kinds of emergency travel kits. 

 

Related tips:

1. Carry international and local currency

2. If possible, carrying gold coins may be a wise decision

3. Create a photocopy of a credit card. Carry one copy with you and leave another copy at home.

 

Women Kits 

There are some travel accessories which are different and only for women. These accessories are solely applicable to women.  Whenever a woman takes the decision for travelling, she must take such kind of travel accessories with her. Without these travel accessories, no woman can travel anywhere. 

If you are a woman, you must have to pay attention to the women's emergency travel kits. Some of these accessories are cute and some are girly. The women should keep enough sanitary napkins with them.

 

Related tips:

1. Keep safety pins with you.

2. You can take some beauty products too.

 

Clothes 

These are some important emergency travel kits that are related to clothes. The travelers should have adequate clothes in case of an emergency or delay. Take enough clothes depending on weather and culture. Take a raincoat in the rainy season, winter jacket in winter. You must have enough underwear to face an emergency.

 

Related tips:

1. Make a plan of the clothes for the trip knowing the weather of your destination.

2. To save space in your bag, always choose double-purpose clothes for you.

 

Hygienic Kits 

All travelers should pay much attention to hygienic kits. These are the top-class emergency travel kits. Otherwise, travelers will face many health-related problems. This is also applicable for those who travel with their babies.

It is always a wise decision to keep some hygienic kits such as toothpaste, toothbrush, soap, shampoo, deodorant, washcloth and a roll of toilet paper.

 

Related tips:

1. Include a set of rubber gloves to protect you and your companion from virus or bacterial infection.

2. Keep cleaning wipe so that you can wipe down your surfaces to make your environment a little healthier.

 

Necessary Documents 

As an aware traveler, you must keep copies of your passport, travel documents, ID card, etc. It is essential because these can be lost or stolen. It will help you to get the replacements.

Keep a sheet of paper with important phone numbers during traveling. These documents play a vital role as emergency travel kits. 

 

Related tips:

1. Save your passport and travel documents on a smartphone or on the internet.

2. Try to avoid carrying paper copies of these travel documents.

 

Some more necessary emergency travel kits

1. Tweezers

2. Alcohol wipes

3. Medical ID card                                          

4. Garbage bag

5. Cotton balls covered with Vaseline

6. Signal Mirror 

7. Folding blade knife 

8. Sparkie Fire Starter

9. Energy bar 

10. Jet Scream Whistle

11. Blaze orange or a fuchsia bandanna and a few safety pins 

12. Pen and paper

13. Waterproof LED flashlight

14. Smartphone

15. Spare batteries and backup power supply

16. Emergency food/snacks

17. Steri Pen and spare water

18. Duct tape

19. Matchboxes

Finally, I wish you happy travel.