Here it all is.
Inside is:
- 2 emergency blankets - $1.86
- 2 disposable rain ponchos - $2.49
- a serrated kitchen knife - $0.88
- 2 emergency glo-sticks - $2.00
- a roll of duct tape -$0.97
- 2 pieces of notebook paper - free
- 3 pack of tissues - $0.97
- 2 Walmart bags - free
- an LED flashlight - $1.50
- 1 water bottle - free
- a pencil - free
- 3 rubberbands - free
- a pair of non-slip work gloves - $1.99
- a tupperware container - $0.87
TOTAL = $12.99
The lid doesn't stay on very well, so I tied it all together with some jute string I had lying around that I use for my tomatoes. That way the whole kit can bump around in the trunk without spilling everything all over the place.
The catch is that had I just made one car break down kit, it probably would have cost me a little bit more (around $20). I bought my material with the intent of making 4 of them, and so things ended up being a lot cheaper. The duct tape, Kleenex, kitchen knife, and tupperware container I all got from Walmart. The gloves and flashlight I got from Harbor Freight Tools, with the flashlight being part of a 2 pack. The emergency blankets, rain ponchos, and glo-sticks I all bought off of ebay in 6-10 packs.
I only bought items with free shipping, and a lot of the stuff I found was on sale.
Everything that you see that's listed as free I was able to just find around the house.
If I had decided to spend $5-10 more, I probably would have added a Powerbar, some matches, a screwdriver, pliers, bandaids, Neosporin, some bungee cords, and a mini plybar.
If I REALLY wanted to spend more money on them, I would have added jumper cables and a small tarp.
It's really not that expensive to make one of these things. Walmart, the Dollar Store, and ebay all seemed to have some of the best prices as far as I could tell.
I don't hope that their cars break down, but I do hope that these things will come in handy should that happen!
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