Tips to stay warm

Emergency Preparedness Specialist Cari Butler shares advice on how to keep yourself warm if you are stranded in the snow in your car
How To Stay Warm If Stranded In The Snow In Your Car
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One of the coolest way to keep yourself warm if you are stranded in the snow in your car is, if you have a coffee can, like the biggest coffee can that they make and toilet paper and alcohol. Not the rubbing alcohol. There is the higher grade alcohol that you can still buy at any store, and matches, of course. What you do is you take the toilet paper, place it in the coffee can, pour the alcohol on top if it and light it on fire. The heat from the alcohol will heat the coffee can and the warmth will go off from the can. It will have an orange glow. It won't burn up into a flame. That will keep you warm in your car for about two hours. The one thing to remember, do not take that plastic from the top of the coffee can and place it back on. That will melt and create a carcinogenic experience for you.

Emergency Preparedness Specialist Cari Butler shares advice on how to keep yourself warm if you are stranded in the snow in your car

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Cari Butler

Emergency Preparedness Specialist

Cari Butler is a Westside Los Angeles mom and native Californian whose interest in Emergency Preparedness began when her daughter started school and was required to have a personal emergency kit. That raised the question: "Why shouldn't everyone have an emergency kit?" Her concern led her to thoroughly research the subject and then create her own business. She now provides consultation services for families and businesses, as well as offering the Emergency Café line of kits.

Cari’s mission is to get everyone prepared, and she has been on that mission since 2005.  She has been a guest speaker at several conferences and schools. She was asked to participate in the 100th Anniversary Earthquake Conference in San Francisco. Her client list is a virtual who’s who in Hollywood.  

Cari’s website, emergencycafe.com was just awarded the 2009 Best Safety Site by Nickelodeon Parent Choice Awards.  Emergency Café backpacks were the “IT” gift this season in the Dancing with the Stars television show gifting suite.  She is also a contributing writer and blogger on many mommy sites including Hot Moms Club, Gurumommy, Twittermoms, City Mommy and Mommy Track’d. In addition she has been featured on several TV shows and has done numerous radio spots as well.  

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