Do Not Leave These 6 Items In Your Car During Wisconsin’s Cold Snap

Our cars, like us, are getting really tired of this cold.

Unfortunately, we're not done with winter. It's still cold outside, my car still stuttered to start this morning, and we could get more snow.

And because it's so cold, it's a race against time to get out of the car and inside your house/office ASAP. It's been like a mini-Olympic sport for me this week. Turn the engine/headlights off, grab everything I need, and hoof it inside. That can lead to you realizing you left something in the car and getting hit with that feeling of dread, like "ugh but do I really need to go in the cold and get it though?"

Some things are fine in the cold. You can get away with leaving certain items in your car this winter, as long as you don't mind them being super cold next time you try to use them. My snow brush, a jacket, and Christmas wrapping paper (?) are all in the backseat of my car right now. Those can stay in my car (at least until it warms up enough for me to clean it out).

But not everything can. Obviously, any kind of liquids you have in the car will absolutely freeze up overnight. So here's your list of stuff you can't leave in the car in our cold snap, so you know what you have to indeed go back out into the cold and get when you get home. Memorize it, make your life easier.