not at all. filled up before we left Grand forks, drove less than an hour to the accident site. according to "zoom-zoom's" readout, we had 600+ km left on the tank. I just shut the car off when we hit the 'all-stop' and the wife reached over and started it when she got cold. based on the readout, and the fact that I only ran the car for 10 m,inutes per 1/2 hour, we coul've stayed toasty for 400+ hours... without touching the emergency kit. or our bags... of clothes.
Give a man fire, and he'll be warm for a day!
Light a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life!
Cat's are food... not friends!
If you're going to fight, then fight like you're the third monkey on the ramp into Noah's arc... and brother, it's starting to rain.
it was a joke
Due to the weather, l thought l would bump this thread. Anybody have any other car encounters?
Be ready now, you won't have that chance later.
Our winter bags - kept in the vehicles, moved around when we double-up
Arctic canteen (2 qt), cover, cup
Balaclava, fleece
Blanket, Rescue
Blanket, Wool GI
Bomber Hat, poly fleece
Collapsible snow shovel
Duffle bag
Gloves, heavy wt (Mitts) Wiggys
Gloves, liner, polypro
Goggles, snow/ski gold tinted
Parka, Wiggys
Scarf, cashmere or Buffalo
Shoe packs (Sorel or equal Wiggys)
Ski /snowshoe poles (collapsible)
Snow Pants, Wiggy’s with suspenders
Snow shoes and bindings
Socks, heavy wt long,
Socks, synthetic liner
Sweater, heavy
Food (Cadbury chocolate bars, hot chocolate mix, protein bars, jerky, slim jims)
Nice car kit MD.
Originally Posted by bacpacker
Thanks. The wind chill can go to -65F around here. Got to be ready. We have a 4-seasons backpacking tent, and other supplies, in my truck at all times too.
We dont have temps like that to deal with here. But the wifes family lives in Mi. So when we take a trip up there I have a large plastic storage box I pack full of winter needs in case we get stuck or stranded. Or even should we have to abandon the truck for some reason.
Down here I can pack everything under the rear seat of the truck to do us.
I've got a pretty good winter kit, its 60* here today, and will be for a week, but then it could be 8* or 88*. Stupid Texas weather. I added an E-Tool to my truck, along with a machete to supplement my toos that I frequently end up needing. I faithfully swap the Gear in the BOBs to winter in October or November. I do think I need to order some light duty SUV tire chains to the kit, nobody sells them here for obvious reasons, but when we had the icepocalypse a few weeks ago, they would have been nice. We live right at the north end of the area where heavy equipment is used for road clearing, a few miles past us, clearing drops to local municipalities and the county, so if we had to bug out north to family in OK, it would be tough. My next vehicle purchase will be a 4x4, when I bought this one, I lived in South TX, and didn't want the extra maintenance, or initial purchase costs at the time for something I'd only use when hunting. I want a CUCV as a weekend driver, but I've gotta have a good daily driver for work too.
Common sense is so rare these days, it should be re-classified as a super power.
A damn good sleeping bag and THIS....
http://www.mrheater.com/product.aspx?catid=41&id=338
COULD save your life...
Dont forget water, Mountain House and toilet paper.
Some type of light.. A book or a few magazines...
I dont have a car kit at this time, weather here is not that bad... right now.
EB
I like the way you got yours packed.........but what the heck is a "Wiggy?"
Be safe.............the night is your friend.
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