Winter clothing and other stuff
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I do carry a few small pan's and a single propane burner year round. the type used for back packing. of course food and water. btw boiled snow tastes different then bottled water to me.
at least a weeks worth of food that consists of mre's from most grocery stores and add boiled water foods.
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I have a butane single burner stove. I get nose bleeds in dry cold weather. In the winter I boil water off and then go to sleep. I don't know how long 4 cans of butane would keep me from freezing to death, longer than none.
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Just an update: this last friday night I got stuck on I-80 in Utah to Wyoming (along with 100 other trucks). One minute 34-36 degrees and slush then sub-freezing ice pack and snow falling. I was prepared w a good reflective winter jacket (shell) , semi-good gloves and awesome insulated boots. Also a headlamp was so crucial (hands free to do tasks) instead of flashlight. I had to watch for others, be seen and put on chains in dark in middle of wind, snow and traffic chaos. Work outside in freezing wind and then shovel salt from a rescue truck. 2 hours outside trying to get myself up the road and free. When I did get up over the ridge and then down to safety my Tripac bunk heater was only blowing cold air (even though it just came back from Thermo King). Apparently extremely cold or high elevations make it not work. I used my mini portable heater several times that night. Anytime I needed to get out of the sleeping bag, that heater helped.
Anyways: I was SO GLAD to have winter emergency stuff. I saw a few drivers literally in basketball shorts and cotton shirts wondering what to do. So now I would add a headlamp, CB radio and small heater to any preparedness list. The CB gave real time updates on who's moving, snowplow status and how far we were all blocked. A motorhome towing a car slid into a tractor trailer and many people just spun out and slid backwards trying to move.
On the down side, all my $20 cheapy winter gloves soaked up snow and got wet. Not good. So I need better. Also I need to practice with these chains on my truck. They are ancient cable chain with strange hardware. New drivers are told to just pull off the road if chains are ever required. So no training necessary, right? But my exact scenario was not in their book, a sudden intense snow storm miles from safety. Chains got me to safety. I only got 2 chains on. I did it the wrong way Im sure because they weren't on the tires anymore when I got off the freeway. Anyways thats my first emergency situation as a driver. I also need a good Dopler weather app for real time updates.Chewy352, austinmike, wore out and 2 others Thank this. -
I carry a good pair of two piece chopper mittens and chemical hand warmers with me. I'll often times do what i have to do with bare hands then slip them back into the mittens with the warmers in them to warm back up.
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And I will vouch that this was not a one-off photo-op.
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I have used a good surgery type glove. They are a light blue and thicker material than the hospital type. Pretty chemical resistant. Then a pair of jerseys or leather gloves over tgem. For changing and such they work well and are warm believe it or not. It's hard for me to really work in gloves of any kind though. I have had to adapt though in my time
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If you're outside a bunch chaining, hooking or tarping you may want to consider moose tracks or ice spikes as well. Get the kind that strap over your boot, then just pull 'em off before you hop back in so you don't tear up your truck.
We also keep a small propane torch for stubborn frozen trailer brakes, a 25 lb bag of kitty litter or salt and an e-tool for digging out. A set of walkies for teams is a good idea, too.IluvCATS Thanks this. -
I supply a couple shops with the gloves you're taking about.
Popular brand of glove like you're talking about is called Thickster.IluvCATS, 4mer trucker, Ruthless and 1 other person Thank this. -
That's it, I couldn't think of it for nothing
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