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Traveling in Sub-Freezing weather
Posted on 1/18/23 at 4:59 pm
Posted on 1/18/23 at 4:59 pm
I am pretty fortunate that I’ve never really dealt with temps in the 10s and 20s all that much in my life.
I plan on driving from LV to The Arches, and the conditions should be dry, but is there anything I need to worry about when driving in temps in the 10s and 20s?
I plan on driving from LV to The Arches, and the conditions should be dry, but is there anything I need to worry about when driving in temps in the 10s and 20s?
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Posted on 1/18/23 at 5:03 pm to St Jean The Baptiste
No, unless the road is obviously icy. Dry road and its like driving with temps above freezing.
Posted on 1/18/23 at 5:21 pm to St Jean The Baptiste
Better have AWD
Posted on 1/18/23 at 8:46 pm to Tshiz
Bring a scraper for your windows. Always make sure you have warm clothes etc in case you get stranded.
Posted on 1/18/23 at 8:57 pm to St Jean The Baptiste
Make sure your antifreeze is rated for those temps. Pull up your windshield wipers so they dont freeze. If theres no moisture you'll be fine
Posted on 1/20/23 at 2:55 am to St Jean The Baptiste
I’m not sure how remote it can get and this may not apply at all. When crossing the passes in WA or traveling forest roads around Bonners Ferry during the winter, I usually prep to camp a night. A good blanket, some snacks, water.
I’ve been trapped/stuck on I90 at Snoqualmie for hours and hours. Hundreds of other people in their cars around you. You’re going to be more comfortable if you don’t have to worry about deciding whether to run out of gas to keep the heater running or crawling under a blanket with a stranger in their car.
I’ve been trapped/stuck on I90 at Snoqualmie for hours and hours. Hundreds of other people in their cars around you. You’re going to be more comfortable if you don’t have to worry about deciding whether to run out of gas to keep the heater running or crawling under a blanket with a stranger in their car.
This post was edited on 1/20/23 at 2:57 am
Posted on 1/20/23 at 11:49 am to Yeti_Chaser
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Make sure your antifreeze is rated for those temps. Pull up your windshield wipers so they dont freeze.
also make sure your wiper fluid is rated to at least 0, preferably -20. Carry an extra gallon. If you end up driving in the snow, you'll use a ton of it cleaning off the spray from other cars. Get one of the long handled scrapers with a brush, not some little dinky POS. Keep your gas tank closer to full than empty.
I lived in colorado for a while and never once pulled up my wipers. Seemed like the only people doing that were the texas/LA plates in ski area lots but it doesn't hurt anything.
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