COOLING OFF OUTSIDE

[hungryjohn]

Can't really say I like the temps you get there Voy. I used to drive truck and had to put fuel treatment in my tanks each winter because of all the time I spent in that area. And even that didn't keep my fuel from gellin all the time. To make it worse, when I finally got a different region to spend the majority of my runs in, I decided to save some money and not use treatment as I was working a much warmer area. Only to have my air compressor freeze up one cold night.....In Nevada. 

[voyageur1688]

 Hungry John,
Fuel treatment aint meant for doing the impossible. I guess ya had fuel from down south which is #2 or a blend of #1 and #2 which will gel when it gets cold and fuel treatment will help some but not much. As for the air compressor freezing-- I know that feeling as well. Got airbrakes on lotta trucks up here and if you dont add alcohol to em they do freeze.
Voy

[mlisa]

VOY, you are very lucky, or smart to have caught on to this lifestyle at your young age. i only wish that i was as much involved as you, and others are, when i was your age. now if we only DIDN'T have this internet to corrupt the lifestyle, no matter how much it helps with information, we could get on with actually living in the distant past. some might totally disagree with that statement, and i completely understand that! i have always been interested in all types of guns, and shooting them, and always found reenactors quite odd, through ignorance, and arrogance on my part. after visiting a couple of events, i now know what i have missed, and can only hope that the future gives me the opportunity to make amends for my short sightedness. to you that do participate in these events, my hat is off to you. to those of you that are totally dedicated to this lifestyle, i hope you realize just how lucky you are, that you have made the right decision, to live history, and enjoy it!

on the topic at hand, it is unusually cold for this time of the year. we don't see these temperatures until january or february!

[voyageur1688]

 With whats coming at us its gonna be needed to know these skills and its better to learn them late (now) rather than to late (later).
As for the cold bein early- its gonna be a nasty winter. The water currents in the north atlantic aint movin the way they were and are affecting the rest of it and its bringin cold weather ahead of schedule. At least thats what Jesse Ventura had on Conspiracy Theories last night. I aint gonna get inta details on it or why it was on there but if what they say is right we are gonna be in for some real nasty winters for a long time.
Voy

[Bear Medicine]

Coldest I've ever been in was -22 when I lived in Durango, CO.  Walked down and caught the bus to Mobile, AL that morning.  Got home and it was 85, a difference of 100 degrees in 2 days.  Thought I was gonna die before I got back to CO.  This morning it was around 35 and didn't even want to go out it then.  I've gotten to where I'm a real wimp in the cold.

[voyageur1688]

  Had 27 below at 8 A.M. Likely was about -35 at about 6 A.M.
  Truck still started fine.
Voy