Battery- winter edition :-)

[DanMC]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

I also remember that my friend told me you HAD to do what he did with the cardboard. He said if you HAD to drive during certain weather (just about the wind chill temp you mention) that if your truck stalled you might die.

I have been to Montana once,back in the early 90's...back in those days i owned a VW Jetta GTX 16V ...a crazy fast car .Back then state of Montana lifted the speed limit during day time so i took the GTX for a spin...it did 195 Km/h !...and the car was loaded with camping gear plus the cat....
Winters can be nasty,you don't plug in and i kid you not ,when it's -45*C you arent going anywhere...so you will do whatever it takes to keep your car protected from the elements...we have three cars (Toyota,Honda and a BMW) and they all have engine block heaters and electric battery blanket ...not to mention engine oil that MUST be in fluid state (synthetic 100% Mobil 1 or Red Line...ok,maybe Penzoil Platinum) otherwise you will need all the !
You haven't seen nasty winters untill you see and experience the western prairie Canadian wnters...hey it's only the begining...for the next 7 months ...but i'll take cold and snow over Catrinas,Sandy's...hey we got tornadoes too !
Have fun !
Dan