Low tonight here in St. Paul is -22F. For all you readers that reside in former British colonies, that equates to -30C. Northern MN is looking at lows of -33F tonight. Synthetic oil and a strong battery are almost mandatory in this kind of weather.
Going outside for more than 2 minutes requires full insulation, I walked 3 city blocks last night with a medium density base layer jacket and a Carhartt Arctic jacket with full hood outer layer, stocking cap and fleece lined heavy duty leather gloves, full boots with cotton sock base and wool sock over, and was STILL freezing.
It takes at LEAST 20 minutes of city driving before the car fully warmed up and blowing full heat. Car is reluctant to start, gas doesn't like to vaporize at these temps.
Inside of house windows are glazed over with ice, any sort of humidity inside the house freezes to them immediately. I have a pot of water boiling on the stove most of the night, and it's still dry in here. Opening the back door is like a blast freezer, you can see the water vapor condensing and freezing immediately as it escapes.
Not complaining here, we're pretty hearty people in MN and get used to it. Best thing to do in these temps is lay low and watch movies on my nice WARM couch. Just giving a picture of what these insane temps are like! Stay warm out there.
Going outside for more than 2 minutes requires full insulation, I walked 3 city blocks last night with a medium density base layer jacket and a Carhartt Arctic jacket with full hood outer layer, stocking cap and fleece lined heavy duty leather gloves, full boots with cotton sock base and wool sock over, and was STILL freezing.
It takes at LEAST 20 minutes of city driving before the car fully warmed up and blowing full heat. Car is reluctant to start, gas doesn't like to vaporize at these temps.
Inside of house windows are glazed over with ice, any sort of humidity inside the house freezes to them immediately. I have a pot of water boiling on the stove most of the night, and it's still dry in here. Opening the back door is like a blast freezer, you can see the water vapor condensing and freezing immediately as it escapes.
Not complaining here, we're pretty hearty people in MN and get used to it. Best thing to do in these temps is lay low and watch movies on my nice WARM couch. Just giving a picture of what these insane temps are like! Stay warm out there.
