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You know its cold when.
Niel:
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Brewing nicely:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nieljohn/2103649553/
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Ah yes, the trusty Trangia - guys at work get quite jealous when we're out at a remote site and I break out the MSR for a brew !
My Explorers love the 110 - especially the Eberspacher in the back, most useful for 'defrosting' the less well-prepared ones :roll:[/quote]
You've got the blown hot air ebby then? I was considering one for the second row, the very back is seperated with a safety cage bulkhead infilled with plastic sheet so I don't loose heat out the back door, my ebby looks after the engine first with heater output a useful byproduct.
Looks like I've got to teach our Scout's how to make buddy burners, had two on the rook rack as beacons/low level lighting before the start, the Petromax is rather too bright at times!
Evilgoat:
--- Quote from: "graham" ---Does cold effect GPS?
I set mine to take me from Lancaster to Swindon it told me to take the M61 towards Manchester which i ignored, then on the M6 toll it told me to come off which i did, when i got to the toll booth it told me to take the exit on the roundabout back on again. Ended up paying the toll twice. :shock:
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Cold effect electronics, full stop :)
Normal radio gear can be knocked off frequency and below about -10 most domestic (read indoor) electronics stop working.
LCDs freeze about -20 ish, or rather are ireversibly damaged (lost a phone and PDA this way)
Resistance to the flow of electrocity changes, electrolyte fluid properties change, all of which makes things less (or more) accurate.
-20 is considered the sane limit for outdoor kit, below that you are into military grade. I did some embedded numberplate stuff in calgary and had to find micros good for -60 as the -40 rated ones were still struggling, crashing and locking up.
As for the GPS
--- Quote ---$PGRMT,Garmin GPS25 V2,2,9,-4,Warming Up
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Ja1983:
its weather like this you apprechiate NOT having leather seats!
it was cold enough for "B&Q Value" de-icer to freeze up (went all throffy) and not really do what it says on the tin..!
firewood takes a bit of lighting when its damp and 60% frozen solid!
also the 8 ball gearknob takes 3 hours before getting to the "touchable" state....
WMS has retreated to the exhaust aperture.. spotted a new web covered in ice hanging from below the bumper! :lol:
Niel:
--- Quote from: "Ja1983" ---its weather like this you apprechiate NOT having leather seats!
also the 8 ball gearknob takes 3 hours before getting to the "touchable" state....
:lol:
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I always wondered about the wisdom in following the fashion for turned aluminium gearbox and transfer knobs in Land-Rovers, though I did have a small two stroke piston for one in an escort for a while a very long time ago...
Thrasher:
I've got a button to heat mine :) Even got the option of warm or hot!!
Technology eh!
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