And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Up in Yellowknife thirty years ago most cars had an additional heater called "li'l big heat" installed inside the car. The idea was to turn it on once the car started and increase the temperature inside the car from -45ºC to a more comfortable -20ºC (there was a huge difference). Once the temperature was bearable you'd turn it off because you'd overheat with your parka on. We had all sorts of things to keep the car operational in the winter like a battery blanket and a block heater that would be plugged in when you turned off the car to ensure the battery didn't freeze and the oil wouldn't become sludge after a few hours in the low temperatures. So, while the car warmed up, which took about five minutes of idling (you never just started the car and drove off)--you'd unplug all the accoutrements. You also never turned off the vehicle when you parked to get groceries or any short errands--just kept it running (didn't lock the doors in case it froze--the differential in the interior temperature of the car and exterior caused condensation in the car doors which could freeze the locks).
I've used propane stoves in many vehicles, over many decades, in some near zero weather. The key is ventilation.
ReplyDeleteOne more required component: generate enough heat to make steam that will be sent to a generator to make electricity.
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ReplyDeleteIt's an '80s Volvo so probably a Swede who doesn't know what a winter front is.
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Dad's hunting cabin in NoEst PA had a Willy's wagon with dual heaters. Driver and passenger each had a heater/blower.
DeletePeople have used gas heaters in old air cooled VWs for years.
ReplyDeleteI see the new Northland Teslas are out!
ReplyDeleteUp in Yellowknife thirty years ago most cars had an additional heater called "li'l big heat" installed inside the car. The idea was to turn it on once the car started and increase the temperature inside the car from -45ºC to a more comfortable -20ºC (there was a huge difference). Once the temperature was bearable you'd turn it off because you'd overheat with your parka on. We had all sorts of things to keep the car operational in the winter like a battery blanket and a block heater that would be plugged in when you turned off the car to ensure the battery didn't freeze and the oil wouldn't become sludge after a few hours in the low temperatures. So, while the car warmed up, which took about five minutes of idling (you never just started the car and drove off)--you'd unplug all the accoutrements. You also never turned off the vehicle when you parked to get groceries or any short errands--just kept it running (didn't lock the doors in case it froze--the differential in the interior temperature of the car and exterior caused condensation in the car doors which could freeze the locks).
ReplyDeleteAlso you didn’t set the emergency parking brake because it would freeze up
DeleteTeslas come with built in heaters - the exploding/burning battery pack.
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