A first aid tip
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A first aid tip
You never know,this might save your life.Winter is coming right.So do me a favor.Put an empty coffee can with a roll of toilet paper in it,behind the seat,in the trunk,or stapped under the hood somewhere.Then if you ever run out of gas,or get stuck in the snow in a remote area where you may be stranded,Get out the coffee can with the roll in it,empty your washer fluid into it till there is only an 1/8th of an inch of tp on top.Set it on the floor,not too close to the dash or the seat,then light it.It will keep you warm for a long time,depending on how much washer solvent you have.Just be careful not to tip it over,or you will get real warm real quick!You have to use the blue washer solvent though,I dont know if the pink stuff even burns.
p.s. Maybe I should have titled it,,,Another way T/P can save your life
p.s. Maybe I should have titled it,,,Another way T/P can save your life
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From: Lolo Montana
Let me think on that one, Burning tp as you wipe. Does't that make a torch? LOL Also to start a fire you can use a bag of frito's. The oil in them will burn along time. Thanks for the tip KT. I have that stuff in my hunting back pack but don't carry it in the truck. I just might leave the pack in the truck year round.
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Those big thick plumbers candles you can buy in a hardware store will fit in the center of a TP roll also. Damp-proof matches can be purchased at camping supply stores. I prefer the long red wind-proof matches that burn like small sparklers for emergency use tho. "Space blankets" can also be purchased at camping supply stores. Those small keychain LED lights with Lithium coin cell batteries will last for years in your truck.
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From: Fairbanks, Alaska
Well KT that may well work, but up in the Frozen North, we ("we" being the more intellegent among the masses) always carry our arctic gear whenever we travel in the winter.
My personal policy is that if it is cold enough to snow, I carry my bag of arctic gear with me anytime I go out of town - which I do when I go to work.
In this bag - the size of a seaman's duffel - is a heavy parka, insulated pants, a down face mask, two or three pairs of mittens, and bunny boots.
There is a saying up here that you should dress so you can walk a mile in whatever weather the day might hold...well I go one better. I dress so the WHATEVER Mother Nature throws at me, I can walk all 78 miles if need be!
I been cold...real cold...and I don't recommend it!
My personal policy is that if it is cold enough to snow, I carry my bag of arctic gear with me anytime I go out of town - which I do when I go to work.
In this bag - the size of a seaman's duffel - is a heavy parka, insulated pants, a down face mask, two or three pairs of mittens, and bunny boots.
There is a saying up here that you should dress so you can walk a mile in whatever weather the day might hold...well I go one better. I dress so the WHATEVER Mother Nature throws at me, I can walk all 78 miles if need be!
I been cold...real cold...and I don't recommend it!
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KT....you've been imparting (is that the right word?) your knowledge on me for as long as I've been here and reading your posts....so, not doubting....BUT....what about fumes?
And I always have a couple of cans of chef boyardee ravioli...mmmm, gourmet survival
And I always have a couple of cans of chef boyardee ravioli...mmmm, gourmet survival
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Well, that is a different idea for keeping warm. I think I will pass on that though. 
It would be just as easy to keep an extra jacket and gloves behind the seat. The danger of Carbon Monoxide poisioning or falling asleep and knocking it over is just not worth the risk to me. 
It would be just as easy to keep an extra jacket and gloves behind the seat. The danger of Carbon Monoxide poisioning or falling asleep and knocking it over is just not worth the risk to me.
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Do not ever ignite anything within the confines of a vehicle, for heating purposes.. The probablility of accidental death is too great. If you are adequately equipped, you would gain no benefit at all from having a naked heat source within the vehicle. If you carry a polyester fiber fill comforter in the back, that will keep you warm , wet or dry. With winter clothing that would all you need to hunker down. If you are cut off by snow, by far the safest place to be is within you vehicle, with a slight gap in one window, curled up, on the back seat if you have one, fully clothed, with your comforter tucked around you, and your head covered and insulated. Breathe through a funnel of comforter, and you will survive the coldest weather that North America can throw at you. If you remember to take some food to keep you working, you can go for a while, providing you have liquids.. keeping a few pint bottles of water in your vehicle, and taking one into your cacoon to thaw out, every time you start on a new one, will keep it drinkable.
Of interest, I have seen a corpse that lit a fluid filled can, inside their truck. They suffocated.
Of interest, I have seen a corpse that lit a fluid filled can, inside their truck. They suffocated.
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Never thought of that before, thanks. I've always carried around a roll of TP in all my cars & trucks for whatever nature may throw my way. People laugh at me for doing so, but I've saved several "cheek squeezers" and they no longer make fun of me.
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