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#273373 - 12/24/14 04:50 AM Re: time for the 'Winter Car kit" [Re: boatman]
Be_Prepared Offline
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Registered: 12/07/04
Posts: 530
Loc: Massachusetts
Originally Posted By: boatman
I remember that the US military had Arctic MRE's.They had trail mix,beef jerkky,hot drink mixes and chocolate in them.They had other thing in them but heavy on the snacks.Wish I new where I could find some for the car kit.....

BOATMAN
John


I think if you search around the net for:
MCW (Meal, Cold Weather)

You'll find some sources. Of course, if you're not US Mil, you can't really buy them legitimately. EBay, doesn't seem to care however.

They used to be called MCW/LRP (Meal, Cold Weather, Long Range Patrol) but they are apparently two different rations now. Lots of current US Ration info is on:
http://www.mreinfo.com/us/current/current-us-rations.html

The MCW/LRP info sheet from the Natick Army Labs:
http://nsrdec.natick.army.mil/media/fact/food/mcw_lrp.pdf
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#273430 - 12/30/14 01:06 AM Re: time for the 'Winter Car kit" [Re: Tjin]
Roarmeister Offline
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Registered: 09/12/01
Posts: 960
Loc: Saskatchewan, Canada
Originally Posted By: Tjin
Originally Posted By: CANOEDOGS
this is what i like about ETS,swapping ideas you would never think of.MAX carrys a lock defroster where he can get at it for possible lock freeze ups.now i don't have motorcycle but coming back from a day hike or even a bread and milk run to find the car locks iced up that little tube of antifreeze would make the drive home easy.


Put the little lock defroster in a waterproof ziploc. Been there, done that...


That's one thing that I've never needed - even in the land of eternal winter. I guess it's just too dry here to get moisture freeze up in the lock.

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#273433 - 12/30/14 08:41 AM Re: time for the 'Winter Car kit" [Re: Roarmeister]
Tjin Offline
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Registered: 04/08/02
Posts: 1821
Originally Posted By: Roarmeister
Originally Posted By: Tjin
Originally Posted By: CANOEDOGS
this is what i like about ETS,swapping ideas you would never think of.MAX carrys a lock defroster where he can get at it for possible lock freeze ups.now i don't have motorcycle but coming back from a day hike or even a bread and milk run to find the car locks iced up that little tube of antifreeze would make the drive home easy.


Put the little lock defroster in a waterproof ziploc. Been there, done that...


That's one thing that I've never needed - even in the land of eternal winter. I guess it's just too dry here to get moisture freeze up in the lock.


I actually never needed it either. I lubricate my lock with lock spray and my door seals with a rubber stick (?) thingy. I carry the little defroster more for others...
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#273437 - 12/31/14 06:45 AM Re: time for the 'Winter Car kit" [Re: TeacherRO]
CANOEDOGS Offline
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Registered: 02/03/07
Posts: 1853
Loc: MINNESOTA
Minneapolis gets that cold drizzle that turns into ice,i had to use crowbar to open my car door.i hate to say it but sometimes i'm just not prepared!!
shingles make good grippers to drive out of icy spots.

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#273440 - 12/31/14 11:01 PM Re: time for the 'Winter Car kit" [Re: Tjin]
M_a_x Offline
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Registered: 08/16/02
Posts: 1204
Loc: Germany
Originally Posted By: Tjin

I actually never needed it either. I lubricate my lock with lock spray and my door seals with a rubber stick (?) thingy. I carry the little defroster more for others...


That works fine for a car. In most modern cars the mechanical lock is about to become a secondary solution anyway. Most people use the radio control in the key in my neck of the woods.
Motorcycles however have a remaining risk of lock freeze ups even when the locks are lubricated. When that happens while the key still is in the lock, the trick with heating the key canīt be applied.
The motorcycle also requires an extended pre-ride check to make sure that all of the controls work smoothly both ways.
When I drive my car, I do not even carry defroster anymore.
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