I parked up last night in the Highlands, the temperature dropped to about minus 5 which is cold but nowhere near as low as it will go any normal winter.
My Propex heater, fuelled by a butane 907 cannister refused to work as it was too cold, the hob worked but not powerful enough to make a brew before setting off this morning. The 907 is half full. I managed to boil the kettle on my return to the van (up to a balmy 0 degrees by then) but the heater wasn't for playing.
To be fair I had been expecting this to happen.
My windscreen washer jets froze, and on using the wipers smeared the dirt across my windscreen rendering me 95% blind. A brown trouser moment as I was overtaking at the time. The temp gauge dropped to minus 5 during the drive home but it's winter screenwash in the reservoir, I suspect the jets are freezing right at the point the spray exits.
I've still not changed my H4's either, and I still dislike driving in the dark....
I propose to fix the heater problem by fitting an underslung LPG tank which operates down to about minus 20 I believe, the headlight issue will be sorted once I see reports coming in from forum members who have successfully swapped out their H4's for the H7/Led DRL options available. I'm unsure what to do about the winscreen washers.
On a positive note - the Michelin Cross Climates held well last night on an icy uphill B road, I've a normal FWD.
Any advice or comments welcome.
My Propex heater, fuelled by a butane 907 cannister refused to work as it was too cold, the hob worked but not powerful enough to make a brew before setting off this morning. The 907 is half full. I managed to boil the kettle on my return to the van (up to a balmy 0 degrees by then) but the heater wasn't for playing.
To be fair I had been expecting this to happen.
My windscreen washer jets froze, and on using the wipers smeared the dirt across my windscreen rendering me 95% blind. A brown trouser moment as I was overtaking at the time. The temp gauge dropped to minus 5 during the drive home but it's winter screenwash in the reservoir, I suspect the jets are freezing right at the point the spray exits.
I've still not changed my H4's either, and I still dislike driving in the dark....
I propose to fix the heater problem by fitting an underslung LPG tank which operates down to about minus 20 I believe, the headlight issue will be sorted once I see reports coming in from forum members who have successfully swapped out their H4's for the H7/Led DRL options available. I'm unsure what to do about the winscreen washers.
On a positive note - the Michelin Cross Climates held well last night on an icy uphill B road, I've a normal FWD.
Any advice or comments welcome.
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