lawrocket 3 #1 January 13, 2004 No, I don't mean -60 ouside while cruising at 39,000 feet. With this talk about cold lately, I'm curious. The coldest weather I've ever been in was December, 1983 in Denver. I remember it dropped below zero on the 20th and didn't get above zero until Christmas day. I think it got down to minus 25 or so, with the wind chill around minus 50. Just breathing burned. I'm sure others have been in colder weather. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #2 January 13, 2004 -14 in Utah two weeks ago. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clownburner 0 #3 January 13, 2004 Dogsledding in the Canadian Rockies about 6 years ago. Got up in the middle of the night and the thermometer read -40F. Too cold to pee. 7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brains 2 #4 January 13, 2004 -20 with the wind chill. -11 without. That was in Dakota City, NE in Jan or Feb of 1997 People just weren't made to live like that. Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #5 January 13, 2004 This look I got from a girl I asked on a date a few years ago had to be atleast -60F. Ok, seriously...I've been in -15F before. It really isn't that big of a deal, as long as you're prepared. I guess anything in life is that way, though.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #6 January 13, 2004 Preparation. Yeah, the diesel fuel for the car gelled, and the motor oil was also congealed. That's where I learned that adding a little unleaded to the diesel will prevent the gelling. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shell666 0 #7 January 13, 2004 -40o (F or C, take your pick) on numerous occasions. I'm still cursing my ancestors for homesteading in this g*d forsaken land ... But at least it's a dry cold. 'Shell'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheenster303 0 #8 January 13, 2004 I probably got down to 0F but that's a stretch. I don't think I've ever experienced cold under 0F.I'm so funny I crack my head open! P.M.S. #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoostedXT 0 #9 January 13, 2004 -27 in a sleeping bag on the side of a trail during a 5 day winter hike/ ice climbing trip. JoeFor long as you live and high you fly and smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry and all that you touch and all that you see is all your life will ever be. Pedro Offers you his Protection. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmpnkramer 0 #10 January 13, 2004 Oklahoma 1989 -70F working in the Motor Pool at Fort Sill. Keep in mind I had just came from FLorida. My face swelled like a balloon when I finally got to go inside. Laters, The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #11 January 13, 2004 I was in Canada in the mid-70s for some business and it got down to -40 F. I thought that was pretty freekin' cold. Especially since I didn't really pack for being outside in anything that cold.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 9 #12 January 13, 2004 My girlfriend two days before her Period........ Edited because I'm a retard & I can't spell=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 1 #13 January 13, 2004 -40 F and lower many times. I don't know the lowest though. One season my car didn't work and I was pennyless to fix it so I was riding a bicycle in it every day to work a few miles away. That wasn't so bad because your feet are on the pedals instead of the ground. Ski attire is your friend. Another friendly word is Layers. You get used to dealing with extremely cold weather.My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrumpySmurf 0 #14 January 13, 2004 In northern BC in 1990, it was cold enough that I had a pretty nasty case of frost bite on my ears within 2 minutes of being outside, with 0 winds - was peeling for a week afterwards. They would cancel classes at the schools at -50 or so C, but not close them for fear that some parents might miss the notice and drop thier kids off and have the kids die from exposure. The land of perpetually falling powder. That's why I moved to Wi/Mn - for the warmer weather Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dterrick 0 #15 January 13, 2004 Oh ya?!! Try Winterpeg on for size sometime. Ya, I know it's not much colder than Edmonton, if at all, but we also have no Rocky Mountains on which to ski six months of the year. Last week we had a blizzard and the mercury dropped to -36 celcius, with the windchill we were well into the -40's. Christmas Day it rained! I'd settle for "average" ... except that there seems to be no days which actually are Dave Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Beerlight 0 #16 January 13, 2004 Ok, you said what's the coldest temp you've ever "experienced"? Try -80F in an Air Force experimental cold weather chamber. We went inside, quickly threw a glass of water into the air and lo and behold, it almost froze before it hit the floor... As for weather, only 0F in Alaska during Arctic Survival school............ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Amazon 7 #17 January 13, 2004 USAF Cool School ( Arctic Survival Training Eilson AFB AK) Its so much fun to go camping when it is -65 F I have no idea what the wind chill was but the black spruce were so dehydrated by the cold they were exploding with loud crackling in the night. They also burned readily even though they were live growing trees. As the fire burned it melted off the permafrost below the muskeg so the fire pit eventually became a deeper and deeper hole. Going potty when its that cold and you are out in the boonies can be a life threatening experience. The USAF Survival rations that consisted of pemican was some vile stuff, almost 60% fat but when mixed with water and a few snowshoe rabbit parts tossed in was eidble and provided the huge caloric intake requirements needed in that environment. The sun sort of came up about 11 am and set about 2 pm it never got very far above the horizon.. the rest was just dark and cold. The shelters did provide you with survivable living, inside temperature was about 25 F so it was well within the range of the survival sleeping bag as it was packed in the ejection seatpack. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Shell666 0 #18 January 14, 2004 I'm too smart to live in Winterpeg. And we had freezing rain here Sunday and today. Scraping a 1/4" sheet of ice off your windshield is no fun. 'Shell'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Kramer 0 #19 January 14, 2004 I can remember it getting down to -35ish around here before. Most people don't even leave their homes when it's that cold. -Kramer The FAKE KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Shell666 0 #20 January 14, 2004 QuoteI can remember it getting down to -35ish around here before. Most people don't even leave their homes when it's that cold. Here in Canadia we don't have that option ... we have to go out to get beer. 'Shell'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JoeyRamone 0 #21 January 14, 2004 35 below... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ChileRelleno 0 #22 January 14, 2004 Bismark, ND it was -35 with the wind chill taking it down to less than -70. ChileRelleno-Rodriguez Bro#414 Hellfish#511,MuffBro#3532,AnvilBro#9, D24868 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpinfarmer 0 #23 January 14, 2004 -23 one nite on a thermomater on the side of our barn. I don't remember when though. It was -20 or so when I went on a mutual aid trip with the fire department to St Larance County NY in 1998. I've spent a lot of time snowmobiling below zero. The last few days here have been below zero at night, Saturday it was -12 and only 5 durring the day. You get used to it though, it makes for rugged people. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites leroydb 0 #24 January 14, 2004 I lived in wisconsin when i was 12-14. When I was 13 it was -80 with the windchill... your skin would freeze in a minute or soLeroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Vertifly 0 #25 January 14, 2004 With wind chill. -40 degrees on top of Gore Mountain, NY. Without wind chill. -35 in Fort Kent, Maine. The northern-most town in continental US. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
dterrick 0 #15 January 13, 2004 Oh ya?!! Try Winterpeg on for size sometime. Ya, I know it's not much colder than Edmonton, if at all, but we also have no Rocky Mountains on which to ski six months of the year. Last week we had a blizzard and the mercury dropped to -36 celcius, with the windchill we were well into the -40's. Christmas Day it rained! I'd settle for "average" ... except that there seems to be no days which actually are Dave Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beerlight 0 #16 January 13, 2004 Ok, you said what's the coldest temp you've ever "experienced"? Try -80F in an Air Force experimental cold weather chamber. We went inside, quickly threw a glass of water into the air and lo and behold, it almost froze before it hit the floor... As for weather, only 0F in Alaska during Arctic Survival school............ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #17 January 13, 2004 USAF Cool School ( Arctic Survival Training Eilson AFB AK) Its so much fun to go camping when it is -65 F I have no idea what the wind chill was but the black spruce were so dehydrated by the cold they were exploding with loud crackling in the night. They also burned readily even though they were live growing trees. As the fire burned it melted off the permafrost below the muskeg so the fire pit eventually became a deeper and deeper hole. Going potty when its that cold and you are out in the boonies can be a life threatening experience. The USAF Survival rations that consisted of pemican was some vile stuff, almost 60% fat but when mixed with water and a few snowshoe rabbit parts tossed in was eidble and provided the huge caloric intake requirements needed in that environment. The sun sort of came up about 11 am and set about 2 pm it never got very far above the horizon.. the rest was just dark and cold. The shelters did provide you with survivable living, inside temperature was about 25 F so it was well within the range of the survival sleeping bag as it was packed in the ejection seatpack. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shell666 0 #18 January 14, 2004 I'm too smart to live in Winterpeg. And we had freezing rain here Sunday and today. Scraping a 1/4" sheet of ice off your windshield is no fun. 'Shell'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kramer 0 #19 January 14, 2004 I can remember it getting down to -35ish around here before. Most people don't even leave their homes when it's that cold. -Kramer The FAKE KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shell666 0 #20 January 14, 2004 QuoteI can remember it getting down to -35ish around here before. Most people don't even leave their homes when it's that cold. Here in Canadia we don't have that option ... we have to go out to get beer. 'Shell'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyRamone 0 #21 January 14, 2004 35 below... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChileRelleno 0 #22 January 14, 2004 Bismark, ND it was -35 with the wind chill taking it down to less than -70. ChileRelleno-Rodriguez Bro#414 Hellfish#511,MuffBro#3532,AnvilBro#9, D24868 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpinfarmer 0 #23 January 14, 2004 -23 one nite on a thermomater on the side of our barn. I don't remember when though. It was -20 or so when I went on a mutual aid trip with the fire department to St Larance County NY in 1998. I've spent a lot of time snowmobiling below zero. The last few days here have been below zero at night, Saturday it was -12 and only 5 durring the day. You get used to it though, it makes for rugged people. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leroydb 0 #24 January 14, 2004 I lived in wisconsin when i was 12-14. When I was 13 it was -80 with the windchill... your skin would freeze in a minute or soLeroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vertifly 0 #25 January 14, 2004 With wind chill. -40 degrees on top of Gore Mountain, NY. Without wind chill. -35 in Fort Kent, Maine. The northern-most town in continental US. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
