Rain / Snow for the Next Week 12-9 -- 12-16

[Diamondback]

LOL, just wait for when you are in your 60's. When I stand up and stretch everything from my knees to my neck sounds like a bowl of industrial rice crispies.

I see that every day having to take care of a parent in that age range, thankyewverramuch... But yeah, I get it.

 

[cHaOsReX]

Got my rain catchment system setup a couple weeks ago. I think I have about 80 gallons of water collected so far. Expect to have about 400 gallons in a week or so.

 

[Stomper]

Got my rain catchment system setup a couple weeks ago. I think I have about 80 gallons of water collected so far. Expect to have about 400 gallons in a week or so.

Don't let the Coast Guard catch wind of that…. They'll declare your property a navigable waterway and set up an outpost with a dock and everything.

 

[bionic knees]

I picked up some alloy wheels this summer for the Toyota pickup, with ATs that have a little better tread than the skinny street tires it had on it prior. We'll see if they do any better or not - if we get any snow. I want to get some aggressive mud tires for the steel wheels I bought for that M&S.

The Hanook tires I have on my SUV seem ok, but they have not really been tested in snow more than an inch or two deep.

Skies are clear right now, so it will cool down some

mud tires suck in the snow, personal experience

 

[revjen45]

1) "Getting old sucks..."
Yes it does, but it beats early dirt nap. Eventually everybody gets to dirt nap time, but I would like to enjoy as much life as I can before then.

2) "mud tires suck in the snow, personal experience"
4WD helps a lot.
Myth and legend say the most stable vehicle for mud and snow is a motorcycle with sidecar, so keep that Ural fueled up and ready to go.

 

[oremike]

I don't go muddin'. I'll use 4 wheel drive to get out of where I drove into in 2 wheel drive. I run aggressive 10 ply all season tires with the snowflake on the sidewall. Normally I run 65 PSI unless hauling weight. To get around town in the little bit of snow we get I drop the tire presure down to 30 PSI, that seems to work best. Any more than that and I chain up or just stay home by the wood stove.

 

[The Heretic]

mud tires suck in the snow, personal experience

I think it depends on a number of factors, weight of the vehicle, how much air pressure you are running, how fast the tires clean themselves, how soft the rubber is in the cold, how packed the snow is - how wet it is - how deep it is, etc.

Usually only get a couple inches of snow - rarely more than a foot - and it usually does not last long.

 

[revjen45]

Actually, when conditions get that bad I won't be going any farther than the mailbox. That doesn't require a vehicle.

 

[oremike]

It's been steady rain and gusty winds here since about 2 am. It's a good day to stay indoors with a fire in the woodstove and a cup of coffee.

 

[nwslopoke]

I got caught up at Samonberry Rd last year where I probably made a bad decision. There was only a dusting at the entrance but by the fork it was getting deep. Luckily I missed my turn off road due to it been unrecognizable and headed back down

Getting stuck alone where most people won't wander by isn't a good plan. Of course I could walk out but leaving a lot of gear unprotected isn't a good situation either. When it gets cold it's hard to partner up. My shooting buddy neighbor moved.

Wolf Creek is probably the best winter option, being more heavily traveled and lower elevation. But too busy to get a spot half the time.

 

[The Heretic]

It's been steady rain and gusty winds here since about 2 am. It's a good day to stay indoors with a fire in the woodstove and a cup of coffee.

yup - pretty windy last night - i don't hear the wind itself, but i do hear it moving things around

kind of surprised i didn't lose power yet

 

[oremike]

yup - pretty windy last night - i don't hear the wind itself, but i do hear it moving things around

kind of surprised i didn't lose power yet

Around here there are lots of semi secured tarps so they get to rustling and in the bigger gusts popping. For me all the wind does is make the woodstove draft better.

 

[The Heretic]

Around here there are lots of semi secured tarps so they get to rustling and in the bigger gusts popping. For me all the wind does is make the woodstove draft better.

that's actually what woke me up; a tarp held down by firewood chunks caused the firewood to roll around and make noise

 

[The Heretic]

I think it depends on a number of factors, weight of the vehicle, how much air pressure you are running, how fast the tires clean themselves, how soft the rubber is in the cold, how packed the snow is - how wet it is - how deep it is, etc.

Usually only get a couple inches of snow - rarely more than a foot - and it usually does not last long.

Tentatively picking up some barely used premium studded snow tires for my pickup next weekend. I'll go into town with my old tires & stock steel wheels, take them to a tire store and have them mounted/balanced and get rid of the old worn out tires. That way I will have studded tires for both trucks, although I never used the ones I have for the flatbed.

 

[Capn Jack]

I'm a rebuild, but at 82 the welds still hurt. Ibuprofen is your friend.

Checked the moorings from last nights winds. Now it's time curl up
next to the fire with a book and a hot cup of coffee.

 

[oremike]

It's been kinda fun checking the road cams for the passes and coast.

 

[Dungannon]

Spending the night in Laramie, Wyoming as WYDOT closed I-80 at mid-day.

 

[revjen45]

Looks like me & Mama gonna cocoon for the day.
It's not motorcycle weather.

Kinda bums me out, since I have been wanting to ride it with the newly installed sidehack.
Adding the chair puts me back at learning to handle it all over again.

 

[Dungannon]

After getting up this morning in Laramie, Wyoming DOT said I-80 west might not open until Friday. Worst spot appeared to be Rawlins. Drove 44 miles back to Cheyenne, with a 1000+ big rigs idling on the shoulder of the west bound lane. Spending the night in Gallup, NM and heading north to SLC and home tomorrow.

 

[Jonnyuma]

The Hanook tires I have on my SUV seem ok, but they have not really been tested in snow more than an inch or two deep.

The best snow tires l ever bought were the old-pattern BFG All Terrain T/As... a set of those were usually the my purchase after getting a new rig. I may have gotten the last 4 old style 33x12.50r15s in the country for my 76...
Gratuitous truck porn:

I haven't tried the new breed of A/Ts yet because the Coopers on my daily driver truck refuse to die.

I'm willing to entertain just about any brand now since 3 out of 4 of my vehicles are looking like they're gonna need tires all at the same time, and they're all 4x4s... ouch, that's gonna hurt. Hankook is on the list, I'd like to know how they do in crap weather.