Thread: Going to the Alpine region?

Yep. The advice is to just top up your tank with the alpine mix once in the cooler regions. Catches a lot of people out up at the snow fields.

Good advice about the Alpine diesel. I have had freinds with the same problem whilst away 4wding.
On the subject of cold temperatures, I was camping at the Horseyards on the Moroka River a few years back. Needed to get up in the night (which is something I really try to avoid on cold nights) as I had too much to drink earlier in the night. The temp guage on the fridge says -4, outside temp -8.

Ian

Went Camping last year with Kirstie reached -5 (Dwellingup)
we had left the olive oil on the table and it solidified
same with the wash basin totally frozen

Camped at Bendethra a couple of weeks back, got down to -5, the top flap on my swag was frozen, like a plank of wood, warmed up though, got to +1 around 9am, Regards Frank

Spent the same night at Oodnadatta with Numptys missus (and Numpty ) I remember we had to wait for the tents to thaw before we could pack them up.

Coldest night though was at Bendethra a few years ago with a -8, only one degree different, but couldn't get warm no matter what. Given there was around 20 years between Ood and Bendethra my theory is you feel the cold more as you get older .


Martyn

Another trip I was camped at Mt Tamboritha whilst trailbike riding. My seat had a heavy cover of ice in the morning so I got a stick to break the ice off. Unfortunately I must of hit it too hard and the vinyl of the seat broke!

Being the good bloke that I am I was doing the vacuuming this morning. To look outside and see a waterfall coming off the roof. On closer inspection one of the pipes had burst for the solar heating on the pool. I reckon the black tupes had frozen and when the pump kicked in it burst the pipe. Must of been running for around 5 min looking at the level of water in the pool. Twice we have had the fire fighing hose on the shed burst in the frost. Ball valves are the worst. The water freezes and expands and has no where to go and bursts the valves. The wife went and checked some lambs on a neighbouring property today to find that there hot water service had exploded in the frost. I thought the world was suppose to be getting warmer?

Was very frosty here this morning, and I have 3 days of hunting/camping at the end of the week near Mansfield. Uckencold!