Oh yeah, I do remember my husband saying there was a small shovel in our vehicle somewhere. Great point. That's a definite must! I'll add it to the blog post ;p Why candles and not a flashlight? Matches too then I assume?
@@RadiantRealty For putting on chains or digging snow, a flashlight is fine. Candles in a confined space, like a car with the windows rolled down about a half inch or so, give off heat a well as light. My preference is for a butane lighter, but I do keep matches for back up. A candle is is also a good way to start a fire.
Yeah. Do you travel often in areas without cell service? Our car wouldn't start after our hike at hornet lookout once. That was definitely a helpless feeling. We had protection from wildlife but just even getting back to town was a concern.
@@RadiantRealty I'm planning a drive thru the country and going thru Montana. Not sure what I will experience cell connection wise but would want to think about all these things in advance.
@@ManCaveStudio oh wow, yes. Well, if you are traveling through Wyoming be sure to fill up with gas. We nearly ran out of gas because there just weren't any towns or stations for that long! Crazy!!!
Hi, my husband and I have watched all your videos. They are so informative. We have decided to sell our home and move to the Kalispell area. We were wondering if you had information about short-term rentals in the winter months. We may have to rent for a couple months until we find our forever home. Any information would be very helpful. Thanks again for your very informative videos! 🙂
Hey Sue, send me a private message through my website, Facebook, or Instagram page and I'll send you some links. radiantwanderings.com/contact So glad you've been enjoying them. :)
When I was in high school as a junior with an A average I was allowed to drive a school bus...it was a plus that i lived at the end of the bus route ...boy did that hone my winter driving skills on a 40 mile route in January driving a school bus...lol...all good advice you gave...talk about the benefits of having a tire that you can sipe...siping is almost more valuable than studs...depending on whether you have all wheel , 4 wheel or rear wheel drive... also i live in area of Montana where an engine block heater is mandatory...we get down to minus 35 or colder every year ..the coldest i have personally experienced is minus 54 February 1988... and a quick wiper hint never leave wipers in contact with windshield when you park your rig with a warm windshield lift them off of the window scrape windshield then turn defroster on before you use them, saves a lot of wiper blades, slso switch the windshield washer fluid to the minus 40( or minus 20 depending on where you live) blend....its a life saver....you guys are in the flathead its not so cold but these are still words to live by....
What???? They let you drive a school bus as a junior in high school? Haha, that's crazy. How times have changed. Yeah, I bet that honed your driving skills real fast! Please tell me that's not allowed any longer ;p So, everything I read said the engine block heater just heats the car up faster but doesn't help with starting it. Is that not true? Sounds like you use it for starting? Was yours factory installed? Great tip about the wiper blades as well. Maybe that's what we did wrong although it's never been that cold here. -6 degrees is the coldest I've seen. I can't even imagine -54 degrees. Were cattle left out in that???
@@RadiantRealty...Yep they did and none of us messed up...mind you it wasn't so long ago that we all got our licenses when we were 15 and provisional farm licenses when 14....this was the late 70s early 80s... i graduated in 81....it was a responsibility, not taken lightly(although we all siphon free gas as a fringe benefits was expensive it was 73 cents a gallon lol) as we were accustomed to a position of earned responsibility that was expected....to insure all of us access to schooling and taking care of us all...it seems so alien now to not trust teens with that responsibility...but those times seem unlikely to return we were assumed to be capable of it if we preformed accordingly well......engine block heaters do work very well to heat the oil which in turn reduces the wear of a cold start especially with bigger engines (V8 etc)...factory installed or self installed...the cords wear out so you do replace every few years...you do know that Montana has the coldest recorded temp in the contiguous 48 states of minus 70 at rodgers pass and that during the last cold snap a few days ago when you guys were in Helena we had a recorded temp of minus 28 i think near Potomac which was apparently the coldest temp in North america that day , we got down to minus 21 in my neck of the woods...SW Montana in our high valleys is usually way colder than the flathead
@@jf6395 Haha, so expensive at 73 cents a gallon ;p They can still get licenses at 15. My daughter has hers. Good to know about the block heaters. Thanks. Hmmm, I didn't know that, but I would have guessed it if Alaska is out of the mix. Those are some crazy cold temps. That's why we chose the Flathead Valley ;p Try to stay warm!!!!
@@RadiantRealty oh you make me laugh and remember those days...but seriously when gas got into the 75 to 80 cent range it was like 3.50 gas today and we were all driving 70s gas hogs my personal rig was 74 ford pickup...lol you guys are in the banana belt ...oh and those temps we talked about included alaska ..I know not just continental states...if you guys ever venture into SW Montana give a heads up... it would be a pleasure to email you some spots to explore as a family....that exploring you would remember in the best of ways for a long time ...best regards keep posting
@@RadiantRealty It was - especially b/c they drive on the other side of the car and the other side of the road! Lol... I lived there for 3 years in the 90s. Taught English, ballet, and did some modeling. I worked for a Japanese events company in northern Honshu. It was an amazing experience! Thanks for asking.
@@CatherineLTully that sounds incredible! What a great experience. I haven't visited Japan yet, but it's on my list ;p Ha, the other side of the road is tricky. We had to do that in South Africa and had a few mistakes with turns. I bet you missed it when you came back.
i grew up in ny i hate snow, ice and cold. i would leave my house at 4am to goto work.. i remember ice and sleet, tryto shovel. somnetimes i would pack snow in my truckbed
Oh yes, road flares would be a great addition. Any specific use for the zip ties & duct tape other than the fact that they are just always a good thing to have on hand?
@@RadiantRealty I hit a deer a couple of years ago at night. Zip tied and duct taped my front lights so I could make it home. Now they are in all my vehicle's.
Just slam on the brakes.... and crash into the neighbors car or mailbox. Then drive accordingly 😂😂 JK, good stuff and please don’t underestimate the need of an emergency bag.
@@edtraylor9063 we visited the hot springs while there. They are really nice and a great way to spend a snowy day btw. I didn't take video of that, but I think you will enjoy them.
If you cannot drive in winter conditions then don't ,common sense goes along way.i rarely use my 4wd and run good all season tires. Regular auto trans will work just don't use over drive in the ice.
On trips through the mountains in winter, I always carry a small shovel. My emergency pack always has candles.
Oh yeah, I do remember my husband saying there was a small shovel in our vehicle somewhere. Great point. That's a definite must! I'll add it to the blog post ;p Why candles and not a flashlight? Matches too then I assume?
@@RadiantRealty For putting on chains or digging snow, a flashlight is fine. Candles in a confined space, like a car with the windows rolled down about a half inch or so, give off heat a well as light. My preference is for a butane lighter, but I do keep matches for back up. A candle is is also a good way to start a fire.
@@IIVVBlues that makes sense. Thanks for the explanation :)
Very informative and thanks for sharing. Never drove in snow but certainly consider your advice.
Yeah, I guess you wouldn't really need to. Are there roads at higher elevations in the mountains there?
@@RadiantRealty Yes, we do have some road in the high elevation but during winter it remains close.
@@nestadventure4444 probably safer that way ;p
Might want to keep an emergency strobe light like the boaters use!
If you activate the strobe and put it on the roof of your vehicle it will show where you are so you don't get hit by the plow trucks
Wow, all good ideas.
Yes, be prepared and slow down.
Great tips and advice. My biggest fear is breaking down where there is no cell service and coming up on hungry wildlife. Conceal carry if you can.🙂
Yeah. Do you travel often in areas without cell service? Our car wouldn't start after our hike at hornet lookout once. That was definitely a helpless feeling. We had protection from wildlife but just even getting back to town was a concern.
@@RadiantRealty I'm planning a drive thru the country and going thru Montana. Not sure what I will experience cell connection wise but would want to think about all these things in advance.
@@ManCaveStudio oh wow, yes. Well, if you are traveling through Wyoming be sure to fill up with gas. We nearly ran out of gas because there just weren't any towns or stations for that long! Crazy!!!
Love the haircut, super cute!
Awww, thanks Amanda
visiting billings montana from el paso texas. not used to snow. very informative but still have more questions
Feel free to ask more questions here or just give me a call and we can chat.
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Hi, my husband and I have watched all your videos. They are so informative. We have decided to sell our home and move to the Kalispell area. We were wondering if you had information about short-term rentals in the winter months. We may have to rent for a couple months until we find our forever home. Any information would be very helpful. Thanks again for your very informative videos! 🙂
Hey Sue, send me a private message through my website, Facebook, or Instagram page and I'll send you some links. radiantwanderings.com/contact So glad you've been enjoying them. :)
When I was in high school as a junior with an A average I was allowed to drive a school bus...it was a plus that i lived at the end of the bus route ...boy did that hone my winter driving skills on a 40 mile route in January driving a school bus...lol...all good advice you gave...talk about the benefits of having a tire that you can sipe...siping is almost more valuable than studs...depending on whether you have all wheel , 4 wheel or rear wheel drive... also i live in area of Montana where an engine block heater is mandatory...we get down to minus 35 or colder every year ..the coldest i have personally experienced is minus 54 February 1988... and a quick wiper hint never leave wipers in contact with windshield when you park your rig with a warm windshield lift them off of the window scrape windshield then turn defroster on before you use them, saves a lot of wiper blades, slso switch the windshield washer fluid to the minus 40( or minus 20 depending on where you live) blend....its a life saver....you guys are in the flathead its not so cold but these are still words to live by....
What???? They let you drive a school bus as a junior in high school? Haha, that's crazy. How times have changed. Yeah, I bet that honed your driving skills real fast! Please tell me that's not allowed any longer ;p So, everything I read said the engine block heater just heats the car up faster but doesn't help with starting it. Is that not true? Sounds like you use it for starting? Was yours factory installed? Great tip about the wiper blades as well. Maybe that's what we did wrong although it's never been that cold here. -6 degrees is the coldest I've seen. I can't even imagine -54 degrees. Were cattle left out in that???
@@RadiantRealty...Yep they did and none of us messed up...mind you it wasn't so long ago that we all got our licenses when we were 15 and provisional farm licenses when 14....this was the late 70s early 80s... i graduated in 81....it was a responsibility, not taken lightly(although we all siphon free gas as a fringe benefits was expensive it was 73 cents a gallon lol) as we were accustomed to a position of earned responsibility that was expected....to insure all of us access to schooling and taking care of us all...it seems so alien now to not trust teens with that responsibility...but those times seem unlikely to return we were assumed to be capable of it if we preformed accordingly well......engine block heaters do work very well to heat the oil which in turn reduces the wear of a cold start especially with bigger engines (V8 etc)...factory installed or self installed...the cords wear out so you do replace every few years...you do know that Montana has the coldest recorded temp in the contiguous 48 states of minus 70 at rodgers pass and that during the last cold snap a few days ago when you guys were in Helena we had a recorded temp of minus 28 i think near Potomac which was apparently the coldest temp in North america that day , we got down to minus 21 in my neck of the woods...SW Montana in our high valleys is usually way colder than the flathead
@@jf6395 Haha, so expensive at 73 cents a gallon ;p They can still get licenses at 15. My daughter has hers. Good to know about the block heaters. Thanks. Hmmm, I didn't know that, but I would have guessed it if Alaska is out of the mix. Those are some crazy cold temps. That's why we chose the Flathead Valley ;p Try to stay warm!!!!
@@RadiantRealty oh you make me laugh and remember those days...but seriously when gas got into the 75 to 80 cent range it was like 3.50 gas today and we were all driving 70s gas hogs my personal rig was 74 ford pickup...lol you guys are in the banana belt ...oh and those temps we talked about included alaska ..I know not just continental states...if you guys ever venture into SW Montana give a heads up... it would be a pleasure to email you some spots to explore as a family....that exploring you would remember in the best of ways for a long time ...best regards keep posting
@@jf6395 will do. That sounds great. Are you SW of Butte? Feel free to message me some of them now. I love researching travel spots :)
We got our first snow here last night in Nevada. At least in my area lol, though it didn't stick :/
Really? Is that early for you guys?
Great tips! I can drive the hell out of winter (Chicagoland), but am not used to the mountains. Ice? No problem!
Haha, that's talent! Ice is tough ;p
@@RadiantRealty Lol...mountains are worse! I learned how to drive stick in Japan - lots of mountains there! No picnic!
@@CatherineLTully that would have been tough if you had just learned to drive a stick as well. How long were you in Japan? That sounds exciting :)
@@RadiantRealty It was - especially b/c they drive on the other side of the car and the other side of the road! Lol... I lived there for 3 years in the 90s. Taught English, ballet, and did some modeling. I worked for a Japanese events company in northern Honshu. It was an amazing experience! Thanks for asking.
@@CatherineLTully that sounds incredible! What a great experience. I haven't visited Japan yet, but it's on my list ;p Ha, the other side of the road is tricky. We had to do that in South Africa and had a few mistakes with turns. I bet you missed it when you came back.
i grew up in ny i hate snow, ice and cold. i would leave my house at 4am to goto work.. i remember ice and sleet, tryto shovel. somnetimes i would pack snow in my truckbed
Haha, where do you live now? Somewhere warm and sunny??? ;p
Duct tape, zip ties, road flares in our travel bag.
Oh yes, road flares would be a great addition. Any specific use for the zip ties & duct tape other than the fact that they are just always a good thing to have on hand?
@@RadiantRealty I hit a deer a couple of years ago at night. Zip tied and duct taped my front lights so I could make it home. Now they are in all my vehicle's.
@@derekandrews4958 that makes sense. Great additions for the blog post! ;p Thanks!
@@derekandrews4958 : Brilliant! Paracord bracelets are handy too.
Just slam on the brakes.... and crash into the neighbors car or mailbox. Then drive accordingly 😂😂
JK, good stuff and please don’t underestimate the need of an emergency bag.
Hahaha ;p
great video!! keep it up!
Thanks Rick :)
beepbeep got studs on
When do you usually have them put on and taken off?
Great share, thanks for the tips :-)
Wow! I didn’t realize how spoiled I am in Florida.
Hahaha, yeah, the driving there is pretty straightforward. ;p We lived there for a short time.
You went to Helena when that storm passed through. My new neighbor said they had 2 ft dump there! 😍
Yes :( That definitely wasn't smart. Note to self - when there is a Winter Storm Warning cancel any driving plans ;p Our 3 hour drive took 7 hours.
@@RadiantRealty I know that feeling. But what an adventure 😉 hope you had time to do a video on my soon to be new hometown 😊
@@edtraylor9063 yup, I did do a walking tour of the city. Should post in the next couple of weeks or so ;p
@@RadiantRealty I drove around walked the old part of town a little. Looking forward to seeing video 😁
@@edtraylor9063 we visited the hot springs while there. They are really nice and a great way to spend a snowy day btw. I didn't take video of that, but I think you will enjoy them.
Holy shit....
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If you cannot drive in winter conditions then don't ,common sense goes along way.i rarely use my 4wd and run good all season tires. Regular auto trans will work just don't use over drive in the ice.
The wise move to a state that has adequate alone removal.
Water and or iodine tabs
No one pulls over in nj
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i like her mannerisms . I find this human interesting. She is pretty.