One degree this morning 🥶

Coldest morning I think I’ve ever camped with Red. 🥶 At least least it’s no wind. 🌬️ Alternator was running at 15.4 volts this morning, engine at high idle while warming up. 🔥 My toes were cold, next winter got to buy myself a diesel heater to heat my truck cap, lol. 🦶Actually somewhat considering getting a slide in camper for my next truck which will likely be a long bed reg cab SuperDuty, but I think I prefer just the camper shell cap but I’m getting old and sleeping completely unheated in one degree weather is less fun. 🛻But at least no wind this morning. Every time I close a door even more rust falls off Red. Yesterday a 2 feet by 9 inch piece of rusted sheet metal fell off.😔

Last night was so bitterly cold with the roaring wind. 🌬️ 🥶 It was bad. And today is still a bit cold with the breeze. I had set up tarps to block out the breeze but they kept having the ropes and grommets ripping out. Twice the camp stove blew off the table, the second time with a perculator and frying 🍳 pan on the stove. The wind was that strong and cold. It caused both burners to come apart and I thought the stove was wrecked but I put it back together and it’s working fine now. Then the wind broke one of my Christmas lights sets, ripping the wire off and my camp chair blew into the fire and half melted. 🔥 That kind of sucked, it wasn’t a uncomfortable $10 Walmart mini chair that’s mad uncomfortable but more non burn trash. The wind 🍃 ain’t so bad now but it’s still a bit breezy and cool and the sun has disappeared into clouds as snow approaches. 🌥️

One question on my mind ⚖️ is to head home 🏡 today or stay until tomorrow or possibly Sunday. We are getting a foot of snow 🌨️ tonight. I want to do one more or maybe two nights with Red but it’s cold and going to be icy. For once I get home it will be the last camping trip until I get my new truck in the spring. I’m not thrilled about the performance of my truck with the frame so rotted especially on icy roads. And I’m down to the last 1/8th tank on my truck fuel ⛽ so I got to be careful on that and it’s been four cold nights since I last got propane so I’m likely okay for two more but I’ll be pushing empty in the cold and snow. 🏮 But knowing if it go home today, it’s just city 🏙️ life through April. No wilderness, no camping even I do in a few weeks starting climbing in SuperDuty trucks.  And a Toyota too not that I’m that inclined to get a Mexican taco 🌮 truck. I like Tacos but I hate crew cabs plus I have so much gear I bring especially for week long wilderness trips.