Windshield washer fluid in low temps?

Blanco1 wrote:

rockhillmanor wrote:

dewey02 wrote:
Wow. This is so weird for me.
I live in a cold place and never even considered that winter winshield washer fluid wouldn't be available in some places. Standard fare here - everybody sells it and some go down to -50 below freeze protection.

X2!
I have never been out of the Midwest until I started RVing. 'ALL' windshield washer fluid sold in the Midwest is good for below freezing period.
You don't even think about it.

My first trip down to Florida I ran out of fluid. Picked up a bottle at the gas station and put it in my truck.
Spent a few months in Florida and headed back home to Wisconsin.

2 months later during a blizzard in freezing temps I was on the interstate and hit the windshield washers to get the salt off.

In a split second my ENTIRE windshield froze over!! Blinded I could not see a thing I almost died that day.

Fortunately I found my way to the side of the road without hitting anybody and it took me awhile to figure out what just happened.

Yup they DO sell windshield washer fluid that does NOT have antifreeze in it. They sell it in Florida and that was the last bottle I put in. :S

That's a scary thought of your windshield freezing over like that & being blind!

I'm thinking I might just be forced to look for it as I get close or into Colorado?

Maybe I'll just mix up a batch for now.

I've been reading alcohol & water & table spoon of dish washing soap?

But I would imagine at truck stops or something in a Co they would carry it ?