coolmom42 wrote:
That's just crazy. As a matter of fact, it's downright dangerous, IMHO. My advice is not to do it. Surely there are other accomodations available.
I spent 2 months in Denmark living in a tent during the winter of '80 with the military. Even though we had heaters and specialized equipment it was absolutely miserable. We had several cases of frostbite. Metal will shatter like ice. Lubricants freeze solid.
We never shut off the diesel generators because if we did they would never start again. We even changed the oil on them with the engines running.
