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SigLine note Indiana - so unsure of permit origin? "No matter where you go - there you are" | |||
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$200 cash in 1's, 5's, 10's, a few 20's, roll of quarters. If "the system" is down you can still buy gas, foods, lodging. Sunglasses. Clean white snow on a bright sunny day can irritate your eyes. | |||
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Keep the tank half full. | |||
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2nd on the wiper fluid. Warm weather places do not stock "regular price" -20˚ wiper fluid (if they even have it at all). I've assembled a box of OEM bulbs but that is probably a non-issue with a 2018. My battery is original to March 2013 delivery so I carry a jumper cable. A small overnight clothes and toiletries duffle so there is no digging or extra carrying. I carry it in the cab rather than the lock box in the truck bed; a non-issue for you, but I was frozen out of my box in Amarillo during the December 2015 blizzard which shut down I-40 in TX and NM (we'd call it a blizzard; maybe it was regular weather to them'all). If I was taking a GF? I'd outfit the back seat as her den with a couple of comforters and a few pillows. Leave on a Friday at 6pm, drive 20 hours, take a long break Saturday in a motel, then have a relaxing 10 hour drive Sunday. | |||
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Road Flares Silent | |||
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 הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים | |||
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A rain poncho, phone charger, peanuts in a can, lighter. Great tips coming from the other forum members. | |||
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Tire chains. As mountain passes, if they remain open, will require the use of chains in inclement weather. Best regards, Mark in Michigan | |||
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Great comments! Maybe these are implied tasks? But I'd add: - test your jack and lug wrench, Your lug nuts aren't seized? - Check spare - Small piece of wood or whatever to put under your jack so it actually jacks up the truck instead of just pushing itself into the ground (Ask me how I know) - A few chem-lights. Pro tip: drop a chem light or two into a full water bottle, it makes a cheap/durable 8-12 hr lantern. - High Vis tabard or reflective belt to keep you from getting hit | |||
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I've edited my post from IL to IN. But the text did say "...head to Ca from Chicago..." | |||
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Portable jump pack. It can double as a battery to charge usb devices. Not minority enough! | |||
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I always carry one of the emergency kits that contains tire pump, reflective emergency markers, first aid and so on. Bear spray for the two legged bear, not Yogi or BooBoo, but predators none the less. Many fine suggestions here, I'm the guy that brings apocalypse ready gear  | |||
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Actually I’m in IN and that’s where my permit is issued but I am in the Chicago blast zone. Easier to say Chicago instead of Valparaiso, IN because it always ends up being near Chicago haha. " The people shall have a right to bear arms, for the defense of themselves and the State" Art 1 Sec 32 Indiana State Constitution YAT-YAS | |||
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Not sure what part of CA you're headed to, right now, the Sierra's are covered in snow and it's not even winter yet. The passes are wide open right now; if Donner Pass is closed, you know that storm bad. I do a fair amount of driving throughout the Tahoe region and the Sierra's in-general. To add: - Chains - Waterproof gloves for putting on chains - foam mat to kneel-on when putting on chains in wet, sloppy conditions - Reflective Triangle and flares - Headlamp (flashlight is good for those tight spaces, headlamp is more helpful for general needs..like putting on chains) - Zip-ties (when those chains are giving you attitude, zip-ties will hold in a pinch) - Quick charge kit for dead battery - Wiper fluid rated for 0-degrees - Window scraper (get one with scrapper/brush combo on long handle) - Thermos/insulated bottles for hot water/coffee - Instant coffee/hot choc/soup packets - Food stuffs (if there's chain control or, parts being plowed the delays can last a few hours...or, more) - Cups for the drinks - Shovel (get a avalanche shovel rather than a household shovel, much more practical) - TP and a roll of paper towels...there's always a need for paper towels. | |||
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So you need chains too for an SUV AWD? When do you put on the chains? "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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The OP may be more used to snow and winter than I am, but yeah, a couple of days when the first snow front came this November, I only drove 5 hours a day. I had my car GPS but I also had Waze that showed the road traffic. "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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Can only speak to CA, but Cal DOT requires every passenger vehicle / light truck to carry traction devices in chain control areas. There are 3 levels of chain control here.
So even with M/S, A/S, Severe Weather (mountain snowflake symbol) or even dedicated snow tires chains myT still be carried. My CHP buddy says it’s very rare to see R3. They just close the road. I drive 108 a few times each winter and they have signs but not usually a “checkpoint”. Last weekend was the first control of the season and there was a DOT team at the area where controls went into effect telling people to chain up unless they had the right drive system and tires. But the OP won’t be coming over 108. It’s closed for the winter. | |||
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Thanks guys, some of the stuff was on the list some of it I hadn’t thought of. " The people shall have a right to bear arms, for the defense of themselves and the State" Art 1 Sec 32 Indiana State Constitution YAT-YAS | |||
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I had a family member traveling through Western CO heading back towards Marquette, MI a few years ago, Winter time. He call to ask about the weather while driving, he had planned to go north the across one of the Dakotas. The weather was unfavorable, the forecast was for freeways to be shut down in WY. I told him he was better to stay south, then venture north at WI. The moral of the story is, besides the gear, pay heed to the weather. If you end up with the mother of all winter storms, venture around or hole up. That’s when that whiskey comes in handy. | |||
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