Keeping it cool.

Castnshoot · May 8, 2020

Ran into this guy yesterday in Baker Nevada.

It was 105, and he was trying to make that last grade into Vegas with out over heating.

I have never seen that trick before

rmanwill · May 8, 2020

Sometimes it is whatever it takes ?

Bluehair · May 8, 2020

That is one nasty piece of road. At least its downhill from Mtn Pass.

tylercreek2 · May 8, 2020

from Baker up to Mt Pass heading east is one long ass hill

Homer · May 8, 2020

total waste of ice.....

DW · May 8, 2020

Homer said:
total waste of ice.....

Should melt fast with the fan blowin the heat of the radiator on it.

Longun · May 11, 2020

It works.....I used do that with a Swamp Cooler back in the Day..

DeerHunter53 · May 11, 2020

My Grandpa used to hang the water bag in front of the grill to cool his 57 chev pick up. he got tired of it overheating and bought a ford and never looked back.....,

dirtclod Az. · May 11, 2020

DW said:
Should melt fast with the fan blowin the heat of the radiator on it.

If the fan is blowing the heat of the radiator out onto the ice your in big trouble!! ?

nfh · May 11, 2020

I give him A+ for creativity

Bluehair · May 11, 2020

DIRTCLOD said:
If the fan is blowing the heat of the radiator out onto the ice your in big trouble!! ?

Or he's in reverse. Wait, thats not it. Maybe it's got a dozer motor?

Homer · May 11, 2020

DeerHunter53 said:
My Grandpa used to hang the water bag in front of the grill to cool his 57 chev pick up. he got tired of it overheating and bought a ford and never looked back.....,

Lol....that was to keep the water in the bag cool....not the truck

DeerHunter53 · May 12, 2020

The bag leaked a little bit he had to fill it each time we went somewhere. I thought the leaking was to cool his truck LOL I could be wrong it was a long time ago

elkassassin · May 12, 2020

I Did Try an Ice Cube on a Nip Once!

Homer · May 12, 2020

DeerHunter53 said:
The bag leaked a little bit he had to fill it each time we went somewhere. I thought the leaking was to cool his truck LOL I could be wrong it was a long time ago

those were evaporative water coolers.....they were made of canvas and the water leaked out of and cooled like a water cooler.....they tasted like dirt and "cool" is subjective

rmanwill · May 12, 2020

Yep. Still have one with original writing on it my dad had in his shed.

Gator · May 12, 2020

Carry a bug sprayer when you stop because truck is over heating it saves time to spray the radiator with water, gets ya back on the road quicker.

elkassassin · May 12, 2020

They Still Use them around here in the Winter Time!

Mostly on Chevy & Dodge Diesels that Ain't Blowing No Warm air at -30!

(((Kidding!)))

They Run Full Canvas Covers!

Homer · May 12, 2020

https://d3au0sjxgpdyfv.cloudfront.net/a-1627325-ejxpmtuvvljvsvex.jpg

DeerHunter53 · May 13, 2020

Homer said:
those were evaporative water coolers.....they were made of canvas and the water leaked out of and cooled like a water cooler.....they tasted like dirt and "cool" is subjective

I do remember the dirt tasting part, it was the only water we had with us fishing. This was on Grand Mesa back then if a stream went over rocks for 8-10 feet and was clear we would drink it. Mountain water nothing better....

DeerHunter53 · May 13, 2020

Homer said:
https://d3au0sjxgpdyfv.cloudfront.net/a-1627325-ejxpmtuvvljvsvex.jpg

Yes Homer that is the bag I remember

Castnshoot · May 13, 2020

One of these things was in the window blowing on Mom,,, while Dad and 6 kids suffered just a little more than Mom,, on a miserable drive from Yuma to Grampa and Grama’s house up to the head of the Weber Canyon every summer.

A little 2 lane highway all the way,, with a million hard bottom hooptidoos across the desert.

It was like getting to heaven upon arrival,, especially sliding between those super cool sheets on the bed in the basement the first night there.

We have given up a lot to be so spoiled now days.