Terry, beleive it or not, I spent 30 years in Alaska. I know about cold. But
I wonder about the road conditions, and worry about salt eating my van.  As
for the cold, We do everything to our vehicles in Alaska to handle the
weather, but I have heard some real tales of cold in Minnesota - especially
when you get one of those Great Northern Cold Fronts that blow down out of
central Canada.

As for why to Minnesota.....1) Job, 2)just never been there, would like to
see it, be part of it for a while.3) Ely and Boundaries Wilderness Area is
just to the north.

John Rodgers
88GL Driver

Terry Kay wrote:

> John,
> First things first.
> You better think of installing a tank heater, or at least a lower hose
> heater, so the VW will want to start, in the sub zero temps.
> Get a grill cover made to keep your tootsies toasty.
> Purchase some 5W oil to run in the winter, or at least some 5W20.
> Oil turns into molassis up there real quick. The roads up there are
> cleaned up faster than you can imagine, so chains aren't really nessary,
> and I don't think you can run them anyway unless it's a emergency
> (Getting un-stuck, then take them off)
> Why in the heck would anyone want to move to the "Land of Eternal Cold"
> anyway?
>
> Hasta,
>
> Terry
>
> 85 GL