How We Drive a Car at -50°C (-58°F) | Yakutia, Siberia
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Driving a car in the coldest inhabited place on Earth - is a daunting task. With temperatures dropping as low as -70°C, an unprotected car freezes within minutes.
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When I see a car getting tucked into bed next to a woodstove, I'm suddenly reminded how easy my life is.
Amen to that. More people need perspective like this.
Very tough people.....the Germans lost WWII by going into Russia.
@@nazimL1011 actually, the major part of the war was fought in Ukraine. Cold, but not as tough as Yakutia
Damn right!
So ruff that the window heaters are not installed
Man I'm more impressed that these people can endure this weather than the car.
it was -52 where i live yesterday i mean it was cold but its not crazy like they make it seem
@@EricGDavignon It was minus 56 where I am last night. I slept outside. I still kept my socks on.
It was minus 57 where i am last night. Went for a quick bath outside in the lake before bed and then slept outside while still wet, without socks on.
losers it was -60 where im at and i am homeless with no clothes
@@PequenoPipo it was -70 outside yesterday and it was so warm I had to bury myself with 10 feet of snow just so sleep "comfortably"
I grew up in the Canadian Arctic. -40 to -50 happened regularly. The Land of the Midnight Sun in summer is also the land of no sun, in winter. Everybody had plug in electric engine heaters. In fact, they are standard equipment for almost every car sold in Canada. They will warm the engine enough to start down to -50 if the front of the car is covered. Problem is, with that kind of cold, stuff just breaks. I have been stranded by vehicles in colder than -40 a few time. It isn't fun. Thanks for sharing. Those guys are real troopers.
Same deal in Norway and Finland. Block heaters are standard and parking places have outlets to plug them in.
Also from the Canadian Arctic. We almost always have our cars inside with a block heater, except for some rare cases. My car never has the room to fit inside, so when it's -50, I just start it. Never had a problem, and the car is 31! Let's hope it stays that way haha
Engine heaters is necessary in that climate, I aggree. But it's not enough in -50 -70, you have to warm transmission also.
@@romandrift2426 "so when it's -50, I just start it. Never had a problem" sounds unconvincing, every car enthusiast will tell you that. Are you probably an avid fisherman?😂😂
What u do for a living
im very impressed by yakutian people, what they go through, respect to you all. Greetings from Mombasa, Kenya.
In Perth, Western Australia, we prepare for winter by checking our wiper blades haven't disintegrated during summer. I couldn't even imagine living somewhere so cold.
I'm over in SE QLD. One night out in my home down it dropped below zero by a few and our car windows were frozen. Had no clue what to do because we never have to deal with it!
Foath bruva
you made everything right........siberia is not a place to live........
From Perth living in France..we have to put blankets on our screens. Lift up the wiper blades so they don't stick...add anti freeze coolant to the wiper reservoir & job done. Got to -11° last week & the missus drove off with a frozen tyre which split up the road & I had to change it for her to get home...couldn't feel my fingers for ages...
@@timbuktoo2 If this happens three times change the wife not just the tire, jk, love conquers all.
When I served in the Norwegian military I remember it got down to around -35-40°C a couple of nights, and man how much it changes things. Just enduring the cold isn't as bad as long as you are properly equipped, but man you have to constantly plan ahead for everything, and even the simplest tasks becomes slow and hard to do. For instance maintining your weapon, it's a pain in the ass to do with gloves, but touching metal with bare skin in those temperatures isn't cool(pun intended) either :)
A weapon in the cold can be fetal for your hands.
@Will Swift no. Dextrous gloves are not heat retaining enough to work in that kind of cold. What i have to do in alaska is quickly work on something alittle and put my hand back into my glovr. However you will reach the point where there is jo heat left in that hand to continue working and so you have tp gp back inside to wark your hands
@Richard Jackman lol you wouldnt last long in alaska
When I lived in Minnesota and wind chill would get -20°-50° fairly routinely, I kept myself and my car from freezing by moving everything to Hawaii 🤣
Mate I think if it was that temperature, it would be that shrivelled up, I couldn't even find my weapon, much less pull it out and use it!
As a Canadian, i could immediately tell it was as cold as they were saying it is. The sound the snow makes.. it doesnt start sounding like that until around -40
I always taste blood when the snow gets that crunchy
Coldest i have experienced here in north of Sweden is -42, that was insane. But -30 is not unusual
такой звук при -30 издает снег. Это я тебе как житель Омска говорю. у нас зима с Ноября по Апрель.
@@omskpravo55да что ты ,этому хохлу с Канады разве разъяснишь...
Совершенно точно. Только нам, северным людям, можно это почувствовать. My Canadian Bro 🤜🏻🤛🏻
Residing in Coober Pedy, a small Australian outback town amidst the desert, I observed a temperature of 48°C yesterday, which has now eased to 46°C today. , I'm watching this Siberian videos in the cool comfort of my air-conditioned space, marveling at the beauty and diversity of our planet Earth.
As a massive car enthusiast, I’ve been watching your various videos & wondering how on earth they are able to drive cars in such cold temperatures. This explains it perfectly. I thought the winters in Michigan were rough until I started watching your videos!
I too am an enthusiast of massive cars.
@@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394 If he's a massive car enthusiast does that mean he's tall and fat? ( : I'm a car enthusiast to a great magnitude, be they massive or diminutive.
i thought the winters where cold in australia! yes in high country victoria we do get snow! and its get to maybe -5 at the most. but my midday its get to a more warmer temperature.
Hi JillyBean860. How cold do the Michigan winters get?
@@EmmelineSama About -20°C 2nite, with windchill will drop another 6 or so 😂😂😂
As a member of the Canadian Infantry in the early 1980s I remember winter warfare training in northern Canada. It was regularly -50C and all the oils in our fighting vehicles would thicken to a tar/honey-like substance. Keeping them from freezing for weeks on end was tough work. But to make matters worse, we slept in tents on the ice. Now that was friggin cold. Not anxious to ever do that again
Didn’t they give you guys cups of hot maple syrup to stay warm ?
@@kampoutkid i'm pretty sure they do..... with a plateful of apologies
So you became a tactical Eskimo😃
I'm from the US, but non the less, thank you for your service.
Sounds horrible
The coldest Ive been in my entire life was probably skiing, at around -23 C. It was SO cold. I was wearing winter equipment, helmet, gloves etc. Not even a square centimeter of skin was exposed. I was so cold. Cold went through my coat, jacket and thermal shirt. It is crazy how this people can handle temperatures like this. Greetings from spain ♥️
-20 was a normal winter in my country, now it's around -10 Damn I was sweating as shit in Spain
@@itazurochi5537 42 C in some places in summer... Including where I live haha
@@tremon3688 I was in Valencia and Oropesa Del Mar mainly in August last year, I love and hate this place in the same time. Especially, no Uber outside of Valencia, forget about Bolt and suspicious taxi numbers on the wall signs where doesn't speak English at all. I regret I went there without a car but a good place anyway x)
@@itazurochi5537 yes... You should have rented a car. Where are you from?
I did 70 mph down my neighborhood street on a snowmobile in a T-shirt and carhartt jacket one time, it was like 10 degrees.
Как видим, человек может приспособиться к любым условиям на Земле 😊
Российский человек!
@user-uv3wr9bf7m точно подмечено☝️
@@user-uv3wr9bf7mякуты . Другие народы бы не выжили там
It is freaking impressive that these cars run at all in such conditions.
they were constructed to do this
They break down a lot but parts are very cheap and any repair could be done very quickly
Soviet engineering
it's freaking crazy people choose to live in such environments.
@@StanislavVilkov VAZ LADA?
I live in Australia. Winters are usually around 24°C so seeing this is absolutely bonkers. Such strong people.
me too, watching this im thinking fuck that, i dont like the cold, my thoughts, A: SCREW -50 for a joke B: a place i never want to visit C: i though dakkar looks tough & they should hold a similar event there
but what about Australian summers. I'd die in those
@@Daisudoridepends where you are m8. Most of us live in places where summer is pretty normal warm weather.
@@shodefektiv Rally at -50 will be a race to the death. People die on the roads of the Russian north every year. If the car stops far from civilization, they will freeze to death in a short time.
@@Daisudori Aircon my friend hahaha
I live in Canada and the coldest winter I've experienced was -30 celcius. At that temperature, my car doors were frozen, the engine takes a minute to start and all the windows are covered in frost. Now going another 20 degrees below that is INSANE.
in Calgary at one point it was -44 and my car was frozen solid and couldn't be use for a couple of day
In Finland harshest I've experienced was -51 Celsius. -40 is also common every winter.
As a Lithuanian i experencied more in my teens, thats very unpleasant specially with high wind
you dont use block heaters in can a da?
@@seidr9147 wow missä päin sä olit ...-51 i have never seen here in varsinais suomi
In northern Alaska where it usually gets colder (-40 to -50C) they do the same for their vehicles, where they cover up the front grill for insulation. Normally, if you have a diesel powerplant, which is popular there, they have plug in electric heaters to help keep the engine warm or just let them run. If you have a gasoline powerplant, it works quite well in low temperatures, especially fuels containing ethanol (usually 10%), the ethanol works as an antifreeze. However, in some cases you'll be better off using additives in gasoline in very low temperatures, just like with diesel fuel.
in sweden we would drain our trucks coolant halfway and sleep with it, in the morning we would boil it then poor it into the radiator warming the block up in 5 mins.
"Cold! If the thermometer had been an inch longer we'd all have frozen to death." - Mark Twain
If i had to live somewhere where I spent 4 hours a day insulating and defrosting my cars engine and snow licker tools just to go to Starbucks to get ground beef, bread, milk and tomatoes... And spent the second half the day wiping glass windows and blowing heaters at every path i take or object i want to unfreeze ... All while i worry about what if something breaks down or stops working ill freeze to death 8 miles by away... I would pack my leather insulation and get the fuck out of yakillatooza and go somewhere far far closer to the equator. And never turn back. Wtf kinda life is that and which idiot thought it was smart to establish his genetic settlement there.
@@matthewnienkirchen8083 no thanks, writers are notoriously bad politicians
@@matthewnienkirchen8083 "As to the human race. There are many pretty and winning things about the human race. It is perhaps the poorest of all the inventions of all the gods but it has never suspected it once. There is nothing prettier than its naive and complacent appreciation of itself. It comes out frankly and proclaims without bashfulness or any sign of a blush that it is the noblest work of God. It has had a billion opportunities to know better, but all signs fail with this ass. I could say harsh things about it but I cannot bring myself to do it -- it is like hitting a child." - Mark Twain Autobiographical dictation, 25 June 1906
I got excited when the window didn't fog up anymore. Now they're safe to drive, I'm very happy for them!!!
Que clima tan duro, y ver estás personas como lo afrontan, es increíble. gracias por este video, un exelente trabajo
I grew up in East Canada . In the old days it was not so cold ( still very cold ) but lots of snow . Cars burried with 4 feet of snow above car not uncommon . That which doesn't kill you ------ THANKS for great video and sweet commentary . Johnnie C . Nova Scotia
Here in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada it does get to -50C every once in a while. It is often -40C so I feel your pain! I've never had my oil freeze though - that's a whole new level of cold! I have driven just like that, scraping the windows while I drive. I have also been in a situation where the roads became impassable while we were driving and things were looking very grim - we had to break into a nearby house to keep from freezing to death. We left a note and some money for the window the next morning. These temperatures are very serious!
Edmonton here too...can confirm, cold sucks
Man, if I owned a place that was broken into so that people wouldn't freeze to death, I'd cry happy tears when I found that note! Material things can be replaced, I wouldn't worry about those in the least.
Got to -47 here friday, civic cranked hard but goddamn still started first try hehehe
@@ToddMoore1 We're no strangers to cold in northern BC buy you folks from northern AB and SK take it on the chin - and work through it. I used to sell Caterpillar gear and they often had to run multiple lines of power out to the panel that supplied all the heaters for a big machine. On a three-shift operation it's easier - the loaders and trucks only come in to the shop for oil changes and are working (warm) the rest of the time. They had one spot, wired with big power, where one unit could be fully plugged in if necessary. Start with multiple engine block heaters, add a circulating heater for rad, and another one for each type of oil, hydraulic and steering and two for the transmission - I think I remember nine different, full power heaters on one big Cat Loader. That's a lot of amps - a house sized power panel to feed it.
That’s how we do it here in Edmonton. Also, plugging in your car should prevent your oil from getting thick and freezing. I’ll also take out the battery and put it in the house when it’s real cold like that.
Germany: not allowed to warm up car while parked Yakutia: leave car running during the winter
Warned not to invade Poland! Still did it!!
@@JohnSmith-ei2pz classy
you still can warm up ur car in germany ? its not illegal , just sit inside the car , not a problem
LOL just be glad to have a country after the shenanigans that you pulled, don't think people have put that in the past yet because they haven't, and they shouldn't, at least until all Germans from that generation has passed,
@@nitroboy2 but only 3min
We had 3 days of -40 degree weather in Edmonton few days ago and it was horrible. I couldn't imagine living in a place where -50 degrees is normal winter temperatures. These people are very strong.
I grew up in New England and now live in Texas…. For a reason 😂 coldest weather I saw up north was -30
@@candyr85 Yeah it's not for everybody. Personally I learned to appreciate winter. I find the snow beautiful and I sleep better when it's cold outside. Also I like not having scorching hot summers where we need to stay indoors under the A/C all the time.
В Якутии сухой воздух, поэтому холод не ощущается столь сильным.
I live in northern Sweden, and I recall driving in these kinds of temperatures.. I had an old Volvo, which reliable cold started in -40C, colder than that you used an electric heater for the the engine.. One place I used to drive past, there was a small river rapid with a bridge across.. driving across it at -50C the car almost froze just passing it from the freezing water vapour rising from the rapids...
Back in 1992 I worked in Siberia for a Dutch company as a technical consultant at -43°C. It didn't feel that cold because of the dry air. Only your fingers stuck when you touched metal.😊 Furthermore, the vodka tasted the best!😎
i think that even though it feels not that bad at a lower temperature, its actually doing a lot more damage to your body to be in that environment. Its just your nerves and senses dont know how to process crazy low temperatures
It's the humidity. -50 in siberia is about the same as -25 in St. Peters (near a sea). Of course, a car would still freeze quicker in actual -50
Spd field company?
Сижу сейчас пью охлажденную водку, в самом сердце России, закусываю солеными огурцами и соленой сельдью. А ещё хлеб бородинский. Вам америкосам не понять.
@@atlanticamorphineпитерцы и москвичи всегда так говорят про влажность, но на самом деле нет, я проверял.
I live in Fairbanks, Alaska. We "plug in" our vehicles during winter. Equipped with electric heaters, we keep the crank case, engine and battery warm while not using then start and warm up for 1/2 to 1 hour before we need to take a trip. In -70f +, we usually leave the vehicles running if the heaters cannot keep engine warm enough. Impressive adaptation to the cold weather our 'cold weather cousins' from Yakutia. : )
Those engine heaters won't do much in really cold enviroments. Besides the transmission oil is still frozen solid.
@@XtreeM_FaiL here in russia we do a wool shield for our engines and place heater next to our engines if it gets over -45celsium. It’s around -62f ig. Good thing electrical power is cheap so we can afford it.
I left my 1964 Dodge pickup on 2nd Ave one day in the 70s at -55. After six hours I came out and it started! I was really surprised. It sure made lots of strange noises but it did get me home. No starter fluid, no heater, and I still wonder how that old engine managed to atomize the gas at that temp.
@@XtreeM_FaiL Arctic grade fluids are amazing these days. I do not even use a pan heater anymore on the engine or the trany. I don't even use battery warmers anymore now that global warming and fuel injection have arrived. Has not gone below -30 in my neighborhood since that 1989 cold spell when it was -50 for weeks.
@@RB-jv6un Американские машины 1960 и 1970 просто чудесные. И по дизайну, и по технической части. Да, может примитивные, зато надежные. И красивые)
I lived in Edmonton Alberta for 10 years and worked north.While it’s rarely this cold. It’s pretty close and you just get used to it. The worst part about having a heated garage is if your car doesn’t dry properly and you take it out everything that turns to liquid freezes. I once had to go to a mechanic shop when I was 10 hours from my house to unthaw my pick up truck box cover so I could get Christmas presents out for the kids.
Absolutely fascinating!
This video made me remember almost 10 years ago my company had a special contract and i made 8 tours to yakutsk with a truck, 4 of them in winter. Lowest temp was -56 and i remember i could sleep very little beacuse of snow storms and trucks air intake froze all the time, you had 10mins to get it back running or it was game over. Good times oh and it was 12.000km trip one way
Was there some kind of fuel warmer for the tank(s)?
@@MrByootox read the comment above by Magnus ( a week older than yer comment)
@@sargera1 Thanks, it would seem the simple answer is ..no
what do u mean the air intake froze?
@@soulsreaper7145снегом забился и замёрз, что не понятно?
That 1970’s UAZ is very tough and is still in very good condition. I never seen anyone putting extra layers on the glass. Very innovative.
They were basically making double-pane windows, the same technique that helps insulate houses.
@@trailerwookie Not really, double glazed windows have special gas between the layers that inhibits the transfer of heat. They also didn't stick it to the windscreen which is all we saw at the end.
@@trailerwookie Moisture and dirt, will get between those layers and they'll have to take it off.
@@elgoog7830 likely once the weather warms up they will undo there winterization including removal of the glass / plastic
the plastic on the side windows used to be REQUIRED to be done to your car in Alberta Canada in the winter to prevent frost up
The coldest I've ever been in was -69f (ambient air temperature), and -95f (wild chill), Campion Air Force Station, Alaska (winter, 1973). I went outside wearing nothing but a standard issue field jacket because, well, because I was a kid from Los Angeles where 70 degrees was chilly. BTW, if you play Frisbee at -20f, they'll crack if they hit the ground.
That double windshield trick was pretty slick!
Even cars freeze, but Yakutians don't - such resilient people 💙
@@andromeda45188 we are not Russians by ethnicity, we are Sakha, but we are Rossiyane (citizens of Russia).
@@andromeda45188 We have a different mentality, lifestyle, especially those who live in rural areas. Accordingly, the views on the whole surrounding world differ
@@andromeda45188 В России огромное количество национальностей, культур и религий . Но все мы Россияне.
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Yeah, Yakutians are so resilient. Even cars freeze, but not Yakutians! I would freeze for sure.
your videos never fail to capture a sense of calm and warmth even with all the scenery of the coldest place on earth
I love these videos!! They have opened my eyes to a whole different new world, I’m in a place where it never snows and winters are relatively warm, I’ve never experienced cold weathers and this, this to me is so fascinating how even the most basic stuff is different because of the cold 💀 it’s also fascinating how resilient humans are because they’ve lived in places like this for ages
You are very brave! Greetings from Slovenia
This reminds me of the Arctic Circle training we would do in Medicine Hat, Canada when serving in HM forces 1st Royal Tank Regiment. It was only 20 degrees below, but always felt colder. The tank and armoured car engines were never turned off unless they were in the heated workshops for maintenance. We soon learned to sleep on the back decks of the Centurions for a warm nights sleep.
Sure 👍
Government should charge big carbon taxes to the force so they will use a different way to deal whit the cold. I just cant believe that we have global warming. 🙂
@@peterrotrovich1402 it takes just as much energy, if not more to keep a building heated in extreme cold as it does to idle the vehicles.
@@peterrotrovich1402 ah yes because in war, the enemy cares about carbon emissions. Maybe if you ask them nicely to hold off their attack so you can warm up your engines. Reducing carbon footprint is a fools errand saved for the wealthy and the comfortable.
Metal mass holds heat....most modern military tankers do that. 2nd Armor Division HELL ON WHEELS...FT HOOD TX
Years ago I did cold start when it was exactly -36°C in Finland. I forgot to put the engine heater on earlier and "had" to start without it. It felt horribly wrong for the car, but it made it. But -50°C is so much colder that there is no point even trying to do cold start then.
what was the car? how long it stood?
@@garage5125 nissan almera, it had stood like 12 hours before starting
I'm glad winters are becoming mellow at lest in the southern Finland. I took my moped Honda Monkey to school in 2000 at -26 C. Had to slow down from 50 to 30 km/h after few minutes even though I had two pairs of glows on. No problem starting that thing ever. I don't think we've had many days colder than that in the south since then.
@@nakke3 When I'm driving my motorized bicycle at -15~20°c I keep my hands to cylinder of engine to warm when I'm going downhill
Just heat the intake air and get an otto engine. Diesel works as well but is harder to start at low temperatures.
Incredible! Thank you for sharing this and May God bless you!
I remember my grand father told me stories about how truckers would put small fire pits under the trucks to keep the oil pan warm.
A suggestion for those storing their cars for the winter. Jack the cars up and put them on blocks or jack stands. That way when the tires lose air from sitting and the air condenses from the cold temps, the tires won't get deformed when they go flat. You'll need to put air in them before you drop the car back down though. Just something I've learned over the years from storing vehicles for the winter.
Good luck using jacks to take it off the blocks. They’re not on pavement.
@@CobaltLobster put a sheet or two of plywood under the jack/stands, the ground is frozen, no problem getting the cars up. I would use large logs under the frame. More stable. I also wouldn't live where it is -50 for months at a time......
@@CobaltLobster if you can't work out the solution to this problem you would not survive the winter anyway.
many suspensions aren't designed to be at full droop for extended periods of time and it can actually cause problems. Thats why some people park them on curved platforms to prevent the flat spotting. I've always just stored my car with the tires at max psi, then lower it to recommended in the spring and the flat spots tend to smooth out after about 5 mins of driving.
Glad to hear suggestions from internet experts from their air conditioned homes
Durability over Comfort. I dig that 👌
Too much useless junk technology on vehicles now.
I live in the Philippines and unfortunately, I don't experience winter over here. The coldest ambient temperature this year won't go below 22 deg Celsius. We Filipinos love to go abroad to experience winter once in our lifetime. Thank you for sharing your daily challenges in the winter season. I love all your videos.
It's raining over here and it's relatively cold compared to summer. However, I'm sitting in my terrace without my upper clothes because I'm not used to wearing a shirt when I'm in the house. It's just too warm for me in here.
While I was in the US Navy and stationed in Virginia, I had a few Filipino friends and coworkers who were just absolutely overjoyed when it snowed. It was easy to tell they'd never experienced snow before. Lots of fun. 😊
Meanwhile we in Québec go to Florida to escape it, locals looking at us like we're insane going for a swim when it's 18° outside is always fun
Inviting all responsible tourists to come visit the Philippines. I see lots of retired tourists here. Unfortunately they can't experience the whole beauty of my nation coz they just lie on the beach for a tan treatment.
Loved your short film. Thank you for sharing! Where I live in British Columbia, Canada, all I need are snow tires. Nothing compared to what you showed in your film.
These videos teach me far more appreciation for culture than any other video on KZhead…
Appreciation for life too, it puts into perspective how easy our lives are compared to others
@@Ballsy_ no. sorry but other groups of people struggling does not denigrate or diminish anyone else's problems. they would laugh and scoff at you for such a mentality.
@@Ballsy_ Especially in Ukraine....
It's not culture, it's life in difficult conditions.
@@ianswift3521 some people have to make everything into a contest, and I don't even think this is impressive for courageous, it's actually stupid to live in such an inhospitable place, smart people leave crappy places and find better places to live, which is why Humanity left its birthplace and spread out
January 2010, I was at a Uranium mine in Northern Saskatchewan and we had to wait for it to warm up to -45C from -56C before our plane could come in to take us back to Saskatoon. These miners and operators at these mines sites and gold mine sites work daily through the winter at these tempuratures. Flip side to that September 2005 flew into Asaluyeh, Iran with our Safety Boss Safety Team and when we landed on the Gulf it was +48C and by the middle of September it was +56. We were working on the 6 Petrochemical construction sites with 3,000 construction workers and 5 full time fire crews and managment on site. Well thats the Cold and Hot news from around the world....
Thats insane condition for a regular person😂
You strong man
@@Oldueboi сильный в том, что один раз на холоде побывал? 😂😂😂
Down here in Western Australia the gold mines get to +50c outside, I went to a uranium mine here as well
I think -50 is better than +50
I love that shot of the space heater flame, from the other side of the car. Oh it will be fine, just fine, Im sure. Nice cozy garage you have up there. Thanks for posting.
Loved the production style. So calming.
A blocker heater, oil pan heater and battery blanket all work pretty well in Canadian North where I live in -50 + weather.
I was wondering if anybody has tried block heating. But I guess problems in Yakutia are far more difficult as I guess even the fuel lines must be getting frozen.
7:06 here in the northern valley of California the winters can be excruciating, often going as low as 43°F or 6° celcius. My strategies to preparre for the winter is remembering to remote start my car a few minutes prior so its nice and cozy inside when i head out. Sometimes i need to wear a sweater or hoodie.
Thank you for the video. Intertaining
The temperature would get to -45F where I grew up in Wyoming in the United States. One thing I did with my battery was build an insulated box around it and put a 75 watt light bulb in the box to act as a heater to keep the battery warm. Another thing I do in the winter is to use mixed air conditioner air with heated air inside the car while driving. The air conditioned air is dry and helps remove moisture from inside the vehicle and the windshield. It really helps keep the windows from frosting on the inside.
That is what the defroster setting does on semi-modern-ish cars.
Cars have automatic features that turn on the AC when you use the defrost setting. They have for years
I live in South East Wisconsin. I once had an idea of putting a diesel heater in my Jeep Wrangler. Then running battery cables from the back storage area inside the cab. That way, in the winter, I could install the battery in the back instead of under the hood and the heater would keep the cab and the battery warm. Then I thought that was a goofy idea. After watching this video and reading this post, maybe it wasn't a goofy idea.
Once it is defrosted, I turn the setting to cabin/feet heat but leave the AC on to dry the air in the cabin. My defrost mode goes off when I change it to that setting so I have to manually turn the AC on. It is a 2011 vehicle.
My 15-year-old car wouldn't start in this -13 degree morning. I respect the Yakutian people for so many things, and this is just one more! I love this channel. 💕
These guys make a great team. They're highly skilled technicians.
in my life i have experienced -30 in mid sweden late 70s for 5years and recall my dads stuggles with winter/starting cars up..the merc was watercooled so would be trouble so my dad bought a vw fixed that drama hehehehe.. now +40c degrees on and off in Australia last 40years however this video is on another level..love the Truck looks tough, don't think 80% of cars in Australia would make it, way too much technology in them. hats off to you people..respect.
I grew up in northern part of Serbia, and a forest administration company in my village had several of these old Soviet vehicles. I actually drove in one of the UAZ vehicles, while working as a teenager for the forest department. They used a lot of fuel, but they were made to go and NOT stop in almost any condition. This brings back fond memories :) Thank you for the video.
I will always remember this while shoveling snow from now on. These guys are tough, respect!
Doing some tough times I had a live in the motorhome during a very cold winter. Something interesting I found out was that if I shoveled snow around the bottom of the motorhome, it kept the wind and the cold front coming in underneath and made it a lot warmer inside the motor home. Also that plastic sealing kit you see for sale in hardware stores? You know the one that you use a blow-dryer to shrink wrap it on the window tightly works really well if done correctly!
I just love your channel. One of the best channels on KZhead
Excellent video, thank you! Best wishes from Roger (in England)
I lived in Anchorage for 5 years, and that was my limit. Hats off to these folks.
Alaska? Lived up there for 30 years. Loved the cold weather.
Yo I live in fairbanks
I think the coldest I've ever experienced there was somewhere around -20°F. That was enough for me. I'm a warm weather person.
How do I prep for winter driving? Same as you. Heated garage, double layer windows, cover the grill / lower scoop (keep the diesel sensor in covered). Spare belt, extra warm gear in my backseat, etc… life in interior Alaska is similar to Yakutsk. Stay warm!
So impressed by these people, there's no way I can survive in this climate
The coldest temp I’ve experienced is -30°C, which was fairly cold, but the weather was pretty dry. I actually think the times it’s been -10-15°C but really snowy and windy it feels much worse. It really seeps into your clothes and makes your clothes wet, which is the absolute worst feeling.
Great Video Kiun. Kudos to Radomir Sergeev, the cameraman. Beautiful and well though cinematography. I like his observational style. Could you do a little behind the scenes some time and share with us how you shoot the videos! Keep the great content and thanks for sharing insights from such a remote but interesting place on earth! Outside it may be -71 C but the Yakutian heart-warming and resilient spirit keeps life, community, and culture thriving!
I hope we also get a video about school and socializing between students around those parts of the world. Love this channel! One of the best Slice of Life based channels.
She did! kzhead.info/sun/n85ud7ySmHdtpKs/bejne.html
There already is a video about it that she uploaded. Kindly browse her channel.
I have identical car. Its engine is not economical but is built with big gaps between parts and with low compression ratio, both helping in low temps. Cooling circuit is 13 litres. It takes a longer time to warm it up but there is a "lifehack" described in manual. You have to pour all coolant (or literally - water) into a bucket and take it to home.When you have to use your car., In winter, you can warm up the coolant almost to boiling point on your stove and refill your engine, which helps to initially warm up the engine. When needed, you can repeat the operation with anoter portion of water. There also was an accessory, mounted in military and Siberian versions of this UAZ 469 or ZIL trucks. Small gasoline stove mounted in cooling circuit. It could warm the engine to above zero Celsius which made the oil liquid bach and helped to run the engine. I did the same tricks with machines in Antarctica, then I have built electrical warme for our bulldozer. And I have connected cooling circuit of our tractor with cooling circuit of power generator, which helped keeping acceptable engine temperature all day.
It doesn't get quite this cold where I am but -25°C is pretty normal during the winter months. I definitely agree that covering up the radiator helps in extreme cold 🥶
Looks like a pretty decent car. Here, in Finland we have built-in engine heaters and internal heater working from electricity. There are also versions that work directly using the fuel from the car. Diesel fuel is also changed somewhat to have lower freezing point.
I was thinking the same thing.
In Northern Canada, we keep our trucks running 24-7. It's our company fuel truck and when it gets -25c or lower it's best to keep it running overnight.
A very interesting episode thanks 🍻👏👏🙏
Very informative vlogs
In extreme cold it’s very beneficial to draw the intake air from around the exhaust manifold to warm it up. It works very well in keeping the fuel mileage up and general drivability. Works great on efi engines too. Just to bad they don’t make hot thermostats for most engines.
Aircraft do this! Called a Carburetor heater mostly to combat carb icing by drawing in warm(er) air heated by the exhaust system into the intake
Your smoking something man 🤣 the heck it is smh. And he’s rite about the aircraft tho
it is called EGR
My old Volvo has this actually. Before the carburetor it has one pipe going forward towards the headlight for cold air and one going to the manifold sucking air from inside the heat shield. There is a thermostat inside so that it only pulls in the hot air during cold days, and since it's an inefficient old push-rod engine the exhaust manifold heats up real fast.
@@pankeaux1 EGR is something completely different
Yep! I go though much of what Yakutian people do in the winter here in Montana! But not as long as they do! Bless them!
Wow. These people are amazing!
Years ago, a young man left his house wearing a T-shirt and jeans to drive a few miles. This was winter in the UK and it was snowing heavily, and his car got stuck in snowdrifts on the motorway. He kept the engine running for the heater until he ran out of fuel, and wearing only a T-Shirt and jeans, he began to get very cold, very quickly. He eventually abandoned his car to trek across fields to where he could see an illuminated building. His frozen body was found in the field after searchers began to look for him. That this could happen in the UK on its main motorway was shocking, but preparedness is vital, so is common sense, and whilst he went from a heated house to his heated car, he hadn't considered what would happen if he was delayed or stuck, and being so inappropriately dressed for the conditions. . I keep a winter emergency kit in my car, which includes a minus 20 degrees sleeping bag, food, drinks, snacks, water, stove, etc. If I become stranded I have everything necessary to support life and keep morale high. I also have an axe, saw, snow shovel and spade, so if possible I can self rescue!
That's a really solid car survival kit. It's better to have it, and never need it...
As a truck driver I'm always prepared but, every year I see a car with 3-4 teen boys in it digging themselves out of a snowbank in nothing but t-shirts and shorts. It's like the first robin in spring - teens in snowbanks is the first sign of winter. 😂
A few things I keep in my trunk not mentioned: Extra sweater, hat, gloves, rain coat, socks, candles, space blanket, chemical hand warmers, flashlight, jumper cables, methyl hydrate, first aid kit, painkiller, flares and rope.
Where do you live where there's a real possibility that you might freeze to death if you get stuck on the roadside? All of that seem excessive to keep in your vehicle at all times unless you plan on doing a road trip in very remote areas up north.
@@aden3113 Where do you live that there's not?
My winter prep is based on wearing a sweater in the mornings if parked outside. Spain can reach crazy temperatures in the winter, sometimes even below 25C
Even below 25c, mate.. its -25 where im at 😅
@@maximeb6662 That's the joke...
Equator country problems 😂
I prepare in winter by putting the windows up ( not the whole way ) .
below 25°C? That's not even freezing levels....That's actually quite warm.....🙄
Been in northern Canada when it was -48 ambient for a few days, -58 with the windchill… I just drove an f-150 so plugged it in and cranked it over, let it warm up for 20 minutes and drove around. 80%+ of trucks in northern SK are f-150s… ford missing out an east advertisement.
In Norway we have electric engine heaters, a warming element inside the block in the coolant fluid. Costs about US$400 to install.
Electric heaters are also available in Russia; they are produced here. The problem is that not everywhere there is electricity for the heater. There is no electricity when fishing or hunting in the forest
Hello I live in Seattle. (United States) It doesn’t get as cold here but I have a helpful suggestion to keep your car windshield from freezing. Get a large blanket and cover the windshield.. Secure the blanket so the wind doesn’t blow it off… The snow or freezing rain, will freeze on the OUTSIDE of the blanket but NOT on the windshield… I use this every winter! I hope this helps you!! God Bless You 🇺🇸🙏🎚 We Speak Different Languages but We are Family of this Earth 🌎 Randy
ye, we do that in Russia when it gets REAAALLY cold a sensible suggestion!
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I have not experienced the extreme cold that you describe here; however when I moved to Canada I lived in Northern Alberta. The worst temperature I endured was -55. I have experienced deformed tires. I have also had to warm up a car by using a blow torch on the oil pan. It was common at that time to use plastic double pains on the side widows. Most people have an emergency kit in their car which included a shovel, candles and food. I enjoyed your video. I’m glad I live in Southern Alberta where the winter is much less severe.
Also in similar conditions keeping your car windows well cleaned and degreased, can reduce the formation of sticky moisture and therefore ice.
I lived far northern Ontario for a while. Hit about -45. The secret to living in cold area's is the lack of humidity. It's insane diff in temp. -10c down south compared to up north feels colder then -45. We just bundle in layers and it honestly feels so crisp and clean the air it's amazing... You really never get that feeling down south unless the temps really drop for a couple days a year. I really miss the cold. I was able to keep my ford escape going with a Battery warmer and a tender. I never bothered with oil heater and I was able to always use my car thankfully.
I sure don't have to do any of this to prepare for winter driving. I can never complain about scraping ice off my car and sometimes people are too lazy to scrape off all of it! You guys are the coolest and I admire the process of living out there! Thank you for sharing this with the world.
I live in Massachusetts and some people are so lazy here that they don't even remove snow from the roof of the car which can definitely get you pulled over and fined but is dangerous
@@STMARTIN009 you mean their cahs?
This video is amazing. I live in an area with no temperature fluctuations. Our temperature is always between 22 - 32 Celsius. 32 is very hot for us and 22 is very cold for us. Some parts of my country has a yearly temperature range of 10-20 Celsius. My fellow countrymen have never seen freezing temperatures. It's amazing to see you all are coping this cold temperature.
Indonesia?
@@edstraker8451 Sri Lanka
@@husnijabir7748 It is very hot in Central Yakutia in summer, sometimes during the day the temperature reaches 38-40 degrees
@@bilka2723 Yes. It"s amazing that they are coping with both extremes.
is the same in enezuela
Quand je regarde ce reportage, je suis content d'habiter un pays tempéré.Bravo aux habitants de la Sibérie ils sont très courageux 👍
Это Якутия, Сибирь территориально находится в другом месте)
We live in the foothills of the mountain range. Our elevation of our local airport is 1200 feet. Nearby is Reservoir Park, a one-million-gallon high altitude pool of protected water, located also at 1200 feet elevation. While this may not seem like high mountain living, we also have the World's largest deposit of fresh water nearby. They are called the Great Lakes and are only about 30 miles farther north. In the winter it can be -0-degree Fahrenheit for a week or more, and once for three days it was minus 25 degrees. We have high winds and some winters lots of snow. The lowest low-pressure zone ever recorded from a storm was not in a hurricane in the Gulf or Tropics, but during a winter storm in a town called Cleveland Ohio, which is on Lake Erie. There was no place to move the snow. My mom said that us kids were sled riding from the roof of our home. Every year in Sept and October I budget new tires, filters, and fluids for each of our vehicles. We have only Awd and 4wd vehicles in out household. Some winters we also put on the studded traction tires, which in the state of Ohio you are allowed to use steel studded tires on the highway during the period extending from the first day of November of each year through the fifteenth day of April of the succeeding year. We park our vehicles inside well insulated heated garages. Sometimes we leave them running when out on a trip.
What a beautiful video, love the ingenuity in using materials on hand, thanks for sharing your journey with us.
"...is far more important than having parking sensors and comfortable seats" hahahaha!
Still is for many of us, that's why we drive 20-30 year-old 4x4's
Here in Alberta we had -49c last year. I bought a on board battery tender, battery warmers, and replaced the block heater. Had to have it all plugged in, or else the trucks were not very happy... expecially the HEUI diesels... but they cheeched through it
Ich bin in Österreich zu Hause! Wenn wir im Winter im Haus einheizen und uns den "Arsch abfrieren", geht ihr noch draußen baden! Wir haben in Linz/Donau im Winter Tiefsttemperaturen von -5°C - -12°C! Das dauert aber nur höchstens 7-10 Tage! Ich bewundere solche Leute wie euch immer wieder, mit welchen Umständen ihr zu leben wisst und trotzdem auch lustig sein könnt! Wie fast alle Menschen auf dieser Welt! Ich schicke euch ganz viele liebe Grüße aus meinem Herzen! Da ist es warm! 🌹😘🍺💪👍😎🇦🇹
Love your videos. Yakutia is incredibly fascinating
Have mild winters where I live. Usually one day of negative 10 Fahrenheit. We keep spare warm clothes, hand warmers, and med kit in the car and always travel with water. This was very interesting and thank you for the knowledge of insulation and further steps colder areas take. Really insightful, be safe!
-10 это черт те что только не зима
@@user-wv6xq3cl2t -10F так-то -23C, что вполне себе нормальный мороз.
I wish to visit that beautiful place and it’s ppl❤
Here in Wisconsin, we do get cold spells of -20F to -30F. I treat my old diesel truck pretty well. I plug in the block heater when it gets below 40F. Winter front goes on below 10F. Premium winterized fuel, and I use more additives.
I thought it was cold here in Toronto at -23c a few days ago. This video reminded me how lucky we are with central heat or even heated garage in our houses.
NORTH YORK HERE
My older uncle told me once of his escapades in North Dakota having a job driving an old model T truck and in winter he would take it home and drain the cooling system. I don't think they even used anti- freeze, you just ran it all day and drained it out at night. He would then heat up some water in the morning and slowly warm it up so it would start. He also told me about ramming it through tall snow drifts.
I lived in Northern Ontario for a few years and we’d see -43c/-47c coldest, everything was plugged in and diesel and some days the town would just stop. If you bought fuel at one of the cheap stations it was watered down and would freeze up your fuel tank and lines and you’d have to heat up the vehicle in a shop. I don’t miss that weather.
Crazy!
I loved the video! I'm visiting Fairbanks, Alaska right now for 2 weeks at my Dad's place (And hope to live here soon or later), and in the winter, temperatures that are below -25°F or -30°F will require vehicles to be heated before turning on the engine. Otherwise it won't start! Vehicles here come equipped with a plug at the engine, and you just plug it into an outlet to keep your car engine from freezing! You can have the car turned off in the process. These power outlets are found in a lot of parking lots, and if you're home and have a garage, I'd suggest the garage, and if not the garage, plug it in to an outlet outside! It is important to have tools, snow/ice tires on your vehicle, and a source of warmth in case of emergencies!
Be careful with those plugs. Loads of cars catch on fire in Russia because of them during winter. Either they are incorrectly installed or they are not monitored. The safest method is using the heat gun like these chaps in the video. It's used the most here in Russia.
@@jared4670 Thank you for this info! I will keep that in mind!
@@jared4670 We have block heaters installed in all cars sold in Canada. You can choose not to get one, but most of us have them. Look up how dangerous it is to use your block heater in North America. I have never heard of anyone having an issue with block heaters in the past 46 years. Oil heaters are a completely different thing than a block heater.
I live on the Maine, Usa border of Canada where it can dip to -50 F . My Dad always put a thick furniture pad on top of the engine of his pick up truck when he came home, and then plugged in an electric water heater to keep the block warm all nite, as it circulated . The lg semi diesel trucks ran all winter , fuel was cheaper than getting a boost. We worked everyday outside in winter and played too. I always loved a blizzard with the winds howling at nite, more quilts were added to stay warm if the wood fire went out. Grandfather would break the ice on the pail of water on the sideboard to make coffee. We were so poor , the poor people called us poor. We didnt know we were poor. WE were healthy , always had food, loved God and Country,, we were rich without much money. Always had the best neighbors in the world .