SFR Some Crazy MT Weather Extremes

[Old406Kid]

 

[Breck]

Do you live in Dillon? I caught my PB brown trout (in my profile pic) on the Beaverhead back in 2021.

 

[Old406Kid]

Do you live in Dillon?

No, I grew up in Billings.
I only floated and fished the Beaverhead once but that was 30 years ago. That said, I'd sure like to float it again.

 

[Breck]

That was my first and only time too. Even with low water, we had to duck really low in order to not bang our heads on the bottoms of a few bridges. In one instance, we actually had to push against the bottom of the bridge in order to clear it.

 

[Long_Rod_Silvers]

I'm trying to contemplate -41 degrees....

 

[Breck]

I'm trying to contemplate -41 degrees....

I've lived it, man. It's complete and utter nonsense. If you're brave (or crazy) enough to go outside, every square inch of skin needs to be covered and insulated. If you don't wear goggles, your eyes immediately tear up and then instantly freeze. Your eyes literally freeze shut. It suuuuuuuucks. It's not the norm in MT, but most winters, you will get a few days of temperatures in that range. I'm baffled that the wildlife are able to survive it.

 

[Jim F.]

I've lived it, man.

Forgot one. Vehicles go "click" when you hit the ignition.

 

[JudyM]

Forgot one. Vehicles go "click" when you hit the ignition.

Need an engine block heater.. Cousin in Juneau, Alaska and another old neighbor in Battle Creek, Michigan.

 

[Jim F.]

Need an engine block heater

Standard equipment & prudent to use, but neither foolproof nor a guarantee that a rig is going to start in those kind of temps.

 

[_WW_]

I've lived it, man. It's complete and utter nonsense. If you're brave (or crazy) enough to go outside, every square inch of skin needs to be covered and insulated. If you don't wear goggles, your eyes immediately tear up and then instantly freeze. Your eyes literally freeze shut. It suuuuuuuucks. It's not the norm in MT, but most winters, you will get a few days of temperatures in that range. I'm baffled that the wildlife are able to survive it.

I've been in -40. I don't remember my eyes freezing but I do remember the inside of my nose freezing. Lucky for me the school bus stopped right in front of our house - and never missed a day.

 

[Old406Kid]

I've been in -40. I don't remember my eyes freezing but I do remember the inside of my nose freezing. Lucky for me the school bus stopped right in front of our house - and never missed a day.

Therefore, the nose mitten.

 

[_WW_]

Therefore, the nose mitten.
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We wore those ski masks that people use when they're robbing banks. And engineer boots because they were cool and all the kids had them.

 

[Old406Kid]

We wore those ski masks that people use when they're robbing banks. And engineer boots because they were cool and all the kids had them.

Ditto on the masks. For boots on my morning paper route I had a pair of these sheepskin lined WWII aviator's boots along with a coupe of pairs of socks.

All that said, when I was in the 4th grade I was dumb enough to freeze my ears almost to the point of amputation.
My 95 year old Mom was just reminiscing about this and said my Dad broke down in tears when he saw me.