Stranded octogenarian survives five days in Arizona desert (windshield, SUV, gasoline)
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Henry Morello began to lose hope after being stranded in his car in the Arizona desert for five long days in which the 84-year-old drank windshield wiper fluid, used car mats to stay warm and read a car manual from cover to cover to pass the time. Stranded octogenarian survives five days in Arizona desert - The Globe and Mail
Henry Morello began to lose hope after being stranded in his car in the Arizona desert for five long days in which the 84-year-old drank windshield wiper fluid, used car mats to stay warm and read a car manual from cover to cover to pass the time. Stranded octogenarian survives five days in Arizona desert - The Globe and Mail
He said " My battery went dead, my cell phone went dead and then I went dead "....
This guy did enough things right to survive. First, he was on his way home from a restaurant....was full, and brought the rest in a doggy bag. He stayed with the car, which was a 2007 Lexus SUV. He put a piece of reflective chrome strip on the roof to be seen...and most important attempted to strain the washer fluid. For an 84 year old with dementia, Henry had it together! He probably won't complain anymore about that "bargain, watered down" washer fluid!!
Good example of why if you drive in a desert, or any remote place for that matter, bring along some water (bottled or those large plastic 7 gallon aquatainers or whatever they're called), food, etc. You never know when a car might break down and strand you. I could live out of my car for at least a week on what's stuffed in the trunk (food, sleeping bag, tarps, axe, rope, various fire starters, a couple coleman lanterns, stove, metal mess kit (stored water freezes in the winter here), 5 gallon can of gas, etc.). It sounds crazy but I have been stranded temporarily in the past in a rather isolated area...
Good example of why if you drive in a desert, or any remote place for that matter, bring along some water (bottled or those large plastic 7 gallon aquatainers or whatever they're called), food, etc. You never know when a car might break down and strand you. I could live out of my car for at least a week on what's stuffed in the trunk (food, sleeping bag, tarps, axe, rope, various fire starters, a couple coleman lanterns, stove, metal mess kit (stored water freezes in the winter here), 5 gallon can of gas, etc.). It sounds crazy but I have been stranded temporarily in the past in a rather isolated area...
It doesn't sound crazy at all, coming from an artic homesteader! I read an article about jumper cable campfires....but it looked kinda dangerous! Jumper Cable Campfire
It doesn't sound crazy at all, coming from an artic homesteader! I read an article about jumper cable campfires....but it looked kinda dangerous! Jumper Cable Campfire
Steel wool and a battery can be used to make a fire (watch out you don't hurt yourself doing it though). I still prefer flint and steel with a little gasoline to cheat over that method though.
good example of why if you drive in a desert, or any remote place for that matter, bring along some water (bottled or those large plastic 7 gallon aquatainers or whatever they're called), food, etc. You never know when a car might break down and strand you. I could live out of my car for at least a week on what's stuffed in the trunk (food, sleeping bag, tarps, axe, rope, various fire starters, a couple coleman lanterns, stove, metal mess kit (stored water freezes in the winter here), 5 gallon can of gas, etc.). It sounds crazy but i have been stranded temporarily in the past in a rather isolated area...
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He probably won't complain anymore about that "bargain, watered down" washer fluid!!
