AllOver Overland

Yo! So winter has arrived. We got blasted with a big snow storm right out of the blocks. Normally we get light snow first, it melts, then a few more inches so on… But we got nailed with over 6 inches right off the bat. I think we got around 8 inches at our house. The plows and cities were not ready in the Peninsula, it was a mess on the roads. That is a completely different story, this post is my first winter tip of the season.

The worst thing to happen is your door getting frozen shut. Yep. Frozen solid. I have also had my roof top tent frozen shut. Not a good time. This is just what happens in winter, so here is a tip to keep your doors, tents, and zippers from freezing shut.

Zipper Lube or Vaseline for the win.

Last year Craig told me about zipper lube, it comes in a tube like a glue stick. You just apply some on the rubber seals and or zippers so they won’t freeze. The zipper lube helps he zipper teeth glide more smoothly which also helps the zipper from getting stuck. Last year I used Stone Glacier’s Zipper Lube purchased off Amazon. It worked great all winter. This year I am trying vaseline instead. A local told me that he has used vaseline to keep rubber and zippers working good in winters.

So I stuck my fingers in the jelly sticky yet slippery vaseline. I got a generous layer on my fingers and started applying it directly to the rubber seals of my truck doors, yes your vehicle door seals. I also applied plenty to the awing zipper, tent zippers, tent rubber seals. Any place I thought might help.

We will see how vaseline works this winter and I will give a full report.

Michael Hyden