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+1. Having a home in both Alaska and Texas, I've had the misfortune of experiencing both scenarios But I'm going with no A/C being far more miserable. You can warm yourself up with coats and such. You can't cool yourself down, especially not when it's humid.
Never that humid. TX humidity along the coast is only about 60 percent in the afternoons. I road along with my camelback flapping in the breeze squirting myself with it every few minutes. Not too bad.
Odd nobody wanted to walk into a truck stop after finishing a chilly drive to enjoy some heartwarming moonshine .
They don't serve moonshine in truck stops anywhere in this country.
I've (many years ago) driven cross country in the dead of winter, stopping at every 100 miles/rest area to warm up under the bathroom blow dryers.
I've also driven cross country with no AC.
I'll take the cold every time. At least you can warm up occasionally and dress appropriately.
They don't serve moonshine in truck stops anywhere in this country.
I've (many years ago) driven cross country in the dead of winter, stopping at every 100 miles/rest area to warm up under the bathroom blow dryers.
I've also driven cross country with no AC.
I'll take the cold every time. At least you can warm up occasionally and dress appropriately.
Sorry, I edited it to Tennessee Beer.
You had some guts to drive through the Northeast or Midwest without Heat though. Snow or Ice = zero visibility under such conditions.
Last edited by Adi from the Brunswicks; 03-23-2014 at 05:40 PM..
Spent most my life in WI, and some of the worst drives were in delivery trucks with no heat in dead of winter. When my beverage would freeze in the cab I knew it was chilly. Now living in SC, heck we purposely drive with the top down all over, even in middle of the hot summers. So my vote is I need heat, can live without ac
Driving without A/C in the heat is orders of magnitude easier than driving in cold weather without heat.
All depends on where you are driving at the moment. For example, in Fairbanks, Alaska may get around 80-90 degrees during the summer, so no AC is needed unless one wants to, but drive during the winter when the temperature drops anywhere from -20 to -65, and driving becomes almost impossible without heat. Your breath turns to ice on the windshield and windows almost instantly.
By the way, being in Alaska does not mean that one has experienced cold temperatures. All depends on where in Alaska one lives, since in some areas heat is not needed all the time, and AC none at all. In the interior of Alaska, and over by Nome and other areas is where one can't drive automobiles without heat.
I drove for 30 years before I ever owned a car with AC. Living in Louisiana, Alabama, California. Nobody else had AC either. I never lived in a house with AC until I was 50.
I drove for 30 years before I ever owned a car with AC. Living in Louisiana, Alabama, California. Nobody else had AC either. I never lived in a house with AC until I was 50.
None of my schools at AC, and I'm in Alabama.
Back before every car had AC, cars doors had those handy little windows we called "louvers." You could turn it to blast yourself with air without having the bigger window rolled down. It might have been hot air, but at least it was airflow.
I'd rather freeze than burn, assuming the cold weather isn't so severe it has adverse effects on road conditions. It's easier to layer up than strip down.
Mike
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But I'm going with no A/C being far more miserable. You can warm yourself up with coats and such. You can't cool yourself down, especially not when it's humid.
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