RacingComputers
RacingComputers GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
12/11/24 5:20 p.m.

What brand do you recommend for Extreme Cold Weather Jumper Cables.

 

High Silicone Rubber outer coating and flexible battery clamps with manageable with Gloves or Mittens?

 

Thanks

RacingComputers
RacingComputers GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
12/11/24 10:17 p.m.

Bueller ??

Slippery
Slippery GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
12/11/24 11:04 p.m.

You dont need anything special. Just keep them in the car. 

ShawnG
ShawnG MegaDork
12/12/24 12:02 a.m.

Mine are welding cable.

Still bendy at -25c, here on planet Hoth.

DarkMonohue
DarkMonohue GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
12/12/24 1:19 a.m.
RacingComputers said:

Bueller ??

Five hours isn't a whole lot of time to get a response, especially considering that most of the folks here are on the east coast and you posted toward the end of the day. Responses will come in as people make their way here.

Your use of quotation marks around "jumper cables" in the title suggests that you are not looking for actual jumper cables. Do you have a different purpose in mind?

How cold is your "extreme cold weather" condition?

stuart in mn
stuart in mn MegaDork
12/12/24 7:22 a.m.
ShawnG said:

Mine are welding cable.

Still bendy at -25c, here on planet Hoth.

My dad got some welding cable ~50 years ago and made some jumper cables, I still use them today.  Besides the composition of the rubber insulation, the wire inside is made up from many fine strands.  They're always as flexible as cooked spaghetti no matter what temperature it is.  I've used them in -30F conditions.

NY Nick
NY Nick GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
12/12/24 7:47 a.m.

I have been told the welding cable thing repeatedly. I have some really nice ones that I bought from someone who I am assuming was really high at 2:00 in the morning in Charlotte back in 2002. They are probably 20' long, have great clamps and stay pliable in the cold. I don't know the manufacturer. Well spent $5.

TRoglodyte
TRoglodyte UltraDork
12/12/24 8:18 a.m.

Go to a welding supply shop, they will make you as fine a pair as you can afford.

Toyman!
Toyman! GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
12/12/24 8:36 a.m.

I have a set that's probably 30 years old. They are basically welding cables. I have no clue who they are made by. They stay flexible down into the 20s but that's as cold as it gets down here. 

I also seldom use them since jump boxes have gotten so capable. I use this one. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08M41FX48/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

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