How hot's my car?

ian408

Yesterday, I was reminded how hot the trunk (and interior) of a car get.

Mind you, it was in the 70's yesterday when I opened the trunk to find a tube of sunscreen had turned pretty much to a watery liquid (still in the tube).

As a gentle reminder, avoid leaving your gear in the trunk on a warm day. Or for that matter, the interior of the car. Leaving it in the interior is asking for it to be stolen but that's another thread

Exposure to extremes in temperature can cause a number of problems. Including liquifying lubricants or the introduction of condensate. Best to make sure your gear stays out of either.

Ian

Pupator

Good advice! Glad it was only sunscreen that got damaged!

ChrisJ

Definitely good advice...

Now where's a picture of that *hot* Audi?

kdog

BTW, given the choice, you're much better off with your camera in the trunk than stored in the car. The car interior gets a lot hotter because of the windows.

ivar

I made the mistake of leaving my prescription glasses in the car once (dumb idea, I know; A black car in South Florida). I knew it would get hot in there, but I was used to it. A little air-conditioning and it would be good as new.

Anyway, I got back in my car, looked at my glasses, both lenses cracked :cry

gus

I worry about my gear just being in the house more than the car. The summer before last here we had our candles melt & droop over in the living room whist i was at work.