How does this hold up during cold weather? (i.e. winter in New england)
490521
We live in Rochester, NY and this composter held up fine. This thing is quite durable.
490522
This is a great composted!! Held up great this past winter (Northern VA). Well made and looks nice. Would definitely recommend.
490523
Jim I live in Virginia, however your cold weather should not damage composer in any way. They are made in Canada not CHINA. I was real happy about that. Hope this helps.
490524
It held up great the only issue is the top can freeze on and you need to pry it loose during the wintr months
490525
Hi Jim, unfortunately i cant help you with that we live in ca. And since we got it (around 5 months ago) the weather really havent been cold.
969395
It's held up well for me. I bring it inside in the winter and I do put a coat of the eucoliptis oil on it at the start of the season. It shows some wear from the elements but still sturdy and versatile.
2266045
Mine has held up very well this winter...velcro is strong. No issues w/ the 6in or so of snow I've had on it. I've had a few different covers over the years in this price range; this one is easily the best.
1450883
I bought it and it is great. Very heavy duty and survived the winter beautifully. And we live in Michigan and had 10 feet of snow. Really glad I bought it.
557230
We haven't had any snow yet so that I can't fully answer, but it has held up really well against the couple of storms we have had lately. There have been at least three high wind/hard rain storms and it has held up great on the side of our house.
518126
I would suggest dissembling it for winter if you aren't going to use it. It stands up well, but it doesn't hurt to keep it out of the elements when you can!
907866
It survived my Virginia winter last year with no problems, and I'm betting that colder Chicago won't throw it any curves. :)
76615
I use this jacket in anything from 20-60 temps. I just add more layers underneath as necessary. For very cold rides, I use a couple of extra layers around my core (a-shirt, then a t-shirt) with a long-sleeve base layer and a long-sleeve fleece. The trick is to do the layering in a way that doesn't add too much bulk - especially in the arms. Otherwise, you'd need to buy a size up and then it'd be too flappy when you're using it in 60 weather. If money were no object, I'd buy a specialty jacket for really cold weather, but I can make this one work pretty well as long as I'm riding hard enough to generate some warmth. I wear a size medium in most of my shirts (5'8" 140lbs) and I'm happy that I bought a size small in this jacket. Fits close with just enough room for a thin fleece layer underneath. It's probably not 100% windproof (and definitely not waterproof) but it makes a good outer layer and cuts most of the wind.
1479418
So far the coldest it has gotten where I live is low 50's and has stuck with no problems. I don't know about the winter yet, but don't foresee an issue.
808387
I live in Wisconsin. I have used 2 of these for my chickens. The plastic does just fine in Winter; however, I did drop one while it had ice in it, and one of the plastic sections of the "food side" broke off. It still works just fine. So yes - as long as you don't do anything too crazy with it, it will hold up to freezing temperatures.
1337833
While it can withstand snow, as it melts it will go right through. I keep mine on all year as it keeps away most spring to fall debris and add a winter cover on top of it. I love this cover.. great purchase.
907868
I leave mine outside until winter in a Northern ocean climate. It gets rough treatment and does well. When it is closed, it should survive ice and snow.
983021
I have not used it outdoors in cold weather. My basement area does get down to 36 degrees or so and there has been no problem at that temperature.
1217120
It's sturdy and the surface area of the roof is not that big. I don't think snow load is an issue.Can't say how it will do long term in very cold temps. My brother has a similar unit he has owned for probably 10 years. He has moved it 2x. It is holding up great. He is just north of NYC so below zero is not common.It is not hard to put together, but my 10 y.o. helped and he had to kick something to get everything to line up and he broke off a small piece.It is still sturdy despite that. I am very happy with it.
1679211
Yes. Ours was left outside with cover thru brutal northeast winter and it held up beautifully.
387110
I have it on my truck non stop. I don't live in the snow, but it's rained and I take it thru carwashes often! I think it would hold up well, but don't know how much weight of snow it wos support. My guess is quit a bit! It's sturdy!
479923
Got one last winter. Sets on our deck out of most of the weather. Seems to be holding up good and still looks like new. Would not suggest for extremely cold weather.