A trucker in a Wyoming snowstorm told me to always carry two spare fuel filters, not one, and now I won't leave the shop without them.

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That's solid advice for a real emergency. A second filter is cheap insurance when you're stranded and the first one clogs. Smart truckers learn from the worst conditions.

riley_bell2d ago

Honestly that makes total sense. I mean, my version of being stranded is when the drive-thru line is too long, so maybe I should take notes. But for real, getting stuck with a clogged filter in a blizzard sounds like a nightmare. That extra one is probably the difference between a bad story and a really, really bad night.