7 Items You Should Never Leave In A Montana Garage In Winter

There are a lot of things to remember when the winter temperatures arrive in Montana. From winterizing your vehicle to blowing out your sprinkler system, checking that list annually can become a monotonous task and cause us to forget the little things.

You know, like leaving things in the yard... or the garage.

Is Montana In For A Brutal Winter?

We've received some "sample weather" from Old Man Winter recently with temperatures dipping below zero.

While it looks like we're going to have highs in the 30s and 40s for a while, and according to the Almanac, we'll be having pretty mild temperatures going into January as well. Average temperatures for both December and January will be hovering between 36 and 32 degrees respectively.

Just a week ago when temperatures began to drop, I began dripping our faucets, placing salts on the driveway and walkways, and even getting some of my DJ equipment out of the garage and into the house. Then I got to wondering... is there anything else I need to remove from the garage?

What's In Your Garage?

Don't worry - I'm not here to tell you to spend this weekend cleaning out your garage. But, you should definitely go through there and look for the most valuable items (or hazardous items) you have in your garage.

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For example, if you're storing your wooden instruments in the garage, you might want to get it out of there ASAP or at least before temperatures plunge below zero again.

Here are seven items you have to move out of your garage before temperatures drop again.