Is this even possible? December in New England?

I hate to break it to you, but, being a snowbird means going south to get away from the snow, not going north to the snow.........

Bill

Trackrig wrote:
I hate to break it to you, but, being a snowbird means going south to get away from the snow, not going north to the snow.........

Bill

Yeah, I get that. But still, somebody seems to be doing it. There are a few campgrounds open.

Planning for RVing in Maine during late December will be challenging.

You'll find that most of the RV parks from NYC north and east (and many below that) close down at the end of September or, at least, by mid to late October. They turn off the water, turn off the lights, and pull down the blinds.

Rob

Propane? Lots of it!!! I was hung up in Denver a couple years ago with our 29 ft FW. It dipped to about 7 degrees a couple nights and I was burning 30 pounds of propane a day and running an electric heater. On those coldest nights I also had the bottom tank area boxed in with celotex and ran my generator and another elec heater under there. Never again. I had solvent on hand and was ready to winterize if the furnace gave out.

Buying propane should not be a problem; the hardware stores etc. don't close.

Most campgrounds (at least in Vermont) close for the winter. Many of the few that don't are mainly or only open for long-term patrons. Most do not have full hookups because the campground water distribution system does not have heated pipes and would freeze; even if there were hookups, you'd need to have a heated hose or put it away every time after filling the water tank in the RV.

Roads are somewhat variable, but usually at least the main roads are cleared relatively quickly after a storm. One of the ways they clear them is through the use of copious amounts of salt. You would get road salt all over the underside of your RV, and this is rather corrosive. Typical RV construction is nowhere near as well protected against corrosion as typical car construction.

The weather in early winter is somewhat unpredictable. Often there isn't too much snow and cold until a little later in the winter, with a fair few days in December above freezing, but you never know for sure.

My advice, for what it's worth, would be to stay in motels/hotels, which have adequate heat and running water systems that don't freeze, and if you drive to drive something other than the RV. (Amtrak might be a reasonable alternative to flying or driving.) That said, it is not completely impossible to use an RV, if it and you are properly equipped and prepared for the weather. RVs do vary a good bit in their usability in subfreezing conditions.

Guess you have never seen a 5 year old vehicle from the NE...salt does a job on them.

My advice would be to find a campground that is open with hookups somewhere to the south. I'm pretty sure Western Village in Carlisle PA is open year round. From there rent a car to head north and stay at hotels.
The coastal areas usually stay a little warmer than the inland areas. If you are insistent on RV'ing into the northeast I would try to stay close to the coast. If you hear anything on the news about a classic nor'easter coming .... head south immediately.

There are some campgrounds open... "hookups", though, in the winter usually mean only electric.

I don't know how the arrangements work - water, dumping, etc. I think a lot of winter campers at campgrounds use the "office" facilities for bathroom and shower.

You will definitely be one of the very few campers driving around during the winter!

Not sure about the area in discussion but I know of at least one in Michigan that is open year round. They only have one loop they keep open and it's all longer term (month or more) stays.

It can be done and we've stayed thru late November but it's a pain in the rear. Make sure the furnace is in good operating condition and you have heating systems for the fresh, gray & black water plumbing.