Winter Driving

cmcdar wrote:
Motorhome or not is the OP going to stop when he gets to his frozen destination?

If so, surely the OP could winterize there, no? Winterizing in the cold is perhaps not much fun, but not any more complicated than winterizing in nice weather. I would rather put up with winterizing in the snow than not having plumbing for the trip--just my opinion.

Motorhome or not is the OP going to stop when he gets to his frozen destination?

Mine uses the dash heater core to heat the entire coach on the road. OC was talking about a Motor Home.

I head back to New York State from Florida the end of March. Freezing weather is almost certain to greet me.

I winterize my camper before heading north.

No big deal. I still use the camper. The only thing I don't use is running water. I bring RV antifreeze to use for flushing the toilet. I use bottled water for drinking and cooking.

I use propane for the furnace and the refridgerator.

Last year it snowed for three weeks after I returned. I had no problem with frozen waterlines or tanks.

Mandalay Parr wrote:
I would think your propane furnaces would keep everything ok. At least mine do

Ditto. I would be shocked if this motorhome does not have at least rudimentarily heated tanks (i.e. enclosed with a bit of duct from the furnace, if not something better) and generally winter-capable plumbing. If you run from the fresh water tank, rather than keeping a hose hooked up in freezing weather, and dump when full, rather than keeping sewer hooked up, you should be fine just to have the heat on in the motorhome unless it's extremely cold.

Do fill up your propane before the trip, and turn on the water heater occasionally to keep the water in its tank somewhat warm.

2oldman wrote:
You run electric heaters on the road? I think I'd be winterizing and staying in motels.

he said he HAS to.good thing it's not you.do you ever post anything positive??

I would think your propane furnaces would keep everything ok. At least mine do

You run electric heaters on the road? I think I'd be winterizing and staying in motels.