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profdant139
Explorer II
Nov 15, 2015

How to keep jerry cans from freezing when boondocking?

We just got back from a week in the Sequoias -- great fun, lots of snow, good snow-shoeing. One night it got down to 11 degrees, freezing the water pipe leading from our fresh tank to the pump. (It ...
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garyhaupt
Explorer
Nov 15, 2015
Dan..I'd be inclined to keep that one jug inside at night and stop fretting about the rest. By the time you'll need the others thawed, the days sun will have done that, especially if you have a black tarp over them to get the suns warmth. KISS


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