Seasonal camping in the Northern states
I plan on buying a TT and living in a campground. I live in Minnesota. None of the campgrounds I have researched say anything about the winter months, so i'm assuming you have to leave when it closes ...
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Living in MN, you should have an understanding of a few things.
1. It snows. Lots of snow. Most campgrounds aren't going to be spending money to plow roads to campsites in the campground, when only one person or a few are there.
2. It gets cold. Very cold. Travel trailers and 5ers are NOT like trailer houses and trailer courts. Trailer houses and trailer courts in MN have insulated skirting. They also have insulated waterlines that come up from the ground under the house trailer. A lot of them also have electric pipe wrap.
3. House trailers are made to be lived in permanently and year round. They are made to be hauled once or twice and put in place. They are far more substantial than an RV which is made to be lightweight and pulled by a personal tow vehicle, not a Semi truck.
4. Condensation during very cold weather may be a very serious problem in your TT/RV. Most TT/RVs are simply not built for use during below zero temperatures that MN experiences for several months during the winter.
1. It snows. Lots of snow. Most campgrounds aren't going to be spending money to plow roads to campsites in the campground, when only one person or a few are there.
2. It gets cold. Very cold. Travel trailers and 5ers are NOT like trailer houses and trailer courts. Trailer houses and trailer courts in MN have insulated skirting. They also have insulated waterlines that come up from the ground under the house trailer. A lot of them also have electric pipe wrap.
3. House trailers are made to be lived in permanently and year round. They are made to be hauled once or twice and put in place. They are far more substantial than an RV which is made to be lightweight and pulled by a personal tow vehicle, not a Semi truck.
4. Condensation during very cold weather may be a very serious problem in your TT/RV. Most TT/RVs are simply not built for use during below zero temperatures that MN experiences for several months during the winter.
