concrete pad vs gravel for winter
We are getting ready our first winter in Kentucky and have a choice between a concrete pad or crushed granite pad. Any suggestions as to pros and cons of each? Does the concrete pad suck more heat f...
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Don't forget, when it snows the trailer will cover the pad and not much snow gets on it. Just clear a path to the door - not much mud because the stuff is frozen. It will be worse during the thaw, but you can work that. Mine is parked in the backyard with grass next to the 'pad' and I lift the bottom step so sun can keep the grass green under the step, which is about 4 inches above the grass.
The concrete or gravel (granite, not garnet - LOL!) will not suck any heat out of the trailer that is quantifiable...the wind blowing under the trailer will suck the heat out, so think trailer skirt of some kind.
Mine sits on dirt in my backyard all winter long - the grass all died underneath as it blocks the sun...I have one side of the trailer on a 2 X 10 and the other side on dirt so it is level, and I leave the slides out most of the time. I bring them in if snow is in the forecast (if I don't forget) and I have slide toppers. Been doing this since my first trailer in '98, the current trailer since 2012.
We get snow and cold here from time to time...I live in a suburb of Denver.
Be careful - being a mile closer to the sun is ferocious! As well as altitude sickness, seeing your loved one with wrong-side-out lips from sunburn is a sight to behold! Oh! Drink lots of water - it is easy to get dehydrated up here.
All this is easy and common sense will see you through, and don't forget to ask your high altitude neighbors for tips!
Tim
The concrete or gravel (granite, not garnet - LOL!) will not suck any heat out of the trailer that is quantifiable...the wind blowing under the trailer will suck the heat out, so think trailer skirt of some kind.
Mine sits on dirt in my backyard all winter long - the grass all died underneath as it blocks the sun...I have one side of the trailer on a 2 X 10 and the other side on dirt so it is level, and I leave the slides out most of the time. I bring them in if snow is in the forecast (if I don't forget) and I have slide toppers. Been doing this since my first trailer in '98, the current trailer since 2012.
We get snow and cold here from time to time...I live in a suburb of Denver.
Be careful - being a mile closer to the sun is ferocious! As well as altitude sickness, seeing your loved one with wrong-side-out lips from sunburn is a sight to behold! Oh! Drink lots of water - it is easy to get dehydrated up here.
All this is easy and common sense will see you through, and don't forget to ask your high altitude neighbors for tips!
Tim
