M GO BLUE wrote:
-12F degrees with a wind chill of -30F degrees here this morning...you're jealous cruz aren't you????
Has anyone had a chance to use the 35RLTS in really cold weather, like 20 F and lower?...I know everything is enclosed and the only thing exposed is the outside dump valve...did you have water hookup or just water in the tank...did anything freeze on you overnight?
Let me know...
We have about 5-7 nights under 20F degrees with 2-3 under 10F. Had 1 night at low of 7F with windchill at -10F. After the 7F the next days high was 26F then in the low teens and finally above freezing. Only problem we had was the tank valves froze up. But, I think that was caused because during the day with the sun coming in the windows, the rig heated up good and with fireplace going the furnance didn't run. When I went out in the evening to try and dump, they were frooze up. I put a ceramic heater in underbelly and the gray tank broke loose, but it got dark so I didn't try until next day after it warmed up and they worked.
I filled up the fresh water tank and ran pump for water when it went below freezing, no problems, but pump is noisey. Will be putting some vibration damping under it.
Biggest problem we had was it came a rain, then a very hard freeze. When we tried to pack up in the moring, it was in the upper 20's but starting to snow. When I tried to bring in slides the toppers were froze up with water puddles. Topper wouldn't roll up, laid on top of slide as it came in. Couldn't get on roof as ladder was ice and snow, was going to try and shoot water from hose to see if that would thaw ice, put water spiquet was froze. Ended up having to leave camper at campground to come home. Luckily we were going back in 2 weeks, so it worked out. So we now run slides in after rains to dry toppers.
As a side note, have noticed that if topper full of water and you bring it in all the way without stopping a few times to let water drain, it will roll up with wrinkles on end leaving it to grab wind going down the road. Slide with fridge is biggest culprit.
