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DutchmenSport
Dec 29, 2017Explorer
When temps get to the 10 degree mark, my camper has been winterized a long time before and dry camp with no running water. My trailer has the Polar Package, but I don't trust or believe it! I do know, a great deal of heat goes to the underbelly of the travel trailer. If I unhook one of the air ducts from the furnace and let it blow inside the living area, instead of traveling through the ducts, the inside of the trailer warms up and stays warm much faster. I do this after I've winterized. If I have not winterized yet, I leave that one duct still attached to the furnace.
But, I'm not taking any chances. I winterize and if using the camper, revert back to tent camping days with water from a container, cat baths with water heated on the stove, and a port-a-potty instead of the trailer toilet. Works for us, and doing the winterizing give me peace of mind. I'd rather NOT test the waters and see where the limitation is. It's not worth it to me.
But, I'm not taking any chances. I winterize and if using the camper, revert back to tent camping days with water from a container, cat baths with water heated on the stove, and a port-a-potty instead of the trailer toilet. Works for us, and doing the winterizing give me peace of mind. I'd rather NOT test the waters and see where the limitation is. It's not worth it to me.
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