Fairbanks Alaska Full time??
Hello Everyone, My husband and I are considering living full time in our 5th wheel to save some money and pay off some debt. We are getting ready to move up to Fairbanks Alaska for my husbands job. I...
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I have been in Fairbanks when it was nearly -60 yes, Sixty BELOW. and it can be -40 for weeks at a time.
Now here in ND people are living year round in all types of RV,s but it's never that cold (-60)
It would take a lot of extra work to protect your RV from that, Electric tape on the pipes might not even work at that temp. even with a skirt.
You may have to skirt it and run heaters 24 hours UNDER the unit. And at Fairbank's electric rates that would cost you about the same as an apartment.
I think this comes under the heading of Penny Wise and Pound Foolish, but good luck!
Now here in ND people are living year round in all types of RV,s but it's never that cold (-60)
It would take a lot of extra work to protect your RV from that, Electric tape on the pipes might not even work at that temp. even with a skirt.
You may have to skirt it and run heaters 24 hours UNDER the unit. And at Fairbank's electric rates that would cost you about the same as an apartment.
I think this comes under the heading of Penny Wise and Pound Foolish, but good luck!
