Propane use!

I usually just go to National and State Parks for two-weeks max. in California and Military Campgrounds where I can stay for up to 6-months at some and they do not charge extra for electricity. I am currently at Beale AFB Famcamp for a 2-month stay; until January, and they do not have a weekly or monthly rate. I guess I haven’t had to pay for electricity because I’ve never stayed longer than a few days at private campgrounds. Very fortunate to be able to use military campgrounds.

Monthly space rentals are pretty cheap compared to daily/weekly rates, so they do charge for electricity.

I’ve been RVing for many years and have never been to an RV park where they charge you extra for electricity. I am currently in Northern California, and while we did not get as cold as a lot of places it still dropped down below freezing the past few nights and we had a lot of rain. I’ve got two electric heaters going in my 5th wheel and it keeps things toasty, around 65 to 70 inside the five’er. Saving my propane for hot water and cooking.

Yup, we had to quit doing our week-end driveway camps (here at home) for a while. Temps dropped between 12 and 32 for some time now. Running the propane and even supplementing with electric heat is costing to much now. So I unplugged the camper for a while and just have to enjoy the fireplace inside the house. Been though 4 tanks of propane since September. We're heading for Florida Christmas week, so decided to hold off the week-end camps until then. I suppose when we get back home, I'll keep her buttoned up until weather breaks and temps stay above 32 again. Then we'll go back to the week-end driveway camps! Yup! It takes a lot of propane to heat these babies in the winter!

That supplemental heat really does help

But as temps continue to drop that furnace really turns into a gas hog.

We were in 0*F with night temps at -14*F and even with supplemental heat had to fill 30# (7 gallons) every other day. Stayed roasty-toasty except for the trips to propane place.

Snuggle up :B