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memtb wrote:
pnichols (Phil), As the tanks, and sewer lines and valves are not inclosed within the heated area (forced air) of the unit....I don’t consider it winter (cold ) weather capable. Or maybe, I’m still misreading the construction specs! Of course, everyone has their own definition of “winter”! For me “winter” starts at zero F, and goes down from there! ;)

Well ... the sewer lines and valves on my Winnebago Itasca Class C are not exposed, per se, like those hanging down under many TTs. They're up under the coach contained within areas inside the coach wall skirts and thus protected from direct contact with the outside air.

The Winnebago Winter Package includes black and grey tank 12V heaters. When these tanks have their heating pads turned on, it of course means that the liquid in them is heated and this heated liquid is also filling the sewer lines between the sewer line valves and the tanks. This warmed liquid is right up against the sewer line valves on the tank sides of the valves - so no wrapping of the black and grey sewer lines is needed to keep these lines and valves from freezing if the tank heating pads are turned on. Of course, the sewer lines on the other side (outside side) of the valves are empty of any liquid, so there's nothing in these lines to freeze.

I prefer 12V pad grey/black tank heating for two reasons: This means 1) that cold weather drycamping does not require an inverter to power the pads, and 2) that cold weather driving doesn't require the coach propane furnace to be operating when going down the road.

The entire fresh water system is contained within coach interior areas that are warm if the coach is kept warm, so no problem camping in cold weather regarding fresh water.

At least for the year of our Class C, Winnebago got it right with their Winter Package ... other than we don't have double-pane windows.