Class B or C? Especially cold weather...
Couple ready to purchase first rv...Class B or C rv? We want to travel, camp, boondock or go to an RV park. We sea kayak and downhill ski... Plan to travel in winter too and be able to tolerate freezi...
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Seek a Made-For-Cold class B or B+/C The OP needs to look for these features.
- well insulated floor, walls, & ceiling
- good quality, well sealing windows also with thermal pane glass
- fresh water tank and all pressurized plumbing located inside where it is warm
- heated waste tanks
- a large propane tank to handle excessive furnace usage.
- insulated exterior storage compartments including the doors
- slideouts leak air, especially very cold air
- smaller is better because less floor/wall/ceiling means less cold penetration.
- given all else equal, a B+ will be warmer than a C.
Regardless of what you buy, the following should be planned for.
The biggest place of cold infultration is the front cab area. Plan to come up with something home-made. Most winter campers are successful hanging a good thick quilt to seal off the cab area.
For extreme cold camping, plan on using home made insulation for every window. Foil-backed bubble wrap sunshade material is very popular.
Plan on block foam insulation to seal every roof vent. Those vents seal well but the dome is thin plastic. Cold radiates right through them.
- well insulated floor, walls, & ceiling
- good quality, well sealing windows also with thermal pane glass
- fresh water tank and all pressurized plumbing located inside where it is warm
- heated waste tanks
- a large propane tank to handle excessive furnace usage.
- insulated exterior storage compartments including the doors
- slideouts leak air, especially very cold air
- smaller is better because less floor/wall/ceiling means less cold penetration.
- given all else equal, a B+ will be warmer than a C.
Regardless of what you buy, the following should be planned for.
The biggest place of cold infultration is the front cab area. Plan to come up with something home-made. Most winter campers are successful hanging a good thick quilt to seal off the cab area.
For extreme cold camping, plan on using home made insulation for every window. Foil-backed bubble wrap sunshade material is very popular.
Plan on block foam insulation to seal every roof vent. Those vents seal well but the dome is thin plastic. Cold radiates right through them.
