Cold weather camping

My flimsy built for Summer trailer has been fine down below zero... Are you running the furnace?
Ok it can seem a bit drafty. Mostly it is my single pane windows that transmit the cold to the interior.

Must be your RV, we have camp out at 18 degrees. the campground turn off all water due to freeze up.

Inside our camper it was 77. Is your under belly enclosed?

We do quite a bit of dry camping in cooler/colder weather. Here's what we do with out 36 DP. We never put out the slides at night, too much heat loss and cold gain. I put insulated square in all of the ceiling vents, great heat loss and cold gain through the plastic covers. I put a number of throw rugs on the floor even over the carpeting, it helps to keep the cold from coming through. We use electric blankets if plugged into 120 or if the genny is running. We always use one or two 1,500 watt electric heaters. We never use the propane space heater, it uses too much propane, it's too noisy and takes the batteries down too fast. We put heavy windshield sun visors over the bedroom windows to further insulate. Have a cocktail and crawl in be with your Honey!!!

On my previous coach, there were seals around the slides that were suppose to flip outward when the slides extended. They didn't always do that. I used my awning rod, slid it under the seals and flipped them outward.

On our previous coach you could feel some drafts, usually around the bottom and lower edges of the slide. We would place a towel along the edge to stop the draft.

Make sure your dash vent controls are all turned to the off position. Often, if they're in the vent mode or other position, it can let outside air in. Your windshield is a huge source of heart loss. You might hang a blanket in front of it, using the visors for support.

Hi Ray,

Did you have the spray foam added or did the RV come that way?

RayChez wrote:
We do have sprayed foam insulation all over the bottom of the coach, including in the wheel wells. Maybe that is what helps.

What temperatures were you experiencing INSIDE the coach? If you are trying to maintain 78 degrees inside then it may not be possible without running the furnace for a long time.
To be comfortable, electric space heaters and an electric blanket can make bedtime very comfortable.
We leave Florida most Winters and head up North or out West and we use our rooftop heat pump as well as a portable heat pump to keep us comfortable down to zero and a little below. Below 30 the rooftop heat pump won't work but our portable unit still works fine. The electric heaters also work fine to heat up a specific area of the coach.

Never had any problem keeping the coach warm. While hunting in Meeker, Colorado we had like two feet of snow, and the furnace kept the coach at a comfortable 72 degrees all night long. Some coaches are just insulated better then others I guess. We do have sprayed foam insulation all over the bottom of the coach, including in the wheel wells. Maybe that is what helps.

Not a heck of a lot you can do. Insulate the windows, lots of propane, blankets, and space heaters.

lesjones wrote:
Last winter we were in Florida in December-February, Cedar Key and Ocala area and were very uncomfortable at night. Our 36 foot Damon Challenger is just not set up for 25-32 degree nights. Does anyone have tips on how to tighten the old girl up to keep the cold out?????

we use a portable 1500-watt electric space heater in the bedroom when were out in South Dakota in the fall. at elevation the nights are frequently that cold and the space heater keeps us nice and toasty. an electric blanket would also be a good idea.

I take it we're not talking about leaving the furnace off all night.

Other than seals (and there are miles of them) being air tight, not much more to say.