Driving class A in winter conditions
Just wondering how many class A owners drive in winter road conditions such as snow and ice. Do you all carry chains? Wife and I are penciling out our retirement which includes class A and up north ...
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Got caught by a sudden blizzard around Meford, Wisconsin in November when we still had our 30ft 1988 Champion. Maybe 1995? (Before we had access to instant weather/road conditions via internet.)
It wasn't the driving in the snow that got us. We were headed south as fast as we could go with the wind at our backs when icy rain started falling. A gust of wind took us all the way across two lanes (we kept it on the road and didn't cause any one any heart attack, I think.) But the defroster could NOT keep the windshield clear. We used a hair dryer and ran the generator until we got clear of the rain.
That said... we took that same MH on ski trips all winter long with all the grand kids on board many many weekends in Wisconsin and Michigan. Even staying over night a time or two in Ironwood,MI with them. We were never cold. Had a porta potty in the shower for night time needs... best of times.
Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that snow isn't the only thing to consider.
It wasn't the driving in the snow that got us. We were headed south as fast as we could go with the wind at our backs when icy rain started falling. A gust of wind took us all the way across two lanes (we kept it on the road and didn't cause any one any heart attack, I think.) But the defroster could NOT keep the windshield clear. We used a hair dryer and ran the generator until we got clear of the rain.
That said... we took that same MH on ski trips all winter long with all the grand kids on board many many weekends in Wisconsin and Michigan. Even staying over night a time or two in Ironwood,MI with them. We were never cold. Had a porta potty in the shower for night time needs... best of times.
Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that snow isn't the only thing to consider.
