Michigan to California this December
Greetings, Planning a winter round trip from Michigan to California this November-December. Going to take the best route out and back the weather allows. How many forum members winter travel...
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I have done it via the high road (I-80) and.. Well.. I left on Thanksgiving and stopped for the weekend in NE (Pender, Blue OX) continued on Monday or Tue and a blizzard chased us out of NE and across till we turned south (it was like half a day behind) went to bed one night with the weather report predicting 19 as the low, just one degree below my safe rating.. Woke up at minus six outside and all water lines froze solid, One fitting cracked.
I would recommend nothing north of I-40, go south as fast as possible and on your way back to MI, when it looks like freezing weather, blow out your water lines (Fresh) several times (opern all valves) pull the red wire on an Atwood Water heater or otherwise disable it, epically electric (Turn off breaker) and drain it, carry water in jugs inside motor home for washing, drinking and other use (Flushing) and dump tanks ASAP when in range of where you winter-park it.
Or, do what I do now.. Go south and stay their till spring.
I would recommend nothing north of I-40, go south as fast as possible and on your way back to MI, when it looks like freezing weather, blow out your water lines (Fresh) several times (opern all valves) pull the red wire on an Atwood Water heater or otherwise disable it, epically electric (Turn off breaker) and drain it, carry water in jugs inside motor home for washing, drinking and other use (Flushing) and dump tanks ASAP when in range of where you winter-park it.
Or, do what I do now.. Go south and stay their till spring.
