Pre trip preparations...
We managed to score 5 days in the Zion Watchman CG for next week so today and tomorrow are dedicated to the requisite pre trip preparations. We have not used our coach since last fall, had to cancel Q...
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jdc1 wrote:
We were in AZ during the snow in Prescott a couple of weeks ago. If you are driving through frigid weather, might your water freeze? Our jacks on the fifth-wheel were iced up as big as a basketball. Does your tank heater work on 12V? Mine is insulated, so I had no problems there. I remember being up in Big Bear Ca ions ago and my father's fresh water froze solid. We cut that trip short for that reason.
We got 6-7" on that one, enough to be beautiful but not much work and a lot of fun out in the Rzr SXS. My water tank is 40 gallons and full so no worries about it freezing. All of the water lines are inside the coach and it stays nice and toasty. The tank heater is 12V and draws about 2.8 - 3 amps. Our site in Watchman comes with 30 amp AC.
When it gets seriously cold, 20 or below I plug a shop light with a 60 watt bulb in and hang it in the dump station plumbing compartment and I keep a gallon of anti freeze in the black and grey tanks. Most nights at Zion next week will be in the mid twenties with highs in the 40 - upper 50's. Great weather for a roaring campfire.
Oh and I won't forget mom and the kids.... my daughter is 50 and lives in San Diego and we no longer have da pooch...sigh. After 52 years forgetting my bride just does not happen. :B
Just finished wrestling with the air chuck and my 135 psi compressor to top up the tires and air bags... it's 41 degrees out there so wasn't much fun but I now have 60 on the fronts, 65 on the rears nd 30 in the air bags. With the full water tank and lots of food and beverages the coach rides like a limo... OK would you believe a large SUV? Can't wait to see Zion rimmed out in snow and the Virgin River ripping right through the CG.
:C
