precautions for ice storm
If I get caught in ice storm as some did the past couple of weeks are there things I should do to protect the motorhome. For instance should I bring the slides in to avoid ice buildup on awnings on s...
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klm wrote:
Slides in for sure, don't ask why I say that. Oh never mind, I'll confess. I left mine out during a snow/ice storm and tried to depart the next morning - with lots of frozen stuff on the topper - very difficult to bring slide in - ended up going on roof and cleared the stuff off - not a good situation - the roof was so slick - dangerous. So, I don't leave them out anymnore - one time is a learning experience, after that it is "duh".
If you put your jacks down, they could freeze to the ground - again don't ask - lets just say experience talking. Use jack pads. I'm not sure by your post if you are parked somewhere or will be in transit -
protect your windshield wipers - cover them so they don't freeze to the glass.
Good idea on protecting the windshield wipers. An alternative is to pull the wipers away from the windshield and simply flip them over to reverse the blades so that they're pointed outwards when the armature is placed against the glass again. That way only a small section of the armature is in contact with the glass. When ice danger is over, simply pull the armatures outwards again, reverse blade positions back to normal and push armatures back to the glass. Takes approximately one and one-half minutes?
