RVing in the winter
Hey all, so I'm a month in to living in my RV and loving it, the thing is I want to start roaming around out of Texas and I'm nervous about colder temperatures. There are a few places I want to go to...
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Johnny Dearborn wrote:
Just got back from a month long RV trip up into Washington state. Got down into the 20's at night. Two things I'd recommend: a small $30 space heater. Plug it in at night and keep it on. Keeps the RV interior from freezing (so much nicer when you get up in the morning or in the middle of the night to pee) and you don't have to rely purely on propane. This assumes you'll be in a campground with full hookups. The other thing that helps is to buy a heated hose. Your interior plumbing won't freeze until the temps drop way down, but your outside hose will freeze up pretty quickly. Camping World sells a heated hose for not too much. If you're only going out for a few days, you can disconnect at night. But if you're out for a long time, that quickly gets old. All of the long term campers have heated hoses. They know...
Camping World also sells insulated pillows designed to fit into the air vents in your RV. Keeps all of your warm air from escaping through the thin plastic coverings. You might also consider draping a blanket over the entrance to the cab of the RV. That's another big heat loss area and one that you're not using unless you're driving. If you're moving around a bunch, insulated waterproof gloves are a big help when connecting late at night and disconnecting early in the morning.
If you're going anywhere near the mountains or snowy areas, buy chains in advance. Don't do what I just did which is drive half way over the mountains and then turn around to get chains back at the base before heading over the pass, again.
The great thing about winter RVing is that you're the only one out there besides the long term campers. Easy to get a campsite. Enjoy!
ok first off thank you so much. this helps alot. i have someone parked right next to me with what must be exactly this kind of hose. i will need to go get one myself. and we are going to get those pillows for the insulation as well. i just need to find something close to me that has that stuff. as for chains we will only go one place that will have that issue and we wont be driving but once in that area. we are just going to wait if the weather is bad.
after this one winter trip we are just going to ride the winter out in the south and avoid cold weather all together.
