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ct78barnes
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Oct 24, 2015

Sad Day

Put the coach away for the winter today after 3 weeks of getting it ready oil changes and winterize the coach.We have long winters in Ohio and we store our coach at the fair grounds . So will not see it till at least the end of March. What do you do all winter to keep your busy so you do not get depressed. Any Ideas would be great . Thanks for this great site

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  • icanon wrote:
    rgatijnet1 wrote:
    Keep traveling. Winter is a great time to visit some of the National Parks. The Grand Canyon in January is practically deserted and you can enjoy the beauty without any of the crowds. At the RV park inside the Grand Canyon we were one of six other RV's. The deer were wandering all through the park between the RV's. There a lot of RV parks that are open all year and we have never had trouble finding a place to stay.


    What's the weather and temperature like that time of the year?


    Cold with snow on the ground. Really nice! :B

  • We keep our rig in storage where we can access it year around. We usually take it out once a month, or at least drive her to the local fish and chips house, then to the lake to have lunch while running the generator. This also lubricates the seals and cleans the rust off the brakes.

    Now, if we really have to get away and stay in Ohio... The state park lodges usually have specials we take advantage of. We are retired, so we can go midweek and use that advantage. But, the specials are still good on the weekends. We find that a two or three night stay can cost only a little more than taking the rig and paying for a campsite.

    These work for us. I do not know your situation, so for you, maybe not so much.

    Tight lines!
  • rgatijnet1 wrote:
    Keep traveling. Winter is a great time to visit some of the National Parks. The Grand Canyon in January is practically deserted and you can enjoy the beauty without any of the crowds. At the RV park inside the Grand Canyon we were one of six other RV's. The deer were wandering all through the park between the RV's. There a lot of RV parks that are open all year and we have never had trouble finding a place to stay.


    What's the weather and temperature like that time of the year?
  • Like you we live in the snow belt, Michigan. Peronally I wouldn't dive ours over the salted road to move it for vacation. I just got done this year painting all the rust on the structural steel from the lousy Fleetwood paint job.

    Not too mentioned the thought of trying to beat the snow on the roads traveling. Rather jump on a jet and head somewhere warm.

    But ours is in a nearby storage yard. Until we got a power sight I went every two weels to run the gen to keep a charge on the batteries. I don't remove them. This year I'll do the same even though we now have electric at the storage site. Put a load on the gen and run it.
  • Keep traveling. Winter is a great time to visit some of the National Parks. The Grand Canyon in January is practically deserted and you can enjoy the beauty without any of the crowds. At the RV park inside the Grand Canyon we were one of six other RV's. The deer were wandering all through the park between the RV's. There a lot of RV parks that are open all year and we have never had trouble finding a place to stay.