Ski trip in a Motorhome. Am I crazy?
My dream of full timing in a motorhome generally consists of following the sun and chasing perfect weather. Unfortunately, my wife and kids would like to ski for a couple of weeks this winter. So ...
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We travel all of the time during the Winter in the Western mountains. We keep our water tank topped off as much as possible and ONLY hook up our hose to fill the water tank. We also never hook up our sewer hose except to empty our black and gray tanks when they get close to full.
For the really cold days and nights we keep a 100 watt bulb burning in the wet compartment. We plug in a mechanics trouble light which has a shield around the bulb and just set it in the wet compartment near the water pump.
We use electric heaters and a single hose portable AC/heat pump to keep things warm in the coach. We seldom use our LP furnace since the electric heaters work fine.
I carry a set of tire chains to use to get in to and out of some RV parks. I have never had to use them on the highways, which are usually cleared right after any storm, but some of the RV parks do not clear their roads very often. Rather than being stuck in one location, I slip on the chains and move on to another RV park.
We have never had our water lines freeze up and we love Winter travel because of the lack of crowds. We also have a mountain dog that loves the snow. Enjoy!
For the really cold days and nights we keep a 100 watt bulb burning in the wet compartment. We plug in a mechanics trouble light which has a shield around the bulb and just set it in the wet compartment near the water pump.
We use electric heaters and a single hose portable AC/heat pump to keep things warm in the coach. We seldom use our LP furnace since the electric heaters work fine.
I carry a set of tire chains to use to get in to and out of some RV parks. I have never had to use them on the highways, which are usually cleared right after any storm, but some of the RV parks do not clear their roads very often. Rather than being stuck in one location, I slip on the chains and move on to another RV park.
We have never had our water lines freeze up and we love Winter travel because of the lack of crowds. We also have a mountain dog that loves the snow. Enjoy!
