Which Manufacturers make a true 4 season class A ?

Blaster Man wrote:
Virtually all the manufacturers will have some top of the line models that meet your requirements.

I would not go that far! Some are only 3 seasons, and they stretch it a bit.

fredaevans wrote:

Ivylog wrote:
For winter camping you need plenty of BTUs and plenty of fuel to convert to BTUs. Any coach that has a AquaHot will do well in the winter as it meets the above requirements. That said, there are still areas that require special attention... the ice make water line and the bay area where your dump valves and water lines are located will need some extra insulation or supplemental heat. Keeping some of the slides in will help too as most are not as well insulated as the rest of the MH.

Nailed it. The one 'extra' I do is put 100 watt light bulbs in some of the bays. Amazing how much heat they toss out ... but your electric bill will be ... don't ask.

Fred

A 100 watt light bulb at 24 hours a day is still cheaper than any 1500 watt heater that runs at ten minutes a time and shuts off and back on four times an hour... If you're lucky...

I have been in some cold temps with a variety of motorhomes. Coverings on windows, light bulbs in wet bays, prudent use of slides (bring in a night and when away) and good supply of propane will allow comfortable winter camping. I use my dash/cabin heat and AC to supplement coach. 15 minutes of heat or air will really help the coach systems and bring comfort to the front of the coach and at no more cost than running the generator. In 100 degree heat the dash AC can really make a difference in comfort when run for short time and the same for heat in cold temps. We use the front seats so that is important. When I have winter camped for a few days shoveling snow to meet the sides and shelter the underside makes a huge difference. The snow does insulate. Easier than hauling straw bales. My point is if you can't afford one of those well equipped for winter coaches you don't need to stay home.

That depends on the owners and what they consider comfortable. We leave Florida most every Winter and head out West into the mountains and snow. We don't have any need for 70 degree temps inside at all times and it is not unusual for us to have upper 50's lower 60's in the mornings. The dog loves the cold and we have an electric blanket. When we travel in the Summer, we have AC, which is more than sufficient. We could run the furnace a lot more, but see no reason to. We do have dual pane windows, but as everyone knows, the biggest window of all is your SINGLE pane windshield. We have an insulated wet compartment but we do put a 100 watt bulb in it when the temps are going to be approaching zero. Never had anything freeze up since we only hook up our fresh water or sewer hoses to fill or empty the tanks.

Depends on what kind of heat you have I think. Our Travel Supreme with Hydro Hot system keeps us toasty in any weather. 4 degrees and snow in Williams,AZ has been the coldest with no problems. Just make sure you basement thermostat is set and your block heater is turned on.

I think all manufacturers have top of the line coaches that are well built, well insulated on the outside of the lower floor with four inches of foam insulation, wheel wells sprayed with foam, dual pane windows, heated compartments where your water tank,black and grey holding tanks where all your water lines are. I do not have the Aqua hot, but it does have the big furnace for real cold weather, and heat pumps/air conditioners for milder weather. I was pretty nice and comfortable in zero degree weather while elk hunting in Colorado.

So if you have a coach that has all those features, it will be good in cold weather. You got to remember that the walls on most coaches are not very wide, so it is still not going to be like a stick house with walls that are wider, but most top of the line coaches are well insulated.

Winnebago Adventurer, Class A, Gas, makes an all season coach all the underneath compartments are made so there heated. Well insulated,Thermo Windows. The dealership that I bought my coach from, ships many of them to Alaska. From experience the coldest weather that mine has been in was 7* and I had no problems! Hope this helps you!

Country Coach has insulated basement with heat which comes on when the basement temp drops to just above freezing. As stated earlier, winter use will use fuel at a much faster rate so it is important to keep an eye on the fuel tank. Most fuel pickups at above the bottom so that the heater cannot use all the fuel in the tank.

Ivylog wrote:
For winter camping you need plenty of BTUs and plenty of fuel to convert to BTUs. Any coach that has a AquaHot will do well in the winter as it meets the above requirements. That said, there are still areas that require special attention... the ice make water line and the bay area where your dump valves and water lines are located will need some extra insulation or supplemental heat. Keeping some of the slides in will help too as most are not as well insulated as the rest of the MH.

Nailed it. The one 'extra' I do is put 100 watt light bulbs in some of the bays. Amazing how much heat they toss out ... but your electric bill will be ... don't ask.

Fred

For winter camping you need plenty of BTUs and plenty of fuel to convert to BTUs. Any coach that has a AquaHot will do well in the winter as it meets the above requirements. That said, there are still areas that require special attention... the ice make water line and the bay area where your dump valves and water lines are located will need some extra insulation or supplemental heat. Keeping some of the slides in will help too as most are not as well insulated as the rest of the MH.
*A well designed coach will have all of your fresh water plumbing in one bay with the AquaHot and next to it will be your three tanks. These two bays will be heated by the A/H with it's own adjustable Tstat. Even with these areas heated you will still have to add heat to the water/sewer connections area.