Camping in sub freezing weather
Hello all, I'm new to RVing. Just bought a 5th wheel. I'm going to take it to Angel Fire NM this January and go snow skiing. I've been skiing in NM for almost 20 years and the temperature routin...
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a Couple of other things no one ever tells you. One,f you have a standard RV refrigerator, and not a residential one, it may cease to work when temperatures drop below freezing. For those absorption refrigerators to work there needs to be a temperature difference between the coolant and the ambient air. That is different than a residential unit that uses a compressor. Nothing will feel stranger than to find out all the food in the fridge is getting hot while the temperature outside sinks.
Second, when it gets really, really cold the plastic parts on your RV will become very brittle. Knobs and handles will break long before they turn or open, especially if they have a bit of ice preventing easy movement.
Almost all RV parks in northern climes close and there are next to no RVs on the roads in the winter months for a very good reason, it isn't worth it to be open or to be on the road.
Second, when it gets really, really cold the plastic parts on your RV will become very brittle. Knobs and handles will break long before they turn or open, especially if they have a bit of ice preventing easy movement.
Almost all RV parks in northern climes close and there are next to no RVs on the roads in the winter months for a very good reason, it isn't worth it to be open or to be on the road.
