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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we ski up at Schwitzer in northern Idaho. The lower parking lot is usually filled with a dozen or so trailers/motorhomes. Temps get down around 0F at night, seldom above freezing in the daytime. There are NO hookups at any kind in the parking lots, just dry camping. We often are there for a week or more, and the trailers seem to stay quite a while, often as long as we are their.
Based on my experience camping near freezing or below which we have done:
1) expect to use lots of propane
2) bring plenty of gas for the generator to power stuff in the trailer in case you can't hook to electric
3) make sure you can duct some hot air into the underbelly to keep tanks from freezing.
4) If you don't have thermopane windows, get some of the heat shrink film that adheres to the windows to make them somewhat thermopane. You WILL be adding lots of moisture into the trailer with the ski clothing etc. no matter how carefull you are.
5) if you have electric hookup, get a portable dehumidifier and run it to keep the humidity down with all the extra water you'll likely be dragging into the trailer.
Based on my experience camping near freezing or below which we have done:
1) expect to use lots of propane
2) bring plenty of gas for the generator to power stuff in the trailer in case you can't hook to electric
3) make sure you can duct some hot air into the underbelly to keep tanks from freezing.
4) If you don't have thermopane windows, get some of the heat shrink film that adheres to the windows to make them somewhat thermopane. You WILL be adding lots of moisture into the trailer with the ski clothing etc. no matter how carefull you are.
5) if you have electric hookup, get a portable dehumidifier and run it to keep the humidity down with all the extra water you'll likely be dragging into the trailer.
