Covering the RV for the winter

NekkidFish wrote:

jfkmk wrote:
Why leave it plugged in? Also, are you talking about running the propane heater? You can't do that if it's covered. I'd just winterize, cover and forget about plugging it in and heating it. Also, I remove the battery and put it on a trickle charge in the garage.

I have read tons of people on here that say they leave their rig plugged in at all times unless it is being towed or driven. I thought it would be smart to keep the heat on, so it will keep everything from freezing when the temps plunge.

So, the furnace/heat doesn't run off electric when plugged in?

Now that we have it, I must be getting overloaded with info, and feel more stoopid than ever. :/

So you think your heat runs off electric when plugged in? Take a picture of it I have never seen an electric flame in a furnace.

Thanks for the replies ... This gives us some food for thought.

I'll have to go look, but I think we have four batteries, so that was another reasons to keep it plugged in.

Need to think on this.

What Dutchmen said! I only have one battery which makes it easy (and cheaper!) to bring it inside rather than leaving it plugged in all winter. Besides, with my luck, I'd run the cord over with the snow blower!

Your heater runs on propane. If you keep it on, the exhaust will burn the cover. You have a few choices. 1-Don't heat it. 2-Heat it with an electric space or ceramic or oiled filled heater. It will not keep it warm, it will cost a ton of electricity, but it will provide some heat. 3-Use propane and your furnace, but you'll need t make sure the cover is clear of the outside furnace vents. (That's very risky though and don't recommend it it at all.

We use to cover our campers, but also used them in the winter (driveway camps). I'd lift the cover over the furnace vent and support them up and out of the way. Thinking back on it though now.... boy was that stupid!

You can keep the electric plugged into the camper when covered... no problem there. But don't run anything that's vented to the outside if covered.

jfkmk wrote:
Why leave it plugged in? Also, are you talking about running the propane heater? You can't do that if it's covered. I'd just winterize, cover and forget about plugging it in and heating it. Also, I remove the battery and put it on a trickle charge in the garage.

I have read tons of people on here that say they leave their rig plugged in at all times unless it is being towed or driven. I thought it would be smart to keep the heat on, so it will keep everything from freezing when the temps plunge.

So, the furnace/heat doesn't run off electric when plugged in?

Now that we have it, I must be getting overloaded with info, and feel more stoopid than ever. :/

We plug it into a small 15 amp receptacle because of the 6 batteries.

Why leave it plugged in? Also, are you talking about running the propane heater? You can't do that if it's covered. I'd just winterize, cover and forget about plugging it in and heating it. Also, I remove the battery and put it on a trickle charge in the garage.

Antifreeze? Open all the cabinet doors and drawers. Try to keep snow from building up on top. One poster reported a cave in recently. This just gleaned from advice I have read on here - not from experience as I don't have to winterize.