So we're from Florida and passing through Colorado to get to Wyoming for a winter vacation, I've been told that the roads might be bad in Colorado and covered in ice/snow? Does anyone here have any experience passing through? Should I be concerned of the road conditions? Also do I need to add anything to the rv for the freezing temps? I have the fresh water tank filled up and do not use the water heater as I have the propane disconnected. So water only goes through the cold water tubes. Please let me know what I should do and if you have any advice. Thanks!

Fla904 wrote:So we're from Florida and passing through Colorado to get to Wyoming for a winter vacation, I've been told that the roads might be bad in Colorado and covered in ice/snow? Does anyone here have any experience passing through? Should I be concerned of the road conditions? Also do I need to add anything to the rv for the freezing temps? I have the fresh water tank filled up and do not use the water heater as I have the propane disconnected. So water only goes through the cold water tubes. Please let me know what I should do and if you have any advice. Thanks!First which road are you taking? the roads maybe bad but that depends on which highway, I 70 through the mountains has a traction law and when in place if you get stuck you can be charged a fine of up to $600 if I remember correctly. You will have to winterize your RV and that includes draining all tanks and water heater and putting rv antifreeze in the water lines

Colo Native wrote:Fla904 wrote:So we're from Florida and passing through Colorado to get to Wyoming for a winter vacation, I've been told that the roads might be bad in Colorado and covered in ice/snow? Does anyone here have any experience passing through? Should I be concerned of the road conditions? Also do I need to add anything to the rv for the freezing temps? I have the fresh water tank filled up and do not use the water heater as I have the propane disconnected. So water only goes through the cold water tubes. Please let me know what I should do and if you have any advice. Thanks!First which road are you taking? the roads maybe bad but that depends on which highway, I 70 through the mountains has a traction law and when in place if you get stuck you can be charged a fine of up to $600 if I remember correctly. You will have to winterize your RV and that includes draining all tanks and water heater and putting rv antifreeze in the water linesWe will be on highway 114, 371, 50, and 13. Will only be staying one night in co, is the antifreeze still necessary just for one night? Can I leave the fresh water tank and water pump alone? The tank is located under the bed as is the water pump.

A winter vacation in WY ?? You will encounter tougher conditions there than you might in CO!!

Where in WY are you going for this winter trip? You should go to wyoroad.info/and look at conditions. Especially, snow plow priority plan, temperature map, and chain law. I realize this may be a record warm winter but I-80 can can get pretty bad with high winds. Many places in WY are on secondary roads so use "wyoroad.info" wisely. I live here and my MH is parked.

We go to Co about every 2 to 3 years to celebrate xmas, we stay in the driveway in our TT. We go to Seattle the other years occasionally we stay here at home in AZ. We did this one year in 2006/2007 when Denver got 2 blizzards in a row, went below zero many nights. With the thermostat set at 72 we went through a 30# bottle every 3 days. We traveled and stayed with full fresh water tank and filled it when it got low. We emptied the black and grey into the in house toilets with the sewer pump from Camping World. All worked fantastic and we had our space and the rest of the house had to deal with each other with lines to the bathroom :-).We travel with chains for truck and TT, that year we got caught on I70 going through Vail, and Eisenhower in a storm that we had to chain up. Not a issue at all, just make sure you have the right chains for both TV and TT (absolutely not cable chains, find the chains with the correct weight rating for your rig). Travel with FW tank full and use your TT heater when you stop for the night, it most likely vents into the tanks at least ours does.Enjoy your trip!

First time traveling through Colorado and freezing temps

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Fla904
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Jan 03, 2016
Colo Native wrote:
Fla904 wrote:
So we're from Florida and passing through Colorado to get to Wyoming for a winter vacation, I've been told that the roads might be bad in Colorado and covered in ice/snow? Does anyone here have any experience passing through? Should I be concerned of the road conditions? Also do I need to add anything to the rv for the freezing temps? I have the fresh water tank filled up and do not use the water heater as I have the propane disconnected. So water only goes through the cold water tubes. Please let me know what I should do and if you have any advice. Thanks!

First which road are you taking? the roads maybe bad but that depends on which highway, I 70 through the mountains has a traction law and when in place if you get stuck you can be charged a fine of up to $600 if I remember correctly. You will have to winterize your RV and that includes draining all tanks and water heater and putting rv antifreeze in the water lines

We will be on highway 114, 371, 50, and 13. Will only be staying one night in co, is the antifreeze still necessary just for one night? Can I leave the fresh water tank and water pump alone? The tank is located under the bed as is the water pump.
Colo_Native
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Jan 03, 2016
Fla904 wrote:
So we're from Florida and passing through Colorado to get to Wyoming for a winter vacation, I've been told that the roads might be bad in Colorado and covered in ice/snow? Does anyone here have any experience passing through? Should I be concerned of the road conditions? Also do I need to add anything to the rv for the freezing temps? I have the fresh water tank filled up and do not use the water heater as I have the propane disconnected. So water only goes through the cold water tubes. Please let me know what I should do and if you have any advice. Thanks!

First which road are you taking? the roads maybe bad but that depends on which highway, I 70 through the mountains has a traction law and when in place if you get stuck you can be charged a fine of up to $600 if I remember correctly. You will have to winterize your RV and that includes draining all tanks and water heater and putting rv antifreeze in the water lines

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