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JoshuaH
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Nov 05, 2019

Fresh water tank under camper-Camping in colder weather.

We just bought a,


Forest River Wolf Pup 16BHS

The fresh water tank is under the camper. I've read the entire manual online and watched a lot of the winterizing videos, but I don't see anything mentioned about this tank, and I didn't see an obvious way to drain it either.

Question, if at night the temp gets below freezing and there is water in this tank, but not full, will it damage it?

Are there heater kits that can be bought to allow using this tank if electricity is available?

Would it be possible to add a smaller tank somewhere inside the camper, there would be room under one of the seats or under the bed and put in a valve to use this tank instead during colder weather? I'd gladly give up a little bit of storage space for this.

Thanks for any input you have.

13 Replies

  • I would not recommend you to buy heater kits as it won't solve the problem...that won't heat the pipes under.
  • The problem you will face is that you do not have an "all-season" camper. The water tank is just the tip of the iceberg. Campers made for cold weather camping have ALL plumbing up inside the "conditioned space". Just adding a heater to your tank ignores the fact that much of your water piping likely runs under the trailer hidden by whatever undercarriage covering you have. Either avoid camping in freezing weather or do like many who winterize the RV's plumbing and use the campground facilities.
  • Check with member "profundent" (the spelling is not correct).
    Hopefully, someone will have the correct spelling.
    I think he will have a solution for you.
    Good luck!
    Pat