Need Help Cold Weather RV Trip
Hi All, My wife & I are traveling from SLC, UT to Parris Island, SC Saturday for our daughter's graduation. We are new RV'rs with a 2013 25' Winnebago Access. My concern is we would like to travel wi...
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Willy, another cold weather tip is to open your rearmost roof vent, the amount of opening depends on your taste, when you're driving.
Doing so will create a vacuum at the back and pull the warm air from the vehicle's heating system back towards the vent. This does two things. First, it keeps you from getting too warm and turning down the heat, you have a lot of space to heat, you want to keep the heat pumping. Secondly though, it keeps the back of the motorhome warm, that means when you stop for the night you need to run the furnace a lot less, saving both propane and battery power.
Some folks will scoff at this idea, but my own (far from scientific) experiments have shown I can keep us more comfy in the front seats, and the back area at least 10 degrees warmer.
Doing so will create a vacuum at the back and pull the warm air from the vehicle's heating system back towards the vent. This does two things. First, it keeps you from getting too warm and turning down the heat, you have a lot of space to heat, you want to keep the heat pumping. Secondly though, it keeps the back of the motorhome warm, that means when you stop for the night you need to run the furnace a lot less, saving both propane and battery power.
Some folks will scoff at this idea, but my own (far from scientific) experiments have shown I can keep us more comfy in the front seats, and the back area at least 10 degrees warmer.
