which brands have good winter packages?
Hi everyone, We are looking at getting our first travel trailer and it is overwhelming of course. Mainly right now for my husbands job which requires him to work away on jobsites and doesn't pay f...
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If the wv in your handle indicates West Va, You will find that few are going to do well from the factory.
Most will require you to get creative and help with winterizing, and even then may only be marginal.
Some basics.
Most arctic packages are enclosed under belly and have a small amount of heat being ducted down there from the furnace. Some will have heat pads on the tanks, both methods help but the furnace will be a steady consumer of propane and it can become quite a lot, the tank pads work well if you have 120 VAC all winter.
You can help hold heat with air pillows in the skylight/roof vents to insulate them. Clear plastic added to the inside of windows to ack like a second glass pane helps some too. Some manufacturers offer doule glass or insulated windows which help.
You will need a heat tape on your water supply hose, and will need to find a creative way to insulate the faucet as well as the drain lines.
Bales of straw or some form of skirting to enclose the areas under the trailer will help a lot too.
Drop lights with old school incadescent bulbs or an electric space heater will help under the trailer also after it's skirted.
If you have unlimited electricity avail;able, the temptation will be to use space heaters, but you have limited ability in a 30 or 50 amp trailer to connect stuff. You may find that a small propane space heater will work better.
There are other tips and tricks, most will help some, but the only one that really works well is putting the trailer someplace warm be it way down south, or in a heated garage.
Most will require you to get creative and help with winterizing, and even then may only be marginal.
Some basics.
Most arctic packages are enclosed under belly and have a small amount of heat being ducted down there from the furnace. Some will have heat pads on the tanks, both methods help but the furnace will be a steady consumer of propane and it can become quite a lot, the tank pads work well if you have 120 VAC all winter.
You can help hold heat with air pillows in the skylight/roof vents to insulate them. Clear plastic added to the inside of windows to ack like a second glass pane helps some too. Some manufacturers offer doule glass or insulated windows which help.
You will need a heat tape on your water supply hose, and will need to find a creative way to insulate the faucet as well as the drain lines.
Bales of straw or some form of skirting to enclose the areas under the trailer will help a lot too.
Drop lights with old school incadescent bulbs or an electric space heater will help under the trailer also after it's skirted.
If you have unlimited electricity avail;able, the temptation will be to use space heaters, but you have limited ability in a 30 or 50 amp trailer to connect stuff. You may find that a small propane space heater will work better.
There are other tips and tricks, most will help some, but the only one that really works well is putting the trailer someplace warm be it way down south, or in a heated garage.
