Winterizing Travel Trailer for Beginners
Hello RV'ers - We just finished our last camping trip for the year. :( That being said, this is our first year having to winterize a travel trailer. We have a 32' Passport 2920bh. Does anyone ...
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You've gotten some pretty good advice here already.
If you have a vent cover over one (or more) of the ceiling vents, you can leave them open a bit to provide ventilation and avoid condensation. If you don't have any vent covers, I would suggest getting and installing at least one; it's really nice when camping to be able to have the vent open when it's raining (or when you're away and it might rain). I think they ought to come standard.
I set mousetraps when storing my RV, wintertime or not. I also remove anything that seems like food to avoid attracting critters.
If you charge the house (lead-acid) battery fully and then disconnect it from all loads by e.g. removing the negative lead, you can leave it in the trailer over the winter safely without it needing charging. The rate of self-discharge when it's cold is much slower than in warmer weather. If you don't disconnect it, having some sort of a maintenance charger for the battery (maybe not in the trailer) is important for its health.
Winterizing the plumbing is the most important part.
If you have a vent cover over one (or more) of the ceiling vents, you can leave them open a bit to provide ventilation and avoid condensation. If you don't have any vent covers, I would suggest getting and installing at least one; it's really nice when camping to be able to have the vent open when it's raining (or when you're away and it might rain). I think they ought to come standard.
I set mousetraps when storing my RV, wintertime or not. I also remove anything that seems like food to avoid attracting critters.
If you charge the house (lead-acid) battery fully and then disconnect it from all loads by e.g. removing the negative lead, you can leave it in the trailer over the winter safely without it needing charging. The rate of self-discharge when it's cold is much slower than in warmer weather. If you don't disconnect it, having some sort of a maintenance charger for the battery (maybe not in the trailer) is important for its health.
Winterizing the plumbing is the most important part.
