Cold Weather Camping - How cold is too cold?
We're trying to decide whether or not to take our annual trip to metro-Detroit in late April next year. It looks like average temps are 36 (low) to 60 (high). We have a Rockwood 8312ss with a ducted...
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If going out in temperatures around freezing, there are a few things one can do to make life a bit easier:
I've found that if one can plug in couple 60-100 watt incandescent lamps for storage compartments, this gives enough heat to keep things fairly warm down there, enough to keep pipes and such warm.
Then, there is insulation. I've found my TT loses a lot of heat under the bed, so I tossed some Reflectix underneath, and that has helped some. One can spend a lot on additional insulation, but the trick is to go for the best bang/buck and find the biggest heat losses first.
I've found that if one can plug in couple 60-100 watt incandescent lamps for storage compartments, this gives enough heat to keep things fairly warm down there, enough to keep pipes and such warm.
Then, there is insulation. I've found my TT loses a lot of heat under the bed, so I tossed some Reflectix underneath, and that has helped some. One can spend a lot on additional insulation, but the trick is to go for the best bang/buck and find the biggest heat losses first.
