cold weather camping
How many out there camp in sub freezing temperatures?
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I have spent some nights at 19F in my 30' Bounder with dual pane windows, and it was not to bad. No frozen pipes, because there is a furnace vent into the basement, and all the plumbing fittings are in there.
I spent a winter in Portland OR, when the lowest winter temp reached 25F. This winter is cooler, and has already reached 24 in November, probably will be less than last winter's 15F low.
When dry camping, I run my Olympic Catalytic heater that is 6,000 Btu's mostly because it is silent, and no 12 volt power. At less than 30F, I leave it on high anytime I am in the motorhome, only shut it off when I go sightseeing. I also need to run the furnace about 5-10 minutes per hour to blow warm air into the basement, as well as warm the bedroom and bath. The Olympic heater heats the living room well, but not those areas.
I also have solar panels, so I don't need to worry about the battery going low. My motorhome uses 35 amp hours a day to run just the CO meter, propane detector and refrigerator.
Good luck!
Fred.
I spent a winter in Portland OR, when the lowest winter temp reached 25F. This winter is cooler, and has already reached 24 in November, probably will be less than last winter's 15F low.
When dry camping, I run my Olympic Catalytic heater that is 6,000 Btu's mostly because it is silent, and no 12 volt power. At less than 30F, I leave it on high anytime I am in the motorhome, only shut it off when I go sightseeing. I also need to run the furnace about 5-10 minutes per hour to blow warm air into the basement, as well as warm the bedroom and bath. The Olympic heater heats the living room well, but not those areas.
I also have solar panels, so I don't need to worry about the battery going low. My motorhome uses 35 amp hours a day to run just the CO meter, propane detector and refrigerator.
Good luck!
Fred.
