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usaclark
Explorer
Apr 20, 2015

Cold Weather Challenge

We have been on the road over a month traveling in warmer areas of the USA but now we are heading north to MI and through the UP. Temps at night are predicted to get down to 28/29 degrees at night. As I look at the predicted rate of drop, the temps would only be this low for a few hours each night. Do I need to worry about freezing pipes? Or, if we are on the road and temps are below freezing, do I need to worry about pipes freezing? I am really hoping not to have to winterize the unit. Also, we generally do not run any heat at night. We just add another blanket.

Thanks for the help.
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    Sandia_Man
    Explorer II
    Apr 20, 2015
    We have no problems camping in the high 20s and do so often, but I don't want to say it's OK as I don't know what rig you have. We just got back from a two week trip where temps were below freezing (32) every night and dipped to the teens a few times, but daytime temps always were above 40 degrees or so.

    If you have an enclosed underbelly I would think 28/29 degrees for a few hours wouldn't cause hard freezing of your plumbing, but once again I know what our rig is capable of and it does not have an enclosed belly. Maybe just drain tanks and open low drain points on your rig would be enough, a few more minutes and you could go the full process and have peace of mind.

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