Getting to Florida in a winterized rig?
As relatively newbies I hope we haven't bit off more than we can handle....but, here goes. We have plans to take our winterized 5w to Lakeland (from southern DE) in January, with a reservation for 30...
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rhagfo wrote:
Wow, seems like a lot of people believe water freezes instantly at 32 degrees!
We winter camp all the time, I don't bother to blow the lines unless the temp is going to get down about 25 degrees, with highs only in the 30's for several days.
I would even put 10 to 20 gallons in the fresh water tank, it will NOT freeze while driving unless it is about 10 degrees.
My experience has been exactly the same. In my case (with a C m/h) the water tank is under the dinette and thus kept warm. I have a bypass on the water heater so it stays empty until we're a bit further south, then it's heated and safe anyways.
We also use diluted windshield washer fluid (~$1/gallon) to flush the toilet in the colder northern sections of the trip.
We keep the rig electrically heated the night before we leave, with all the food loaded, the fridge on. In the morning we just have to get in & go.
We have no problem making it far enough south from Toronto to comfortably sleep in the unit the first night.
