Transporting travel trailer in extreme cold conditions

That's a great idea to fire up the furnace & let her warm up, makes perfect sense. ..don't know why I didn't think of that! Thanks

I agree let her warm up for awhile before towing any distance. Just a little heat will make some things flexible again. As far as towing with the furnace lit, wouldn't worry about it for a moment. I do wonder if your propane system will work in weather that cold. I remember breaking the soles of a pair of new shoes right in two pieces in that kind of weather at Edmonton Alberta.

Our shower wall split in 2 places a in single digit weather. It was high on the wall so we used packing tape to seal. The tape has held for three years.

I would definitely heat the unit before moving it.

When we were fulltiming, we always traveled in winter with the furnace on. Teton recommended it. Never had a problem, even in sub zero weather.

My suggestion would be to turn on the furnace, and let the camper warm up, allowing enought time for for temperature sensitive items to warm up. Then, once you start towing the camper, it will be much less likely to cause and splitting or breakage of plastic or vinyl components. While the furnace is running, open up all cabinet doors. And for such a shot haul, I'd leave the heater with thermostat set at 50 degrees or so if you know the furnace is operating properly. Traveling with the furnace on is probably as controversial as travelling with the fridge running on propane. Im not an expert....refer to your owners manual for any manufacturer guidelines re traveling with the furnace turned on.

If you are worried about it, then just get everything really warmed up, then shut down the furnace and tow the unit home.

Can you light up the heater prior to towing the 20 miles? Even if you shut it off prior to moving, you will have warmed the interior at least a small amount.

I know stuff is very brittle in that cold of temp. I had my shower base split at -30.

I agree, you will be fine ...

From one that is much further south, I can't imagine doing anything in that kind of cold. I experienced -20F in St. Louis many years ago. No thanks.

My hat is off to you that live up north. My skin is much too thin.