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Blutoyz
Explorer
Nov 07, 2017

Well, so much for waiting to winterize....

I was trying to hold off until after my Thanksgiving trip but the weatherman says 20's for this weekend up here. First time so I had to rig a blow connection up and it took about an 1.5 hours but I am sure before the trip home I should be down to 30 minutes or so.

A pal told me it was a piece of cake and it was
  • Not yet here. Temps are hanging around 45-55 days and 32-38 nights. Been watching the weatherman real close. We're still sleeping in the camper every night (driveway) and use the shower in the morning before work. We've had a lot of rain here in Indiana, but nothing has turned white yet.

    I'm really counting days now. We're planning on a South Carolina trip in December again, and then another one in March. So winterizing is no biggie for me. I just want to keep the water in the camper as long as possible.

    After it's winterized, we'll go to dry camping in the driveway with a port-a-potty, dump it in the house bath room, and still sleep in the camper until temps get to about 10 above zero. Then it gets too costly to keep the camper heated.

    Until then ... yea ... looks like Summer is over for just 'bout
    everyone!
  • wa8yxm wrote:
    I winterized last week too but by the "S" method.. In this case "S" is followed by a period and Carolina :).

    Went from SNOWING when I got up Tue Morning in Tekonsha, MI (Had to drive up to Marshall and get a new converter since my almost a teenager (only 3 nonths shy) Converter died Sunday) and then headed south.. Went from freezing to 60+


    I like your method;)
  • wa8yxm's avatar
    wa8yxm
    Explorer III
    I winterized last week too but by the "S" method.. In this case "S" is followed by a period and Carolina :).

    Went from SNOWING when I got up Tue Morning in Tekonsha, MI (Had to drive up to Marshall and get a new converter since my almost a teenager (only 3 nonths shy) Converter died Sunday) and then headed south.. Went from freezing to 60+
  • I got total winterization time down to 15 minutes. We camp almost year round so I get lots of practice.

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