Winter RV camping
Winter RV camping: This information on winter RVing is provided courtesy of Tiger Run Resort, Breckenridge, CO. DianneOK, moderator -----------------------------------------------------------...
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We are wintering for the first time and have really found this forum helpful. My RV dealer had some great suggestions for us.
We put a little heater in the storage unit of our fifth wheel plugged into to a thermostate controlled plug in. This has helped with keeping the pipes warm.
We then purchased a hose that is heated. This way we did not have to run any heat tape or wrap it. It was actually designed for farm use but if you buy a couple of couplers to reverse the ends and it works great for the fifth wheel. It did not work the first week because I had not reversed the ends so the sensor was up in the fifth wheel and it was staying warm. Once I reversed it we have not had any problems.
This week will be our biggest test because we are supposed to be 8 degrees below tonight with 30 mph winds and 6 to 8 inches of snow. If we make it this week and know that we will winter camp again next year.
Thanks for all the advice.
We put a little heater in the storage unit of our fifth wheel plugged into to a thermostate controlled plug in. This has helped with keeping the pipes warm.
We then purchased a hose that is heated. This way we did not have to run any heat tape or wrap it. It was actually designed for farm use but if you buy a couple of couplers to reverse the ends and it works great for the fifth wheel. It did not work the first week because I had not reversed the ends so the sensor was up in the fifth wheel and it was staying warm. Once I reversed it we have not had any problems.
This week will be our biggest test because we are supposed to be 8 degrees below tonight with 30 mph winds and 6 to 8 inches of snow. If we make it this week and know that we will winter camp again next year.
Thanks for all the advice.
