Winterizing - Natchez, MS

It might dip into the low 30's several nights. There will be frost several mornings, but I would doubt there will be any period of time lasting longer than 4-5 hours of freezing temps.

Destin, FL...March 1 or so...water hose froze one night...nothing broke...but we had no water for a little bit, AND this has the message that in the coldest months, things can freeze and break if not properly handled

You never know on the winters in the region, some years you will have lows down to the upper teens other years it will barely drop into the 20's for a couple of hours during the night. It is rare to have temperatures stay below freezing for over 24 hours, though it does happen, maybe once per year or less on average. The more common winter weather has a mix of cold an dreary weather with lows in the 30's on the other end the occasional day in the 70's or even low 80's may occur any moth of the year. I would estimate on average December - February you should expect to need to protect you water hose from freezing about one night every 2-2 weeks.

About what I expect. I also have a couple of lampholders to put in each of the bins that have water, with 60 watt bulbs. Last time were in cold, I put a remote thermometer in the bins so I could keep a check. With the bins closed, in outside temps down into the 20s, the bins held well in the upper 40s. I will probably wrap the water hose, and may use a heat tape, but always disconnect it below freezing. Underbelly does have heat vents into it, but we use electric heat a lot, so the furnace doesn't put much deat into the bins. Hadn't thought about the dehumidifer, but sounds like a good idea.

You can go to weather.com and get all kinds of info for any location in the country. Search with the city and state, go to the monthly forecast, and then move to whatever month you want. You will see average highs and lows, and down below that, a chart with average highs/lows, record highs/lows, and average rainfall.

This is the page for Natchez.

Given those numbers, I would not bother winterizing. Keep an eye on the forecast. For a few days with lows in the mid/upper-20s, just disconnect the water hose and run off your fresh water tank.

I'm assuming you have a heated underbelly. Make sure the furnace is blowing down there if the temps look lower than mid-20s. It might be a good idea to drain the tanks and close the dump valves, leaving the drain hose empty, so it doesn't freeze.

Your biggest problem may be humidity and condensation. You would likely benefit from a dehumidifier. Just set it up to drain in the tub so you don't have to bother emptying it.

Days will not be a problem. Some nights you're hose will freeze. Either disconnect and use onboard pump or heat tape. That is normally. Sometimes a hard freeze will occur for 3 or 4 days. All bets are off.

Any weather site has statistics.

Yes, we have spend a few VERY cold winters in the MH, and have survived well. I have googled the weather there, and think we will be OK, just hoping there was someone local in the forum. We live about 5-600 miles further north, and that is why we are going there. Hope it will be a bit better. At least I won't need chains for the toad!

It's a crapshoot there as in much of the south. Averages are mild, but hot or cold snaps are always possible. I was in New Orleans a few years back a week for the Krewe de Viewx Parade and temps were near freezing, Other times in winter can be very warm.
Google Natchez Ms. and go to the wikipedia listing. It will show you average hi's, lows, and the records for each month.
In general on your rv, if you run the furnace occasionally on the coolest nights, your tanks will normally be fine, your water supply line could get a wrap and tape job if you hit a cold snap.
Happy motorin