A couple general questions about travel trailers

Chapstick137 wrote:
Hello. I am in the market for a travel trailer and have a couple questions. I will be living in the trailer a couple months out of the year and I found a four seasons campground that'll let me keep it there year round. They do however shut the water off November through April.

Do all trailers come equipped with a water tank ? Most do.

Are they ok during the winter or will it freeze ? If heat is not maintained in the trailer, it will freeze. Depending on tank location and type of tank heat, it could freeze anyway.

Can you get a circulator pump to prevent it from freezing ?

Do they generally have removable propane tanks or do they need to be filled with a truck ? Tanks are removeable.

If so can it be modified to work with a portable tank ?

Do they come with sewage tanks or do they tie into on site sewer pipes or do they do both ? Most do.

Does anybody use the automatic water heater system in trailers. If you're not familiar it's an on demand water heater that heats water instantly when needed.

What size electric panel generally comes in a trailer ? [COLOR=]Some are 30 amp, some are 50 amp. 60 amps ?

Any input would be awesome. Thanks guys.

Chapstick137 wrote:
Hello. I am in the market for a travel trailer and have a couple questions. I will be living in the trailer a couple months out of the year and I found a four seasons campground that'll let me keep it there year round. They do however shut the water off November through April.

Do all trailers come equipped with a water tank ? Are they ok during the winter or will it freeze ? Can you get a circulator pump to prevent it from freezing ? Yes, a tank will freeze if temps are low enough. There are specialty tank heaters, 120V and 12V for this purpose.

Do they generally have removable propane tanks or do they need to be filled with a truck ? If so can it be modified to work with a portable tank ? Removable except in some 5'ers and MH's.

Do they come with sewage tanks or do they tie into on site sewer pipes or do they do both ? Equipped with tank that connects via hose to dump station, truck, or sewer system.

Does anybody use the automatic water heater system in trailers. If you're not familiar it's an on demand water heater that heats water instantly when needed. The technology is not mature enough to work correctly in an RV except the biggest of MH's.

What size electric panel generally comes in a trailer ? 60 amps ? 30 amp and, infrequently, 50 amp.

Any input would be awesome. Thanks guys.

Chapstick137 wrote:
Hello. I am in the market for a travel trailer and have a couple questions. I will be living in the trailer a couple months out of the year and I found a four seasons campground that'll let me keep it there year round. They do however shut the water off November through April.

Do all trailers come equipped with a water tank ? YESAre they ok during the winter or will it freeze ? They will freeze. You need to drain the tank, water heater, and water lines, and run some RV antifreeze through them. There are detailed instructions for winterizing a RV in many threads here. Can you get a circulator pump to prevent it from freezing ? No. And even if you could, that would not be adequate in a northern climate.

Do they generally have removable propane tanks or do they need to be filled with a truck ? Propane tanks are removable on trailers. Some types of RVs have larger permanently mounted tanks.If so can it be modified to work with a portable tank ? No need, since the tanks will be removable.

Do they come with sewage tanks or do they tie into on site sewer pipes or do they do both ? Both, if you have sewer at the site. But many sites do not have sewer. Your sewer aka "black" tank will freeze in a New Jersey climate.

Does anybody use the automatic water heater system in trailers. If you're not familiar it's an on demand water heater that heats water instantly when needed.

What size electric panel generally comes in a trailer ? 60 amps ? Every trailer I've ever seen uses fuses located near the converter. A trailer with one AC unit will need up to 30 amps. A trailer with 2 AC units will need up to 50 amps. You will need the appropriate cord plugged into the appropriate outlet at your site. The current you can pull through that outlet will be limited by the breaker on the site electrical pedestal.

Any input would be awesome. Thanks guys.

Chapstick137 wrote:
Hello. I am in the market for a travel trailer and have a couple questions. I will be living in the trailer a couple months out of the year and I found a four seasons campground that'll let me keep it there year round. They do however shut the water off November through April.

Do all trailers come equipped with a water tank ? Are they ok during the winter or will it freeze ? Can you get a circulator pump to prevent it from freezing ?

Do they generally have removable propane tanks or do they need to be filled with a truck ? If so can it be modified to work with a portable tank ?

Do they come with sewage tanks or do they tie into on site sewer pipes or do they do both ?

Does anybody use the automatic water heater system in trailers. If you're not familiar it's an on demand water heater that heats water instantly when needed.

What size electric panel generally comes in a trailer ? 60 amps ?

Any input would be awesome. Thanks guys.