Camping in a winterized TC

Hassle? What hassle? Campgrounds all to yourself, hiking trails without all the (insert your favorite kind of nut case), no need to run the generator cause you need A/C. I dont see any hassle! This is my favorite time to go camping!

Water in 3.5 gallon jugs for drinking or wash cloth baths and a gallon of antifreeze in the black and grey tanks. I velcro up 1" thick panels of closed cell foam over the windows and skylights for extra insultion at night,other than carrying flannel sheets and a thick down comforter nothing is different in the TC than summer use. I do carry chains and a snow shovel as extra truck gear.









We are going back for Thanksgiving in Yosemite and hoping for snow!

^ beautiful pics buzzcut. I pretty much do it the same way. I'm more keen about it than my wife but it can be a good time. We do need to find some winter activities to make it better, xc skiing looks like a good option.

hedgehopper wrote:
DW thinks camping in our winterized TC (without running water, operable toilet, etc.) would be too much of a hassle. I'm more inclined to give it a try.

Comments? Tips?

I'm sure you could do it... but why winterize your camper and then go camping in it?

We camp in our OFF-ROAD POPUP trailer during the winter all the the time. I just drain my fresh water tank and blow out the water lines and add pink stuff to the p traps etc and good to go for the night. When it warms up enough during the day just add water to fresh water tank if you like...

We always carry drinking water for coffee etc...

Roy Ken

hedge wrote:
^ beautiful pics buzzcut. I pretty much do it the same way. I'm more keen about it than my wife but it can be a good time. We do need to find some winter activities to make it better, xc skiing looks like a good option.

We go snowshoeing

I bet snowshoes are easier to carry in the 'ol TC than trying to fit in skis :)

For weekenders it probably is too much of a hassle to charge your potable water system.

For me, I don't winterize but use my camper in the winters in Colorado and other locations for skiing the backcountry. These are often for many weeks where the high might reach 21 degrees F. With some good technique you would be able to make it work too. It all depends on how your camper is originally set up for 4 season use.

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Easy-Peasy. Those of us with ANY kind of RV without heated waste compartments have to do it to head south during the winter :-)

Our 28' Class C had exposed tanks, so we traveled fully winterized. Water for cooking/brushing teeth was carried in gallon containers. Showers were taken at the campground's facility.

Depending on the temps, we would do one of 2 things: if it was "only" going to be in the upper 20's, we'd flush the toilet (and the sink after brushing teeth) using antifreeze. Last winter, coming home to Michigan, we were going to encounter single-digit temps... so we remained fully winterized and utilized a portapotty for nighttime needs.

Ages ago, I cut Reflectix insulation (like foil-backed bubble wrap) to fit the windows; plus added 1" styrofoam inserts in the skylights. I'd also add it underneath the upper bed - the foil reflects body heat back in, they say? With our windows and vents insulated, we could keep our 28' MH warm enough to be comfortable using an electric heater (with the furnace set to kick on if it got too cold - but our furnace always wakes me up)

Like I said - if we want to escape Michigan's winters for some warm weather - we HAVE to travel winterized, at least for a couple of days.

On edit: I should add that we ate meals at restaurants, so I didn't have to wash dishes ;-)

With that Northern-lite I'm wondering if winterizing is necessary? Does it have a heated basement? Just keep the heater on at all times when the temps are below freezing.