can you winter camp in a pop up?
So this is my first camper, and I was just curious can you winter camp in a pop up, or do you risk cracking the vinyl tent, when opening and closing? thanks Ken
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Sorry, I just have to roll back to this one.
How do you risk serious injury or even death?
I have camped in snow and wintry conditions before and cannot see how anything I've done could induce injury or death. If you've seen that happening, then I suspect something is being done seriously incorrectly.
How I do it and wonder where the risk is: one to two 120v electric heaters (auto turn off if knocked over) if shore power is available backed up by the onboard furnace. Silver reflective materials stuffed in all windows, extra insulation stuffed in the usual gaps around doors, etc, Popup Gizmos on the bunk ends. We can keep it at 65 degrees inside when it is 30 degrees outside with minimal furnace usage if at all. The heaters are plugged into different 120v AC circuits and nothing have ever given an indication (I've purposefully checked) of overloading or overheating. And even buttoning it up as much as I can, I have never had a condensation issue inside the PUP.
Like others, I will turn on the furnace before taking the PUP down. You have to move quickly as the vinyl will cool down quickly.
And in all of these situations, I have winterized all of the water system. We use containers of water for whatever needs we have.
boston blacky wrote:
The risk goes beyond a crack in the vinyl tent!! You could cause serious injury or even death to yourself or others! As a test, send a message or note to the unit's manufacture and ask them if they would recommend it. BB
How do you risk serious injury or even death?
I have camped in snow and wintry conditions before and cannot see how anything I've done could induce injury or death. If you've seen that happening, then I suspect something is being done seriously incorrectly.
How I do it and wonder where the risk is: one to two 120v electric heaters (auto turn off if knocked over) if shore power is available backed up by the onboard furnace. Silver reflective materials stuffed in all windows, extra insulation stuffed in the usual gaps around doors, etc, Popup Gizmos on the bunk ends. We can keep it at 65 degrees inside when it is 30 degrees outside with minimal furnace usage if at all. The heaters are plugged into different 120v AC circuits and nothing have ever given an indication (I've purposefully checked) of overloading or overheating. And even buttoning it up as much as I can, I have never had a condensation issue inside the PUP.
Like others, I will turn on the furnace before taking the PUP down. You have to move quickly as the vinyl will cool down quickly.
And in all of these situations, I have winterized all of the water system. We use containers of water for whatever needs we have.
