Fresh water tank & antifreeze
I have a 08 keystone hornet 27dbs that I camp in the winter months during hunting season. Unfortunately I do not have a power or water source. I do use a generator for power and would like to use the ...
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PhilMac wrote:
My main concern is when I am not there. I will not be bringing my camper back an forth so there will be times during the winter it is unattended for a couple weeks at a time. Unfortunately, my camp is too far away to run by during cold spells. Does anyone make a potable and dilutable antifreeze?
I have used my camper for deer camp in North Dakota. It gets quite a bit colder than Alabama. Things I have done:
1. No showers
2. Disconnect and cap the lines going to outside shower faucet.
3. Pour a gallon of antifreeze in black and grey tanks.
4. Drain and bypass the water heater. Don't use it at all.
5. Heat water on the stove for dish washing / hand washing / bird bath.
6. Only use fresh tank while heat is on. For extended periods of non use, I drain it and winterize the trailer. Next trip to the trailer, I bring 20 - 30 gallons (I have four 7 gallon jugs) of water, with me.
I also installed a 12 volt pump, near the fresh water fill. It pumps the water from the jugs into the fresh tank.
A couple gallons of antifreeze, is good insurance against possible freeze ups. When I catch it on sale, I buy a lot of it. Last sale cost 1.25 per gallon.
Antifreeze made for use with fresh tank, I've never heard of any. I have heard that things like alcohol or vineger, will lower the freeze point of water, but, it could be a job cleaning it all out for summer use.
Rather than antifreeze, you may get away with just blowing out the lines and draining the fresh tank.
