Pop Up Soft Side Campers in the Winter
Could anyone who has owned one of these tell me how well they stay warm in the wintertime.
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Oldtymeflyr wrote:
We had an Outfitter Apex 8 for 9 years and over 400 nights. No modifications to the walls windows, stock 20,000 btu furnace, batteries (2x6volts). We did have covers for the ceiling vents.
We were in temperatures -10 degrees many times and down to -20 degrees every now and then. No problems. Our 30# propane tank would last 3 days keeping the temperature at 65 degrees during the day and lower 40 degree temps at night, we like it cooler. If the temperature was right around zero we could go 5-6 days with our propane. Note that we had full use of both the water and sewage system. We were comfortable.
I did carry an extra 5# propane tank and a small Honda generator for backup electricity.
There is no question that a good hardside can be warmer. The Outfitter had advantages that a HS could not match.
We no longer have the Outfitter but our Sprinter Four Winds also has a 20,000 BTU furnace. In retrospect that Outfitter had a big furnace for the size.
Ditto on the above experience when I lived in Fairbanks, AK. I have 2-12v 100AH batteries and I carried an additional 30lb propane tank. And a Honda EU2000i generator just in case. No ceiling vent covers.
I have since installed a Wave 3 heater which does not use battery power.
