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bzboy
Explorer
Apr 03, 2021

Suggest All season travel trailer for work

Looking for all season travel trailer for work. Will be using it approximately once every two weeks for 1-2 consecutive nights. Gonna park it in a parking lot at work. More concerned about winter use vs summer use. Temps in Denver can get down to below freezing in the city.

Requirements
Mainly boondocking so generator is a must
Needs to survive Colorado winters - snow and temps. Worried about pipes/tanks freezing.
No longer than 17-25 feet range. Slide optional.
Tow vehicle will be Toyota Tundra - 10k tow limit on paper but would like to keep it closer to 7-8k.

Brands I'm looking at
Northwood Artic Fox/ Nash - my top choice so far
Lance - difficult to find one with a generator
Forest River Alpha Wolf? - they advertise a "weather package" option

Any info, suggestions would be much appreciated. Budget around $40k. Thank you in advance
  • lane_hog's avatar
    lane_hog
    Explorer II
    Apr 06, 2021
    Consider whether or not you *need* water. Are there showers available at work?

    We've been doing winter camping for the past 10+ years... It's entirely possible to limit your water use without needing to keep the trailer above freezing temps all the time.


    • We bring 5 gallon water bottles for our drinking and coffee water, and found a $10 water pump that seats on the fill tube for dispensing
    • For the toilet, we have 1 gallon jugs of flushing water
    • Hot water for washing dishes gets warmed up on the stove
    • We use Rubbermaid dishpans to contain our wash water, and can either drain that into the tanks or disperse it outdoors if that's allowed
    • If showering isn't available, you can use stovetop warmed water and a washcloth to manage the "essentials" (I keep my hair USMC short, but you could probably manage to wash your hair in the sink this way)


    That approach has worked great for short 1-2 night trips where showers are optional or available at the destination.

    This year, we didn't need to dump either our black or grey tank between November and March after seven days of use. But... we have 40 gallon black tank and 60 gallons of grey. Smaller tanks might present a different issue.

    Frozen black tanks aren't as much of a problem with low usage as you'd think. Gallons of water in a large tank take a lot longer to freeze than what you get in a cross-section of pipe, and the ice contains odor quite nicely...
  • deltabravo's avatar
    deltabravo
    Nomad
    Apr 06, 2021
    canoe on top wrote:
    Arctic Fox/Nash definitely top choices. Get the factory storm windows.


    Northwood stopped offering storm windows many years ago.

    What you want is their thermal pane window option.

    All ORV models have thermal pane standard. Arctic Fox they might be standard as well. Unsure on Nash.
  • canoe_on_top's avatar
    canoe_on_top
    Explorer
    Apr 06, 2021
    Thanks for the update on the storm windows. I had them for my 2006 Nash and have them for my 2008 Arctic Fox. The thermal pane windows might not be as effective as the storm windows but, would certainly be more convenient.

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