bka0721 wrote:
A few questions, with your family traveling;
Do you keep your tanks filled with water and in use? I just finished a period of below zero weather for multiple days and teens and 20s for highs for 2 weeks without winterizing, still using my faucets and showers.
The other question would be with all of your wonderful upgrades have you considered installing an aux propane tank? There are many side tanks, like used in Tigers, which could meet this upgrade. As you know I carry 114 gallons of propane and it is one of the best things I did when putting my project together.
As for the condensation, don't forget with all those people breathing there is going to be an amazing amount of condensation, just from that source alone. If you can utilize dry heat (electric) it certainly controls the condensation. I too have freezing in the corners and cab over. A couple of years back even frozen vegetable cans in the cabinets. But have never had any freeze damage in my Lance camper.
I wonder have you considered more extreme winterizing as btggraphix did a few years back with his TC? Reserving a short time to open up the camper (even when in the teens) goes a long way in removing condensation during extended TC camping in freezing weather.
Again, thanks so much for sharing about the tires, chains and larger (read tall) family joining on this holiday adventure. It is nice to see more TC owners out here in the winter with me with just a few cold weather practices used. Maybe more will consider not parking their TCs until spring.
b
We travel in the winter with the potable tank dry, and the water pump dry. I put the pink stuff in the sink trap, and plumbing on the grey water side. As for the commode, it is a necessity when traveling and use in the winter in Alaska. It is a recirculating toilet, and we found out 5 years ago that if I use windshield wiper fluid (Good to -50F) and a formaldehyde based toilet chemical, all works well. No smell, and flushes all the time.
I have a second narrow vertical tank that I have, but have been searching for the right plumbing to plumb it from the original tank locker to the new locker, and either put in a shift style regulator, or just manually unscrew the hose from one bottle to an extension hose to the other bottle...
I have added alot of 1" foam board and reflectix since our first trip 5 years ago, and it has made a big difference. I hope to add additional insulation as I continue to upgrade it, but we have found that we do some work, then use it to see what works and what doesn't, and then repeat.
Fortunately didn't need the chains, but was very glad for the 19.5 studded tires!
Thanks again for the words of encouragement!
