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- sch911Explorer
bob213 wrote:
Some remove their flat screen TV's if they live where it freezes.
And those people would be wasting their time. This is SO not necessary! - Mark_and_LindaExplorerGot all my food items out...I heard the familiar chirping sound the other day. Batteries in the carbon monoxide detector. I also remove the salt and pepper shakers. I go out there just about every day...I think I have burnt more propane than I did camping last year.
- ScottGNomad
yankee camper wrote:
Once forgot to remove a bottle of Tabasco Sauce. Wasn't a pretty sight when I discovered it in the spring.
Same here with a bag of potatoes. Looked like some kind of science experiment gone wrong. Took a few minutes to even figure out what it was. - yankee_camperExplorerOnce forgot to remove a bottle of Tabasco Sauce. Wasn't a pretty sight when I discovered it in the spring.
- atreisExplorerWe remove all food and small batteries (from flashlights, clock, smoke alarm). Everything else that's normally in there stays.
- DutchmenSportExplorerAnything that can freeze, all personal hygiene items like soaps and deodorant, all kitchen cleaning items, as they are subject to freezing and we just simply use those items in the house and resupply in the Spring.
We remove ALL food items, coffee, tea, sugar, spices, everything. Use them in the house and resupply fresh in the Spring.
We wash all bed linens and replace them. We remove all clothing (except some select items) and use them over the winter. Replace in the Spring,... usually with NEW items.
Remove the DISH Satellite receiver and bed-room television. We leave the one in the living room.
Remove all CD's video and audio (we use them in the house or autos over the winter).
Perhaps the better question is, what do we leave IN the camper over the winter?
Answer .. washed and laundered bed linens, bath towels, pots and pans, and dishes and silverware and utensils. Maps, games, camping supplies, fire starters, all the documentation for the camper. Basically, if it isn't wet it can stay in the camper if it's been cleaned and we aren't going to use it in the house over the winter.
When we do winter driveway camps, I take the television back out and clip it back to the wall. - PenManExplorerI remove the battery from the smoke alarm as well as things others have mentioned.
- Jack_Diane_FreeExplorerOnce accidentally left a bag of birdseed in the storage. Mice love it and moved in for the winter. Had to wash absolutely everything, every drawer and cabinet, and any utensils left. Will never do that again. I am still hearing about it from DW and it was 10 years ago.
- Kennedy64ExplorerWife, Inlaws, Pets, Grandkids.....That's why I LOVE this forum. You all crack me up!! Gives me good giggles throughout the day!
- mdamerellExplorerMy water regulator has a gage in it. I forgot it in the camper last year and it messed up the gage. Basically if there's water in it, remove it.
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