Just curious because the wife and I are chomping on the bit to pull out the camper and get ready to hit it this spring..We still have another month or so I guess..woke up this morning to -8 here in southern Ohio.

I've twice made the mistake of working hard to winterize my unit only to pull it out too early in March and have a freeze break something. Granted, it's just a trailer so it's not like a house pipe crack.Still, Central Indiana can be very far below 32 well into April. These are really just big toys, you have to follow the rules if you want to keep them nice.

What camper? OH! That Camper! It's going to be a while. We're on the side of a mountain so I'll have wait until the snow melts off the ice. Then I might be able to get the tractor out of the ditch because it's half way down our 800 foot long driveway stuck in ice. We've been snowed in for a week and a half and it's not going to start to melt for 3 more days. There's an inch of ice under 4 inches of snow. I don't know how long it's going to take for us to see blacktop again. At least we have power and water. Many in Tennessee don't. The covered docks at the lake sunk and took the boats (under the roof) down with them. It's a mess! Now we'll have all that gas and oil in the lake. One day at a time.

We usually de-winterize the first week of April, sooner if weather permits. However it can still snow a couple of weeks into April. It just takes me about fifteen minutes and a gallon and a half of the pink stuff, so I don't mind to re-winterize a time or two if I need to.BTW, it snowed six inches here last night! :M

UGHHH Can't happen soon enough for me!! Mine is in the driveway, covered up, looking cold and lonesome. Dying to get in there and do some work!

I have not used my TT before May 1 yet before this year. This year we are towing it to South Carolina leaving April 3. I''ll probably get it from storage March 28. If the temps look bad, I can de-winterize after traveling the first day. It doesn't take long.

Those that store their campers..when you pulling them out!

DutchmenSport
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Mar 21, 2015
Got back from Florida and winterized again. Night temps are running high 20's. Day temps are running 45ish. I did not want to take any changes. FYI, to rewinterize, I drained all tanks at the last campground (in Georgia). Then the ride from there no doubt splashed out all the P-traps. I then winterized again with "pink stuff" and caught the water turning to pink in a container and tossed it out the door. Unbelievable, without worrying about the P-traps, it only took 1 gallon of "pink" and less than 10 minutes. I do have a winterizing hose on my pump I can simply flip with an in line valve. Sweet!

But, I'm ready for warmer weather here in Indiana. Gonna hit our first campground early April. So hopefully weather will be better by then!
Rumtan
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Mar 20, 2015
I am a month away also.
natedog_37
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Mar 20, 2015
Pull mine home today. not sure i will de winterize it but will at least let the kids sleep in it over night. We need to get all the new toys
we bought put inside.
Spleenstomper
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Mar 20, 2015
We have already been on a weekend trip once and will take it to a mud festival next week. But we are deep south and spring has sprung here.
Tlauden
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Mar 20, 2015
Man I'm ready to de-winterize!!!!! Today, first day of spring and its SNOWING!!! Gettin sick of this white stuff!
Winterwolf227
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Mar 20, 2015
Dewinterized yesterday !! hitting the road on Monday, Yeah baby !!
ashnic
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Mar 20, 2015
dlos wrote:
Pulled mine out 2 weeks ago, leave tomorrow for 1 week trip with the family!

Enjoy!
dlos
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Mar 20, 2015
Pulled mine out 2 weeks ago, leave tomorrow for 1 week trip with the family!
upuaut
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Mar 20, 2015
May 24 weekend is traditionally our first trip of the year, but this year I am doing a trip May 11th, so will be pulling it out on May 9th.
ashnic
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Mar 20, 2015
Tomorrow is the day..bringing her home to get ready for the season..