Trip to freezing area for a month - concerns
Well, work has been very poor for me locally where I live. Overall economy is quite down compared to years ago. I have found that it is only the beginning of the winter season and I have run out of wo...
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Hi,
I've boondocked in Calgary where the high was -27 and it was blizzard conditions for five days. I did use a generator as there was no sun--and no shore power.
I "broke out" the converter from the main wiring board and added two heavy duty outlets. I used the same idea for the water heater. So I have the OEM power cord and two auxiliary cords. I use male and female plugs so I can switch back to OEM wiring in seconds.
That allows me to run up to three 15 amp circuits.
The outlets in RV's are junk. Replace the ones where you intend to plug in heaters.
3000 watts will keep an rv warm down to about -11 C. 4500 watts will get you down to -27c. Below that the propane furnace needs to be added to the mix.
You are going to need to protect the fridge. I use a tc-3 thermocube and a 40 watt light bulb.
I replaced the return air grill on the furnace with a window fan. This allows me to heat 100% electrically while keeping the fresh water plumbing from freezing up.
I have a fifty amp adapter that breaks out to one 30 amp and two 20 amp outlets. That lets me use up to 8400 watts, if I am at a campground that has 50 amp service.
There are NOT a lot of campgrounds in Calgary and area. Dumping may be an issue.
There are host of other good ideas in the thread I linked to for you.
Winter Camping in full time
I'm currently plugged in at a local Church. I give them a discount on their piano tuning of $10 per night that I stay. I have access tonight to two 15 amp circuits, so I'll be warm as toast.
It is good to monitor the voltage, especially if you do not have access to the shore power breakers. Reduce the load if you see below 105 volts.
I've boondocked in Calgary where the high was -27 and it was blizzard conditions for five days. I did use a generator as there was no sun--and no shore power.
I "broke out" the converter from the main wiring board and added two heavy duty outlets. I used the same idea for the water heater. So I have the OEM power cord and two auxiliary cords. I use male and female plugs so I can switch back to OEM wiring in seconds.
That allows me to run up to three 15 amp circuits.
The outlets in RV's are junk. Replace the ones where you intend to plug in heaters.
3000 watts will keep an rv warm down to about -11 C. 4500 watts will get you down to -27c. Below that the propane furnace needs to be added to the mix.
You are going to need to protect the fridge. I use a tc-3 thermocube and a 40 watt light bulb.
I replaced the return air grill on the furnace with a window fan. This allows me to heat 100% electrically while keeping the fresh water plumbing from freezing up.
I have a fifty amp adapter that breaks out to one 30 amp and two 20 amp outlets. That lets me use up to 8400 watts, if I am at a campground that has 50 amp service.
There are NOT a lot of campgrounds in Calgary and area. Dumping may be an issue.
There are host of other good ideas in the thread I linked to for you.
Winter Camping in full time
I'm currently plugged in at a local Church. I give them a discount on their piano tuning of $10 per night that I stay. I have access tonight to two 15 amp circuits, so I'll be warm as toast.
It is good to monitor the voltage, especially if you do not have access to the shore power breakers. Reduce the load if you see below 105 volts.
