Considering parking my travel trailer at rv park for duration of the winter but I will occupy only during the weekends. This wil allow me to travel to itthe location more freely as it is in high country and towing during snow storms is not an option. Any tonight's / concerns on leaving my TT unattended for days or couple of weeks at a time during some cold snow storms? I am figuring whenever I leave it unattended I will pull the slide in and empty all tanks completely. I think roof can handle the weight of the snow. Appreciate any experience in this. Thanks.

Well, there is snow and then there is ....snow. Around here, we get about 48" on average, a mix of wet snow at the beginning and end of seasons and mostly dry stuff between. There are also days of above freezing where melt occurs. If we get a lot of the wet stuff, I'll get on a ladder and pull off the wet stuff with a roof rake. I have the typical roof rake enabled with a pair of small wheels so the edge of the rake doesn't contact the roof surface. Beyond having a large amount of snow on the roof, there isn't anything wrong with your plan.

Be sure not to leave any food in it. You don't want a mouse invasion.

Mine sits unattended for 4 months every winter just like many people in the north. Not a problem but in your case are you prepared to winterized the water lines every time you leave? Can you keep the water lines from freezing when you are using it? Can you reach the slide roof to shovel it off to retract it? Is the tt insulated enough and the furnace strong enough for the temps?

Why do I need to insulate the lines every time? If I bleed them of water each time isn't that fine?

We had ours at a lake lot for several years. When we would use it, we used all the features - water, heat, cooking, etc. When we left on Sunday evening, we would drain the tanks, blow out the water lines, but we left the low-point drains open so any leftover water would have an expansion place. We always pulled the hot water heater plug and drained it. We never had a problem, but that was several years ago and we had an older trailer. I don't know if things have changed or not.

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rbadger28
Explorer
Jan 11, 2017
Why do I need to insulate the lines every time? If I bleed them of water each time isn't that fine?
camp-n-family
Explorer
Jan 11, 2017
Mine sits unattended for 4 months every winter just like many people in the north. Not a problem but in your case are you prepared to winterized the water lines every time you leave? Can you keep the water lines from freezing when you are using it? Can you reach the slide roof to shovel it off to retract it? Is the tt insulated enough and the furnace strong enough for the temps?
coolmom42
Explorer II
Jan 11, 2017
Be sure not to leave any food in it. You don't want a mouse invasion.
westend
Explorer
Jan 11, 2017
Well, there is snow and then there is ....snow. Around here, we get about 48" on average, a mix of wet snow at the beginning and end of seasons and mostly dry stuff between. There are also days of above freezing where melt occurs. If we get a lot of the wet stuff, I'll get on a ladder and pull off the wet stuff with a roof rake. I have the typical roof rake enabled with a pair of small wheels so the edge of the rake doesn't contact the roof surface.

Beyond having a large amount of snow on the roof, there isn't anything wrong with your plan.

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