tlukasavige172 wrote:
Thanks for the replies. I drove up to Alaska four years ago in the winter for a ski trip and that's the plan again this winter. My question is geared more for what kind of milage can these trailers handle? They are made for people to use on the weekends for 4 months out of the year is kinda my thought. Will towing it full time just deteriorate the entire thing? Is it made to handle full time towing and traveling?
No! It will fall apart and it is not close to being designed for cold weather let alone Alaska cold. A nice living quarters horse trailer would stand a much better chance of standing up to the type of use you describe- and the smaller volume of space will help with heating.
If you have full hook ups it could be done with planning. You would need two electric space heaters, and I would purchase the heating element for the a/c unit. You have the furnace as a last resort but I don't think you will need it very often. Make sure your water heater is gas and electric and use the electric. For sure you can stay comfortable with the above. Set the portable electric heaters at 70 and they should do a fairly good job of keeping it warm in there in all but the worst of weather.
The bigger issue will be keeping hoses and tanks from freezing. Heated/insulated tanks, should suffice for your tanks- especially if you are hooked up and leave the valves open. Make sure the tanks are served by electric blankets and not insulated tanks that are feed by warm air from the furnace. You will want a solid pvc or other drain pipe from the rv to sewer. Take your water hose inside at night and leave it in the shower so it does not freeze or has a chance to unfreeze if the day was super cold. I would keep very little water in the water tank of the trailer and plan my showers for when the hose was hooked up...
Little things like the above would make it doable but I would just rent a nice mountainside cabin... and park in the garage. :)
