RVing in the winter
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โNov-30-2020 05:12 AM
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โJan-18-2021 03:13 PM
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โJan-18-2021 01:16 PM
Yosemite Sam1 wrote:
I am still thinking of RVing to visit all the national parks in Alaska.
And definitely it. won't be in a Unimog. I might have to wait very long to have the content provided with EV charging once I get my Cybertruck -- or just drop this dream Ring off my bucket list.
Anyway, excellent story and definitely NatGeo worthy.
You are aware, I assume, that the majority of the national parks in Alaska are not accessible by road at all. There are seventeen national parks in Alaska, and about three are accessible by road (and maybe three or so more relatively close to a road such that it might be practical to hike in or something similar).
Don't let that stop you from visiting the area, though. The parts and parks you can get to are spectacular enough to more than justify the trip.
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โJan-18-2021 09:49 AM
Grit dog wrote:I can only compare to the "impossible for Tesla" continental US charging network.
Yosemite, youโre actually serious about waiting until you can drive a cyber truck to all Alaska national parks? Roflmao.
Hope youโre a very young man, to think that may happen In your lifetime.
I assume it will not be long for Tesla Semi to reach Deadhorse. CT will be a snap.
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โJan-18-2021 09:18 AM
40F
Mattress topper
Sheets (duh)
Thin blanket on top of sheet, duvet and comforter on top of that, and a quilt on top of that
We were HOT underneath all that while the RV's internal temp was about 55F without any heater running
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โJan-17-2021 12:12 PM
Geeze wrote:
We have a Coachman Leprechaun MB319 and ours is cold when the outside temps get into the 30's. We get a lot of cold coming in around the slides especially if the wind is blowing.
Downfall of a slide. Pull the slide in at night.
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โJan-17-2021 11:27 AM
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โJan-15-2021 03:24 AM
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โDec-23-2020 05:44 PM
Yosemite Sam1 wrote:pnichols wrote:pnichols wrote:m37charlie wrote:
Winter camping: ....
.....Spending time outdoors in near cryogenic temperatures especially when solar insolation is minimal (like around the solstice) isnโt fun except as a novelty. So even if oneโs RV can theoretically โtake itโ, are you going to spend all the long nights inside and venture outdoors for 2 hours a day?
I realize camping in ~+20F with much longer lower 48 days is much different.
But there are very good reasons why lots of Canadians migrate themselves and their (somewhat cold capable) RVs to Mexico or the USA southern states in the winter if they are full timers.
Sorry for the lengthy post but the stories are true and the calculations correct.
Dr. Aarons,
A great writeup on your adventures in the extreme cold (that I referenced in part above)!!
And now ... going off topic regarding another ultimate RV'ing challenge ... in which neither more clothes nor nudity are a solution. What would you recommend for drycamping in above 100 degree F outside air temperatures?
The reason I ask is this: The DW and myself enjoy rockhounding using our small Class C motorhome as a base ... even if it takes us out into the U.S. version of The Far Side of Beyond. The good thing about doing this in the summer is the complete lack of any other people around. The bad thing about doing this is it's in the summer. Our worst case was way out there in the Texas Panhandle during August. We had to use both the rooftop A/C and built-in RV generator, plus the cab A/C with the engine idling - to keep from melting away after a few minutes outside. The complete serenity while walking around outside in lite clothing under umbrellas and cloudless blue skies was beyond priceless ... just us, the RV, and the Road Runners scampering about. ๐
Here's my answer to my own question above on high temperature boondock camping:
1. Inside the coach - use a high power 12V fan powered from the coach batteries for directed air right on you, and/or use the rooftop vent fan powered from the coach batteries set on high for circulation.
2. Inside the coach - use the rooftop A/C and built-in generator, while pressurizing the coach interior to keep all generator fumes from entering.
3. Outside the coach - sit under the awning and use a high power 12V fan on an extension cord powered from the coach batteries for directed air aimed right at you while sitting in a lounge chair. NEVER walk around outside not under the awning in high sun situations without being under a light colored umbrella.
For us when we're camping in the heat for a reason, we cannot move to another location to escape the heat. I'm curious as to how others deal with high temperature camping - without moving the RV out of the heat.
We simply went home.
I have to put ice cubes inside a towels on top of my head and back of the neck to prevent me from passing out or having a heat stroke, lol.
I've posted this before, but here it is again for what it's worth: We had a similar near heat stroke experience once with our RV when we couldn't go home. We were in the Texas Panhandle rockhounding in August in most likely triple digit outside air temperatures.
When we really got heated up and hungry in the middle of the day, we went back to the RV and fired up both the coach air conditioner/generator and the cab air conditioner/V10 engine. Triple digit outside temps were no match for double A/C's in our small Class C. We got comfortable very quickly and enjoyed a good lunch out in the middle of nowhere.
Needless to say we had the whole area to ourselves and our rig took care of us . ๐
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โDec-23-2020 09:20 AM
pnichols wrote:pnichols wrote:m37charlie wrote:
Winter camping: ....
.....Spending time outdoors in near cryogenic temperatures especially when solar insolation is minimal (like around the solstice) isnโt fun except as a novelty. So even if oneโs RV can theoretically โtake itโ, are you going to spend all the long nights inside and venture outdoors for 2 hours a day?
I realize camping in ~+20F with much longer lower 48 days is much different.
But there are very good reasons why lots of Canadians migrate themselves and their (somewhat cold capable) RVs to Mexico or the USA southern states in the winter if they are full timers.
Sorry for the lengthy post but the stories are true and the calculations correct.
Dr. Aarons,
A great writeup on your adventures in the extreme cold (that I referenced in part above)!!
And now ... going off topic regarding another ultimate RV'ing challenge ... in which neither more clothes nor nudity are a solution. What would you recommend for drycamping in above 100 degree F outside air temperatures?
The reason I ask is this: The DW and myself enjoy rockhounding using our small Class C motorhome as a base ... even if it takes us out into the U.S. version of The Far Side of Beyond. The good thing about doing this in the summer is the complete lack of any other people around. The bad thing about doing this is it's in the summer. Our worst case was way out there in the Texas Panhandle during August. We had to use both the rooftop A/C and built-in RV generator, plus the cab A/C with the engine idling - to keep from melting away after a few minutes outside. The complete serenity while walking around outside in lite clothing under umbrellas and cloudless blue skies was beyond priceless ... just us, the RV, and the Road Runners scampering about. ๐
Here's my answer to my own question above on high temperature boondock camping:
1. Inside the coach - use a high power 12V fan powered from the coach batteries for directed air right on you, and/or use the rooftop vent fan powered from the coach batteries set on high for circulation.
2. Inside the coach - use the rooftop A/C and built-in generator, while pressurizing the coach interior to keep all generator fumes from entering.
3. Outside the coach - sit under the awning and use a high power 12V fan on an extension cord powered from the coach batteries for directed air aimed right at you while sitting in a lounge chair. NEVER walk around outside not under the awning in high sun situations without being under a light colored umbrella.
For us when we're camping in the heat for a reason, we cannot move to another location to escape the heat. I'm curious as to how others deal with high temperature camping - without moving the RV out of the heat.
We simply went home.
I have to put ice cubes inside a towels on top of my head and back of the neck to prevent me from passing out or having a heat stroke, lol.
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โDec-22-2020 01:21 PM
Short days are the biggest challenge.
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โDec-22-2020 11:56 AM
pnichols wrote:m37charlie wrote:
Winter camping: ....
.....Spending time outdoors in near cryogenic temperatures especially when solar insolation is minimal (like around the solstice) isnโt fun except as a novelty. So even if oneโs RV can theoretically โtake itโ, are you going to spend all the long nights inside and venture outdoors for 2 hours a day?
I realize camping in ~+20F with much longer lower 48 days is much different.
But there are very good reasons why lots of Canadians migrate themselves and their (somewhat cold capable) RVs to Mexico or the USA southern states in the winter if they are full timers.
Sorry for the lengthy post but the stories are true and the calculations correct.
Dr. Aarons,
A great writeup on your adventures in the extreme cold (that I referenced in part above)!!
And now ... going off topic regarding another ultimate RV'ing challenge ... in which neither more clothes nor nudity are a solution. What would you recommend for drycamping in above 100 degree F outside air temperatures?
The reason I ask is this: The DW and myself enjoy rockhounding using our small Class C motorhome as a base ... even if it takes us out into the U.S. version of The Far Side of Beyond. The good thing about doing this in the summer is the complete lack of any other people around. The bad thing about doing this is it's in the summer. Our worst case was way out there in the Texas Panhandle during August. We had to use both the rooftop A/C and built-in RV generator, plus the cab A/C with the engine idling - to keep from melting away after a few minutes outside. The complete serenity while walking around outside in lite clothing under umbrellas and cloudless blue skies was beyond priceless ... just us, the RV, and the Road Runners scampering about. ๐
Here's my answer to my own question above on high temperature boondock camping:
1. Inside the coach - use a high power 12V fan powered from the coach batteries for directed air right on you, and/or use the rooftop vent fan powered from the coach batteries set on high for circulation.
2. Inside the coach - use the rooftop A/C and built-in generator, while pressurizing the coach interior to keep all generator fumes from entering.
3. Outside the coach - sit under the awning and use a high power 12V fan on an extension cord powered from the coach batteries for directed air aimed right at you while sitting in a lounge chair. NEVER walk around outside not under the awning in high sun situations without being under a light colored umbrella.
For us when we're camping in the heat for a reason, we cannot move to another location to escape the heat. I'm curious as to how others deal with high temperature camping - without moving the RV out of the heat.
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โDec-20-2020 10:26 PM
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โDec-20-2020 08:44 PM
Hope youโre a very young man, to think that may happen In your lifetime.
2017 Heartland Torque T29 - Sold.
Couple of Arctic Fox TCs - Sold
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โDec-20-2020 03:29 PM
m37charlie wrote:
Winter camping: ....
.....Spending time outdoors in near cryogenic temperatures especially when solar insolation is minimal (like around the solstice) isnโt fun except as a novelty. So even if oneโs RV can theoretically โtake itโ, are you going to spend all the long nights inside and venture outdoors for 2 hours a day?
I realize camping in ~+20F with much longer lower 48 days is much different.
But there are very good reasons why lots of Canadians migrate themselves and their (somewhat cold capable) RVs to Mexico or the USA southern states in the winter if they are full timers.
Sorry for the lengthy post but the stories are true and the calculations correct.
Dr. Aarons,
A great writeup on your adventures in the extreme cold (that I referenced in part above)!!
And now ... going off topic regarding another ultimate RV'ing challenge ... in which neither more clothes nor nudity are a solution. What would you recommend for drycamping in above 100 degree F outside air temperatures?
The reason I ask is this: The DW and myself enjoy rockhounding using our small Class C motorhome as a base ... even if it takes us out into the U.S. version of The Far Side of Beyond. The good thing about doing this in the summer is the complete lack of any other people around. The bad thing about doing this is it's in the summer. Our worst case was way out there in the Texas Panhandle during August. We had to use both the rooftop A/C and built-in RV generator, plus the cab A/C with the engine idling - to keep from melting away after a few minutes outside. The complete serenity while walking around outside in lite clothing under umbrellas and cloudless blue skies was beyond priceless ... just us, the RV, and the Road Runners scampering about. ๐