Camping in sub freezing weather

free radical wrote:

memtb wrote:

magicbus wrote:

memtb wrote:

free radical wrote:
Fwiw
Ive been down to minus 20 with no problems,..

This is another testimony, that all campers/rv’s are not created equal. While you will use considerably more propane, especially if the rv is large (ours is a 39 foot 5th wheel), the are several (some of the best are no longer in production) that can handle -20 F quite well.

Uh... when a Canadian poster mentions -20, my guess is they would mean -20C, not -20 F. A small but important difference.

Dave

Dave, after I made my post, and then saw his location.....I wondered if he was talking about -20 C. Yep....a fairly significant difference!

With our first really good 4 season unit, we enjoyed several minus 30 F mornings with no issues, with our newer unit, I’m not certain how well it would handle the -30’s F.... -20’s, we’re good! memtb

Haha you make it sound as if minus 20 Celsius is fun !
-20 C is - 4 F btw
At those temps water in the river froze one foot thick. :)

Id highly recomend diesel heater Espar or its much cheaper Chinese copy.
See Foresty forest chanel he uses that one full time living in some arctic conditions.

It blows dry hot air so no problem with moisture like propane does.
One can also burn kerosene in those things.

I never suggested it was fun....merely quite doable when properly prepared.

We spend several weeks most every year boondocking with all comforts of home (water, ect) anticipating....no expecting some nights below zero F. In fact....we occasionally go ice fishing, with all compliments aboard and have been out in -20F temps.

Again, it doable when properly set-up! There is no rule in RVing that we all must flee to Arizona or souther Florida for the winter months, or hole-up in our homes awaiting the next summer! memtb