Questions for those in the South
Not counting the Westfalia VW pop-top in the '70s, my wife and I just purchased our first "hard-sided" RV (had a Coleman PUP for a while). Based on our location on the Savannah River in SC, I have som...
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I've had my TH for about 2 yrs and leave it at an RV park several months of the year and try to use it about one week per month. When I leave I close everything, leave the refrig doors open, turn off the propane, unplug the elec and disconnect the water. I dump my black water and then flush it at least twice, my gray water gets dumped and flushed once. I put some Pinesol in the gray water tank and the pea traps and the deoderant packette in the black. I close each tank at the valves. Everything has always smelled fresh upon arrival.
This in Texas where we commonly have numerous 100+ degree days in the summer. I leave all my cleaning supplies, spices, canned foods (tuna fish etc), crackers, peanut butter, water bottles, beer, whiskey, etc. in it when I leave. I don't have any spray items under pressure. I leave my bed made and keep all linens/pillows in it and have never had an oder issue from construction glues. I do not leave any vents open, although it has some side vents I'm considering leaving open but don't think it will lower the heat much, and possibly allow water in during heavy rains. The only thing I've noticed occurring is the liquid soap I keep in the bathtub sometimes dribbles out of the bottle a little.
With respect to winter, I have it in my driveway then where I winterize it by blowing out the lines, put antifreeze in the pea traps and both holding tanks. Make sure you thoroughly clean the black water tank and then about 3 gallons of antifreeze keeps liquid in the tank so nothing sets-up that may still be in there.
This in Texas where we commonly have numerous 100+ degree days in the summer. I leave all my cleaning supplies, spices, canned foods (tuna fish etc), crackers, peanut butter, water bottles, beer, whiskey, etc. in it when I leave. I don't have any spray items under pressure. I leave my bed made and keep all linens/pillows in it and have never had an oder issue from construction glues. I do not leave any vents open, although it has some side vents I'm considering leaving open but don't think it will lower the heat much, and possibly allow water in during heavy rains. The only thing I've noticed occurring is the liquid soap I keep in the bathtub sometimes dribbles out of the bottle a little.
With respect to winter, I have it in my driveway then where I winterize it by blowing out the lines, put antifreeze in the pea traps and both holding tanks. Make sure you thoroughly clean the black water tank and then about 3 gallons of antifreeze keeps liquid in the tank so nothing sets-up that may still be in there.
