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- You will see that there are a TON of people on here that will do it without batting an eye.. I am one of them...
The real question would be just how cold it will get.?? A simple , well placed light bulb can do wonders for water lines...
There are also heat wraps that can be purchased to wrap around the exterior water hose.. I am not an expert on the subject , so I am sure others will jump in soon enough . . . - 2oldmanExplorer II
e.menoche wrote:
Keep the furnace on.
How to avoid frozen (and maybe busted?) water lines if the temp drops below freezing at night? - wildtoadExplorer IIMost modern rv's route a furnace duct to the water tanks, pump, etc. if you run the furnace all the inside plumbing will be fine. If you expect a freeze and are hooked to outside water, unhook for the water drain the hose and use on board water overnight. Hook back up after the temp rises. I
- korbeExplorerWhen the temps dip into the mid twenties in the early morning, we don't worry about it. That normally means good fishin. But much lower than that, there could be some freezing outside the rig and I personally would rather my rig be winterized during that time.
- Roy_LynneExplorerWinter Camping
Check out this post in the Full Time section. Gives tons of hints about winter camping. If your in the market for another RV, remembers some are more insulated than others. Some are really well built and others not so much.
We often fall camp and its often cold in the early mornings and stuff outside is frozen. We keep an electric heater on most of the night, we have a nice feather bed to snuggle under and I've learned bladder control til DH gets up to turn on the propane heater and makes the coffee. - 2gypsies1Explorer IIIIf it's cold at night but warms up in the morning, you have nothing to worry about. One night of cold isn't going to hurt anything. It's the consecutive days and nights that's dangerous.
- travelcozyExplorerLike others have said, for a short outing you should be ok. Just be sure to winterize properly.
- valhalla360NavigatorA few degrees below freezing and the heating system should keep the water lines from freezing.
-10F and you need to take measures to keep things from freezing.
Sounds like you are talking about the first so I wouldn't worry too much. - Dutch_12078Explorer IILast January we saw temps down to -4F in southern Virginia on our way to Florida. The '95 Coachmen Class A we had at the time handled it just fine, with only a minor freeze up of a stub pipe to our water system pressure tank. That was easily cured in about 5 minutes with a hair dryer. We could have just left it until the temp went up since it didn't affect water use other than making the pump run every time a faucet was opened. The furnace kept us toasty warm inside.
- stetwoodExplorerIf the temp is going to be under freezing overnight disconnect and drain hoses, use your on board tanks.
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