Cold weather, generators, and campgrounds
My wife and I were at Yellowstone the past few days at NPS campground Madison, which is run by Xanterra. It was pretty cold and snowy for several days, not extreme, but a little "rough" for mid-Octob...
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Skibane wrote:
Why on earth would you leave your water heater on overnight?
Are you prone to sleep-showering?
Some of us camped for 2-3+ days in temps from 0-30F NEED it on 24hrs a day so the tank will not freeze! A single night down to 20F, then back up to 40F the next day is not an issue.
Oh and YES, I did have to break the no generators at night at local ski area once as many of us did. Due to LP running out at 2-3 am, Turning on at 5 am so we could electric heater heat rv. WIth 4 kids under 12 at the time, best option. I did apologize to fellow ski instructors/patrolers in the overnight lot, bought a beer or two at the end of said sunday and following weekend...No one bit my head off, as most of us had an issue in the 10-15 years I was up their at some point in time. We banded together and helped ea other.
Marty
