Winterized Camping
While camping last year in our 2015 Thor Ace 29.2, I had some concerns about the freezing weather and how it would affect the water pipes and tanks. As soon as it dropped close to freezing, I disconne...
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All of my tanks, and some plumbing is exposed (not covered belly).
I used UltraHeat stick on tank heaters on my gray and black. They have a chart for what size heater depending on the tank capacity. For the exposed plumbing I used Easy Heat heat tape premade from Home Depot, and then covered it with foam insulation.
I didn't use my fresh water tank. Another Easy Heat on my fresh hose. I bought this one longer than my hose and wrapped it around the spigot, then covered the spigot with fiberglass insulation then a heavy trash bag.
With my trailer skirted with thin chipboard with 1" Styrofoam, I was good to -22*F.
Without anything (insulation, skirting), the fresh water hose shushed in the mid 20's.
I used UltraHeat stick on tank heaters on my gray and black. They have a chart for what size heater depending on the tank capacity. For the exposed plumbing I used Easy Heat heat tape premade from Home Depot, and then covered it with foam insulation.
I didn't use my fresh water tank. Another Easy Heat on my fresh hose. I bought this one longer than my hose and wrapped it around the spigot, then covered the spigot with fiberglass insulation then a heavy trash bag.
With my trailer skirted with thin chipboard with 1" Styrofoam, I was good to -22*F.
Without anything (insulation, skirting), the fresh water hose shushed in the mid 20's.
