winterizing
Soon it will be that time of year some of us will pit our RV to bed for the winter. Can hydrolic jacks withstand having the weight of the RV enough to get the tires off the ground to prevent flat s...
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tenbear wrote:
I have never covered my RV and it sits on it's wheels, in the outdoors, all the time. Never had a problem with winter storage. Yes, we do get winters here in Vermont and usually lots of snow.
Pretty much everything here applies exactly to me, as well. The exception is that, in the past few years in the Champlain valley, we haven't usually gotten lots of snow.
I drain the water heater and tanks, blow the water lines out, put antifreeze in the drains, take in whatever aqueous chemicals I have (window cleaner etc.), and put fresh bait in the mouse traps. That's it for winter preparation. If an oil change is about due, it makes sense to do that before a long period of non-use so that it's fresh, uncontaminated oil that's sitting rather than used oil.
I happen to have a plug in handy for the RV and a good converter, so I just leave it plugged in. If I didn't, I would also make sure the batteries were charged and then disconnect them.
