Suburban Anode Replacement - Anti Seize?

I don't use teflon tape on mine. Never have on any of my campers. I routinely drain my water heater several times a years, returning from each trip. So the drain plug-anode rod gets removed often. Never has a chance to seize up. And it never leaks. In the winter when the tank is empty, I insert the plug-rod and just finger tight it, nothing more. This keeps the threads from rusting out. In 25 years of RV ownership, I've never had an anode rod leak, at best, an occasional drip, and never had one so tight a simple gentle tug would open it. They do NOT have to be THAT tight! Finger tight and then a slight extra turn with a socket. That's all you need.

I was really dismayed at how stinkin tight the plug-rod was on my brand new 5er in October, the first time I removed the rod to inspect it (brand new). It was so dang tight I thought I'd break the socket wrench or twist off the rod in the threaded hole. It finally broke free, and I thought to myself, why did they make it so horrible tight. I finger tightened it, gave a little extra tightening with my socket and done.

2 months later when I drained for winter, it came off easy-peasy. And never leaked.