Winter tips

[rickhise]

25 ft tt located North Tenn.
Trying to figure out if leaving a couple light bulbs
100 watt on and or a small fan in salon an bedroom
Will it do much to fight condensation?

Crack in the ceiling vent?
Also getting the tires off the ground.
Frig door ajar.
Plumbing issues are ok
Cabinet doors ajar?
Empty of any food/items effected by days of below freezing
temps.

[midnightsadie]

you forgot to mouse proof it. fresh cab and peppermint oil.

[MitchF150]

I have used a couple of Dryz-Air things in my trailer since 2003 and I have the same TT to this day and it keeps the trailer very dry.

I store at home and have power available, but choose not to keep it powered up running a a light bulb..

I actually did run a light bulb for the first winter I owned the trailer, but that did nothing, except waste electricity and keep it lit up...

I cover my TT as well and I just crack open the roof vents, but don't open any windows.

Works for me in the NW. Where you are, probably have more humidity than I do, so I guess you have to adjust for that as well.

Good luck!

Mitch

[rickhise]

Thanks. Circulation looks like #1
Will not waste time with light bulbs

[BarneyS]

Moved to Tech Issues forum from DIY.

[CarnationSailor]

For condensation, crack open one window at each end of trailer, and crack open all ceiling vents. (Assumes windows are the type that tilt out from the bottom.) We have found that this provides enough air circulation to prevent condensation. Nothing else is needed in our case.

We do put the wheels on 2 x 8 wood planks, leave the fridge doors ajar, and remove ALL food items.

[pianotuna]

1. no
2. no
3. on dirt yes use some wooden boards, on gravel no
4. yes
5. winterize
6. no
7. yes

rickhise wrote:
25 ft tt located North Tenn.
1. Trying to figure out if leaving a couple light bulbs
100 watt on and or a small fan in salon an bedroom
Will it do much to fight condensation?

2. Crack in the ceiling vent?

3. Also getting the tires off the ground.

4. Frig door ajar.

5. Plumbing issues are ok

6. Cabinet doors ajar?

7. Empty of any food/items effected by days of below freezing
temps.

[Dick_B]

We cover our TT, open the ceiling vents all the way under Maxxair covers and crack the end windows. Never had a condensation problem (Suburban Chicago).
Some will ask why cover and I answer that it minimizes the freeze/thaw effect of the sun directly on the TT.

[Boomerweps]

I got to disagree with not getting the tires off the ground, depends on the ground. If/when the tires sink into the water soaked dirt, it can cause problems.
I have solid, tilt down steps. When I parked the camper in the side yard with the steps down, the tires sunk into the ground and jammed the door. I had to jack up the trailer using the stabilizers (not a good thing) to get the door open, retract the steps, and move the trailer wheels onto large boards. I had the open plastic leveler blocks under the wheels and had to pry them out of the dirt.
Now I have the TT parked in a new location beside the garage with the wheels on seperate 1&1/2" thick 20" square reinforced concrete pads (one side has two stacked for leveling. This is for all storage, not just winter. I use concrete blocks under the stabilizers for winter vice wood blocks to get buried in the snow.
If the current parking spot wasn't so unlevel, I'd consider a full concrete pad. If I leveled it, it would be a PITA to mow around.

[memtb]

GordonThree wrote:
If you have electricity available at your storage location, get a compressor dehumidifier, set it in the shower and leave your gray drain open

IMHO no need to take tires off the ground, but cover them from the Sun, it can shorten life span.

Empty any food that insects or rodents can get into, and block any openings on the outside with steel wool

Gordon summed it up pretty well!

[Lwiddis]

Girdon’s dehumidifier answer is spot on.

[GordonThree]

If you have electricity available at your storage location, get a compressor dehumidifier, set it in the shower and leave your gray drain open

IMHO no need to take tires off the ground, but cover them from the Sun, it can shorten life span.

Empty any food that insects or rodents can get into, and block any openings on the outside with steel wool