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Aug-18-2016 05:20 PM
westend wrote:Bayoubass wrote:
Many years ago when we were young and crazy ( 28 years old) we pulled a small 12' travel trailer to Silverton Colorado for the Thanksgiving holiday . Set up at a closed service station and had no power, remember, we were 'crazy'. When we got back to the trailer to bed down after visiting and partying, IT WAS COLD and my wife's contact solution and all the can goods froze! Thank God for good sleeping bags..... and in the morning, it was hard to get out of them..... your post brought back those memories, thanks, it was a great time in our lives and wouldn't change a thing. Good luck......it will work out!
And I've done much worse when I was young.....
The OP sounds like She is strapped to either selling the trailer or bringing it along when She moves to MA. A benefit may be to stay in the trailer on the way up. Another might be using some of the trailer as a moving van. I know how this works, lol.
I'd suggest to winterize the plumbing and carry water in cans, bottles, etc. for drinking, washing, and flushing. Buy a couple of gallons of RV antifreeze and use it in the drains when cold weather is encountered.
If it snows and you're on the Interstate, slow down with traffic and be mindful of what the trailer's doing. If it's freezing rain, pull off and park. If you have to drive through accumulated snow, pick out a spot in a parking lot or in a rest stop and apply the brakes hard. This will give you an idea of braking in snow. Try to drive on cleared, treated roads and don't press your luck. You should do fine. Most folks get in trouble pulling trailers by extending their ability beyond what the combination or what they can do in bad weather. If you're not digging the weather, pull off/over and park. The weather will get better.
FWIW, I spent 2 days parked at the mouth of the Eisenhower tunnel in CO. I didn't trust the roads to go back and the road was closed ahead. After the plows came through and the snow stopped, I headed back to Denver and went up through Wyoming to reach the coast. There is always an alternative to driving in bad weather.
Aug-18-2016 02:25 PM
Bayoubass wrote:
Many years ago when we were young and crazy ( 28 years old) we pulled a small 12' travel trailer to Silverton Colorado for the Thanksgiving holiday . Set up at a closed service station and had no power, remember, we were 'crazy'. When we got back to the trailer to bed down after visiting and partying, IT WAS COLD and my wife's contact solution and all the can goods froze! Thank God for good sleeping bags..... and in the morning, it was hard to get out of them..... your post brought back those memories, thanks, it was a great time in our lives and wouldn't change a thing. Good luck......it will work out!
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Aug-17-2016 06:54 PM
jfkmk wrote:
I think folks are worrying too much. In early to mid December, it's not horrifically cold in ma, and there's not an appreciable amount of snow, if any st all. It's certainly not -35 as someone was saying. It will be cold in the trailer-i have an AR-One and while it's a solid trailer, it's not a cold weather one either. There are some campgrounds open along the way, you just have to plan ahead to stop at them.
I'd say you'll be fine, take your time, and best of luck!
Aug-17-2016 06:22 PM
theheather1 wrote:
I already own the trailer so it's either abandon it in Sumter, South Carolina or sell it way cheap, or tow it with us the earliest I can move, that being December. Not a great situation that's for sure, but it's what we have to work with.
I can't afford multiple trips.
Aug-17-2016 06:15 PM
deltabravo wrote:Gdetrailer wrote:
Umm.. you are planning to move to MA AND LIVE in a travel trailer?
No, the OP wants to use it instead of a motel room:theheather1 wrote:
I will be moving to MA from SC early to mid December.I'd like to save money and live out of the camper on the way up there.
Aug-17-2016 06:13 PM
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Aug-17-2016 05:24 PM
Gdetrailer wrote:
Umm.. you are planning to move to MA AND LIVE in a travel trailer?
theheather1 wrote:
I will be moving to MA from SC early to mid December.I'd like to save money and live out of the camper on the way up there.