Question about winter

[Jdizzle]

So I have this fleetwood prowler nw edition, and it has a furnace, and heat tape to the holding tanks and the underbelly is insulated. My friends and I would like to take it up camping to breckenridge but I don't know if all the water lines need to be winterized? If I dont winterize them, do I have to run the furnace all winter to keep it from freezing up so we can use the hookups while at the RV resort?

[RedRocket204]

Jdizzle wrote:
If I dont winterize them, do I have to run the furnace all winter to keep it from freezing up so we can use the hookups while at the RV resort?

Yes, either winterize by blowing out lines or using RV antifreeze in the lines or you will need to keep the temperature inside higher than freezing and I would shoot for 40 f at a minimum. That would be in addition to having the holding tank heaters and holding pipe heaters on. Also will need a heated hose coming from the water service. Really shouldn't be any difference between Breckenridge and most other parts of CO except the freezing temps are longer in the high country.

You also could consider winterizing your RV and then not using the water lines or holding tanks. Just bring bottled water with you when you are there and then use facility restrooms/showers.

Read this thread's first post which coincidentally, is originally written by someone from Tiger Run Resort in Breckenridge: Winter RV camping

[donn0128]

Does it have a winterise hose near the water pump? If not, go buy and install a winterize kit from your local RV parts store. Then,after blowing the lines out tou can pump RV antifreeze thru the lines.

[darsben]

If heat is off then everything needs to be winterized.
Water lines need RV antifreeze and traps in sinks and shower as well.
Water tank and sewer water tanks should be empty.