Wanting to use trailer for weekend trips during the winter
Hello all, here is a diagram of where my water tanks are located on my trailer. The fresh water tank is inside the trailer and the plumbing going back to the bathroom and kitchen sink is all on the inside of the trailer. What is exposed is the front panel of the hot water tank, gray tank, black tank and drain valve at the back of the trailer just under the back bumper.
What I'm wanting to do is do some winter camping on the weekends where the lows are in the teens or twenties. I am thinking of making some plywood skirting with styrofoam sheets attached to them. I am planning on leaving about 1-2 inches overlap of plywood onto the body of the trailer. I am thinking of using a hook and eyelet thing to attach the plywood pieces together to secure them. This will go all the way around the trailer to enclose the bottom of it.
For where the gray and black tanks and drain valve is exposed I am thinking of getting two heating lamps and place them around these two tanks to keep them and the drain valve from freezing. I am hoping to get these on the inside of the skirting to help keep them warm.
I do have a couple of questions. My water pump is on the inside close by the fresh water tank. I am thinking about putting a little lamp in there to keep it warmed up or just open up the little door there and let the inside of the trailer keep them warm. The city water hookup which I have never used. Will I need to wrap that up or since I have never used it since I have installed it (the old one broke off when I bought the trailer) I am guessing I will need to wrap that somehow even though I don't use it?
The front of the hot water heater is exposed to the elements other than a little cover that goes over it. Since that hot water heater is running will that keep the drain on the outside from freezing? I'm thinking not.
I am planning on leaving cabinet doors open (where pipes lie) to keep them warmed up with in interior heat.
I am also thinking about taking out my led bulbs and putting in the regular bulbs so that will throw off some extra warmth also.
Furnace works great and I also have a little electric fireplace that I use in the trailer also for added heat.
My camping is at state parks with electricity at the site.
Here is the diagram. Caveman like but I'm hoping you get the idea of where things lay in the trailer.
I will be filling up the fresh water tank with water before I go and emptying it when I return and then winterize the trailer till the next trip.
Sorry for the length of this post. I'm just wanting to make sure I haven't missed anything.
Thank you
Jim
What I'm wanting to do is do some winter camping on the weekends where the lows are in the teens or twenties. I am thinking of making some plywood skirting with styrofoam sheets attached to them. I am planning on leaving about 1-2 inches overlap of plywood onto the body of the trailer. I am thinking of using a hook and eyelet thing to attach the plywood pieces together to secure them. This will go all the way around the trailer to enclose the bottom of it.
For where the gray and black tanks and drain valve is exposed I am thinking of getting two heating lamps and place them around these two tanks to keep them and the drain valve from freezing. I am hoping to get these on the inside of the skirting to help keep them warm.
I do have a couple of questions. My water pump is on the inside close by the fresh water tank. I am thinking about putting a little lamp in there to keep it warmed up or just open up the little door there and let the inside of the trailer keep them warm. The city water hookup which I have never used. Will I need to wrap that up or since I have never used it since I have installed it (the old one broke off when I bought the trailer) I am guessing I will need to wrap that somehow even though I don't use it?
The front of the hot water heater is exposed to the elements other than a little cover that goes over it. Since that hot water heater is running will that keep the drain on the outside from freezing? I'm thinking not.
I am planning on leaving cabinet doors open (where pipes lie) to keep them warmed up with in interior heat.
I am also thinking about taking out my led bulbs and putting in the regular bulbs so that will throw off some extra warmth also.
Furnace works great and I also have a little electric fireplace that I use in the trailer also for added heat.
My camping is at state parks with electricity at the site.
Here is the diagram. Caveman like but I'm hoping you get the idea of where things lay in the trailer.
I will be filling up the fresh water tank with water before I go and emptying it when I return and then winterize the trailer till the next trip.
Sorry for the length of this post. I'm just wanting to make sure I haven't missed anything.
Thank you
Jim
