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Originally Posted by Bushy
We are planning a February getaway traveling from ND to southern CA in February............
This winter, however, we are planning this little RV trip.
I've studied some by reading some great posts on the subject in the IRV2 library. - A remaining question is, "Should I depart for southern US with the (1) fresh water tank full or empty - or should I wait until I'm at a more safe latitude?" Using the weather bureau,
I plan to time my departure so that we don't encounter weather below -10. I don't anticipate more than (2) two days of really cold weather.
- Is it (3) OK to run the Oasis heater system for coach heat with no water in the water tank - or do I need to have water on board?
Any thoughts/answers/recommendations would be most welcome.
Thanks.
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Think you likely have a good handle on all the issues - BUT - I'll try to address each Question;
(1) Water Tank Full or Empty? -
Full
(2) As long as the
Heat is on and you are on Generator or Plugged in you are fine
(3) Oasis On - Unless you plan on staying in a Hotel as you travel -
with or without water it works.
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Having traveled often in the Winter - the Biggest issue is finding an RV park OPEN, so think of it as Boondocking for the time it takes to get to a Park that allows you to Plug in. Good Battery bank helps - but extreme cold is hard on the batteries, so keep that in mind and run the generator to keep things warm if you stop for the night in extreme cold.
Also as you run down the road the cold is Penetrating to the walls and the Basement area - So Heat on - I turn it up to 60's in the Basement in extreme conditions as I drive. 70's to the rest of the coach - My coach will heat off the engine as it goes down the road, check yours.
Sounds as if you have things under control, and this should be easy - who knows, with the crazy weather it might just be "Warm" when you leave and all will be fine.
Best of Luck,