cold weather

[the breeze 1]

i have a 07 damon daybreak 3060. anyone ever camp in 10-20 degree weather how is it.?

[KC1BUD]

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Originally posted by the breeze 1: i have a 07 damon daybreak 3060. anyone ever camp in 10-20 degree weather how is it.?

COLD! At least it is on the outside. I couldn't resist.

I have an '07 Daymon Daybreak 3270, and have been in it down to the teens at night and haven't had a problem. You don't even have to worry about your plumbing since it would take more than one day below freezing to be a problem.

[the breeze 1]

thanks, i appreciate it.

[Red Leader]

I have a 08 day break 3578 and camped for a few days in December. Day one I arrived and plugged in and it was about 30 Deg. F, the forecast was for it to get down around 5 deg. overnight, and it did. I was not hooked to city water but did have about 3/4 full fresh water in the tank. I set the furnace on 75 Deg. which is a little warmer than I normally would thinking that keeping the coach warmer would help keep the plumbing from freezing. The furnace cycled and kept the coach quite comfortable. At 5:00 AM I used the rest room and the water would not pump I got a few drips from the faucet when I tried that so I new things were not frozen solid yet however, I was concerned. I turned the pump off and headed for Walmart and purchased (3) $20.00 space heaters. When I returned I placed one in the basement under the fresh water tank on each side of the unit. It did not take long and I had flowing water agian. I checked the space heaters every so often to make sure things were not getting to warm in the storage areas and this set up worked pretty well. I was at a 50 amp service so I used the 3rd space heater in the living area in order to conserve on propane because at those temperatures I was going though it pretty fast. The camp spot had a seperated 20amp breaker outside that made it possible for me to run 3 space heaters at once. It only got up into the teens the next day and then down to 4 deg. F the next night and I had no more issues. It should also be noted that prior to setting out on our trip I added anti freeze to the black and grey water tanks.

[lllkrob]

WE have a 08 Challenger 371 and have done a weeks camping in 12 to 30 degree temps.

1. Fill the fresh water tank and drain the fill hose and disconnect.

2. Fill the propane tank and keep the thermostat around 65 to 68 and it should last over two weeks.

3. Since we had access to a 15 amp connection, we kept a small 750 watt heater in the water bay for the really cold nights.

4. If possible park where it is sunny to help warm the coach during the day.

5. If you are going to camp several days in sub freezing temps I would suggest taking a towel to the inside windows in the AM to remove the condensation to prevent water damage to the interior panels.

[the breeze 1]

all of this has been a big help, thank you.

[John-D]

Do not have a daybreak but my Intruder has enclosed tanks in heated compartments

They say good down to 20 above
I added some lights (a string of C-9 under the fresh tank and a 100 watt in the waste end of the same pass through compatment) that gives me another 10 degrees

Power is via extension cord, The path will vary depending on your layout so I won't give you all of it but I was able to snake the cord up alongside the Gravity fill (Which passes inside the coach) and into a compartment inside, then out and around to a handy outlet when needed.

Normally, In weather that cold though, I run dry